{"id":3272,"date":"2010-05-13T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=3272"},"modified":"2010-05-12T23:39:18","modified_gmt":"2010-05-13T04:39:18","slug":"sturm-ruger-introduces-the-sr-556c%e2%84%a2-piston-driven-carbine-with-a-shorter-lighter-barrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/sturm-ruger-introduces-the-sr-556c%e2%84%a2-piston-driven-carbine-with-a-shorter-lighter-barrel\/3272\/","title":{"rendered":"STURM, RUGER INTRODUCES THE SR-556C\u2122 PISTON DRIVEN CARBINE WITH A SHORTER, LIGHTER BARREL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ruger-556c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3273\" title=\"ruger-556c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ruger-556c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ruger-556c.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/ruger-556c-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Southport, CT: May 13, 2010 \u2013 Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Ruger\u00ae SR-556C\u2122, a carbine-length derivative of the popular SR-556 two-stage piston driven AR style rifle. The new SR-556C features a heavy contour, fluted barrel that is 1-3\/4\u201d shorter and a half-pound lighter than the original SR-556.<\/p>\n<p>The 16.1\u201d barrel on the new SR-556C features an integrally machined flash suppressor, which minimizes the overall length of the barrel while maintaining compliance with ATF regulations for civilian and commercial sales.\u00a0 The SR-556C maintains the mid-length gas system and the heavy (.850\u201d) barrel contour under the handguard of the original SR-556, however the barrel under the handguard is fluted for weight reduction and to promote barrel cooling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our customers appreciate the limited muzzle rise when shooting the original SR-556, which allows them to re-acquire their sight picture more quickly between shots,\u201d said Todd Wilkinson, Ruger\u2019s Chief Engineer for Rifles. \u201cHowever, some customers requested a shorter, lighter, faster handling gun that can more quickly acquire separate targets.\u00a0 This new SR-556C drops a full half pound off the front end of the gun, which changes its handling dynamics considerably, something our customers are really going to appreciate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SR-556C offers the same great features that made the original SR-556 such a success: it includes the two-stage piston driven operating system with a four position adjustable gas regulator; chrome plated, cold hammer forged barrel; Troy Industries Folding Battlesights, Quad Rail, and rail covers; chrome plated bolt carrier group and operating system, six-position stock, Hogue\u00ae Monogrip\u00ae and three 30\u2013round MAGPUL PMAG\u2122 magazines.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the SR-556C, or any of the other rifles, pistols, or revolvers offered by Ruger, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Ruger.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.Ruger.com<\/a> , or visit your local firearms retailer.<\/p>\n<p>About Sturm, Ruger<br \/>\nSturm, Ruger was founded in 1949 and is one of the nation\u2019s leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market. Sturm, Ruger is headquartered in Southport, CT, with manufacturing facilities located in Newport, NH and Prescott, AZ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southport, CT: May 13, 2010 \u2013 Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Ruger\u00ae SR-556C\u2122, a carbine-length derivative of the popular SR-556 two-stage piston driven AR style rifle. The new SR-556C features a heavy contour, fluted barrel that is 1-3\/4\u201d shorter and a half-pound lighter than the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,58],"tags":[609,608,607],"class_list":["post-3272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-556c","tag-carbine","tag-ruger-556"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}