Posted on 10/18/2013 8:15:51 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is pleased to announce the new Ruger SR-762, bringing the .308 Win./7.62 NATO cartridge to the popular SR-556 family of rifles.
The SR-762 offers the downrange authority of the .308 cartridge in a two-stage, piston-driven rifle that runs cooler and cleaner than traditional gas-driven AR-style rifles.
The SR-762 is an ideal rifle for those who appreciate the familiar and ergonomic AR-style platform. The .308 Win./7.62 NATO cartridge is perfect for hunting medium and most large-sized game and enhances the capability of the AR-style platform in defensive or tactical roles.
The SR-762 retains the features of the original SR-556 that make it a solid performer among AR-style rifles. The patent-pending, two-stage piston delivers a smooth power stroke to the one-piece bolt carrier, which reduces felt recoil and improves the rifle’s durability. The four-position gas regulator allows the shooter to tune the rifle to function reliably with a broad variety of ammunition and in varying environmental conditions.
A heavy contour, 16.12” chrome-lined, cold hammer forged barrel with a 1:10” twist features exterior fluting to minimize weight, yet provides outstanding accuracy. With the Ruger Lightweight Adaptable handguard in place, the SR-762™ weighs 8.6 pounds and balances comfortably.
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Sorry dude, too lanky, clunky and unwieldy. I’ll go with my Armalite AR 10 any day. That’s before I lost it in a boating accident of course.
Hey, they finally managed to duplicate the FAL and it only took them what, 40 years?
Those of us in free states need goodies too!
I have the FN FAL with a infraed scope on it that adjust for bullet drop/inclination. It’s shockingly good.
I always enjoy all of your pictures.
Looks almost exactly like my .308 xcr Robinson arms. I love the rifle, very low recoil, very accurate, solid and beautiful heh.
So, "AR" stands for "Aquatic Rifle" now? ;-)
Seriously, the FAL can be trimmed down to a more manageable barrel length. And it possesses some attributes that might be a stretch for any AR variant.
The Tale of Ol' Dirty. A Texas Legend (Update: over 16,000 rounds fired w/o cleaning)
The FAL was designed by a guy whose name I cannot spell and probably couldn’t pronounce. He has a pretty good pedigree tho.
He worked with John Browning for several years perfecting the Browning Hi-Power.
I have no issue wielding mine. The race to the bottom on short barrels and overall weight comes with a price.
Look at the Springfield M1A Scout. A couple more inches of barrel than the SOCOM. Still a b*tch on the left ear, though.
I'm kind of surprised that no one has yet come up with a .22 magnum conversion for the AR platforms. Maybe Ruger will put out a takedown in .22 magnum soon.
From what I hear the Robinson XCR is a fine piece of workmanship. Adaptability of an AR and the durability of an AK.
blue cheese....
What I haven't discovered is whether Ruger’s spare parts limiting policy applies to their 5.56 and 7.62 NATO AR-style clones. The AR is readily fixed and for Ruger to apply their stupid spare parts policy to these rifles would be a PR and financial disaster for Ruger. Ruger can get away with this spare part nonsense with the Mini-14 (and clones) market, but for the AR clones? It makes no sense when there are other manufacturers’ AR spares that probably will fit the Ruger AR clone rifles and carbines.
good choice.
Rifle itself is less than 6 lbs, with 2 more pounds for 40 rounds of 7.62mm. If you want to carry spare barrels, and more ammunition, well that is a bit heavier. Having some extra weight in the barrel for a 7.62 version is not a bad thing. Happy thing about bullpup design is the heavy ammunition weight is close to the body, so the weight doesn’t shift much as you empty your mags.
One argument for the BAR vs the German MG-42 is weight. MG-42 with one minute of suppressing fire would be 25 lbs for the MG and 100 lbs 1400 rounds, and and another 6 lbs for a spare barrel, 131 lbs total.
BAR is 19 lbs, with 240 rounds for one minute of fire is 15 lbs, for 34 lbs.
Of course in a defensive situation the MG-42 would be superior.
“Third:
I would prefer a delayed blowback: no gas tube to blow, no piston to kink. No sudden impacts from things slapping around.”
They only delayed blowback I know of handling rifle power rounds is the roller system of the Cetme/HK design and MG42/MG-3. To have the 7.62 Nato round operate straight blowback like an UZI, the bolt would have to weigh about 30 lbs.
Nice tagline, it reminds me of mine.
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