An Inside Look: Ruger SR-556 Takedown AR

By Tom Beckstrand

Guns that we can take apart and store in a bag are always a fun topic. Ruger’s latest foray into these highly portable rifles, coming on the heels of the successful 10/22 Takedown rimfire repeater, is the new SR-556 Takedown AR-type rifle.

For those who thought every AR shared the same capacity for quick disassembly, the Ruger model breaks down into a much smaller package than your typical AR separated into upper and lower assemblies, Plus, Ruger now offers a .300 AAC Blackout barrel-change accessory kit that includes two .300 BLK-optimized 30-round magazines for an additional $450. More on that later.

The disassembly process is simple enough that I didn’t even crack the manual the first time I pulled the rifle from the box. The upper and lower receiver assemblies are held in place by two familiar captive pins. Once we have the upper separated from the lower, we pull the bolt-carrier group out the back of the upper receiver and remove the charging handle.

The Ruger SR-556 Takedown rifle breaks down into a package approximately 6 inches shorter than …Read the Rest

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