WATCH: Tactical Life’s 7,300-Round Springfield Saint Victor Torture Test

By Linas Cernauskas

The following is an excerpt from the August/September 2019 issue of Tactical Life Magazine. To read the entire story, grab your physical or digital copies at OutdoorGroupStore.com.

It seems like everyone is coming out with their own AR-platform pistols and rifles nowadays, so much so that it has kind of become a running joke: “Federal Premium is coming out with a new product. I bet it’s an AR.”

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But Springfield Armory‘s Saint Victor ain’t no joke. The rifle caught me by surprise when I first came across it, and picking it up, I immediately liked its feel and balance. The best news of all is that it retails for $1,073, but you can find it in the wild for less than $900. That’s a great deal—a little too great if you ask me—so I wanted to see what this rifle could handle after some serious abuse.

Under the Halo

The 5.56mm Saint Victor is the middle-of-the-road AR from Springfield Armory, sandwiched between the baseline, no-frills Saint and the fully loaded Saint Edge. One of the first things to catch my eye …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life