Most reliable 5.56 NATO assault rifle?

[AndyC]

Galil would take my vote - South Africa has used their locally-made variant, the R4, under extreme conditions in bush warfare.

 

[155gunner]

The Daewoo, either the pre-ban K-2 or the post-ban Dr-200. Great rifle and have never had a problem. Parts can be a little scarce though.

 

[Trebor]

Here's another vote for the Dawoo K2 (AR 100). They are hard to find and a bit pricey though as they haven't been imported since 1989.

There is someone making some Daewood parts now. I believe the URL is www.daewoodparts.com or some variation of that.

 

[Domino]

I'd say go with the XCR if you don't mind the $1,300 price tag. It sounds like exactly what your looking for.

http://www.robarm.com/XCR_Gallery.htm

 

[carbine85]

Tony, my concern with the L85A2 is the AR-180 type system. It's become popular, used in rifles like the G36. But we discovered, shooting full auto version, that a hot chamber will detemper the recoil spring, and eventually the bolt won't always go into battery.

Can you explain this in more detail. The operating springs are in the upper receiver. You would think that the heat is disipated under the handgaurd. Any heat issues should be easily corrected with better ventilation or perhaps different springs. I have heard this before but never quit understood how it is
**I just realized that the operating spring a rod spring are one of the same. I was thinking the reoil spring and operating spring where the same. I'm still curious why heat is a problem**

 

[ftierson]

The Daewoo K2 is one of the best out there...

Parts availability is tricky, although getting better...

I have fired just about all of the modern rifles out there and, although there's always that exotic factor working when discussing guns of any type that forces people to pick stuff that they've never worked with, when properly maintained (as every weapon must be to remain reliable) it's really hard to beat the AR-15/M16 rifles...

Flame away...



Forrest

 

[briansmithwins]

How about a red dot sight? Irons are there for back up if needed.

Arsenal SLR106FR in 5.56 NATO: Available for about $750 NIB, unlike the Valmet and Galil which you'll be lucky to find under $2k used. Mine has functioned 100% and magazines are available @$25 a pop. Rifle shoots ~2.5MOA groups. BSW

 

[DiN_BLiX]

No fans of the AC556/mini14? not the most accurate out of the box but with alittle tuning and good mags its rock solid.

 

[groda]

The SLR-106FR is a fine rifle, but I wouldn't call it the most reliable. I ran about two FTE's per range trip (ca 250 rounds) this summer with Brown Bear.

On the other hand, it's a fun rifle and 2 MOA is pretty spiffy.

 

[Never No More]

Most reliable 5.56 NATO assault rifle?

First off, unless yer as bleeding heart liberal, or part of the anti-gun media

AR stands AUTO RIFLE

According to the DOD, the ONLY assult rifle is the AK family or MILITARY
rifles, not the look-a-likes you and I can buy.

$900 for an AKS? Geez you can buy 3 of them for that.

 

[elmerfudd]

AR stands for Armalite.