It’s said that a rising tide lifts all boats, and with companies struggling to reignite interest in the stagnant AR segment even with the coronavirus-­related gun sales surge (most guns sold were handguns suited for CCW), the American consumer is the real winner. Before we talk about the handguard, let’s talk about what’s underneath it — SIG’s Micro Gas Block. Personally, I want every American to own an AR, so that when they come for one they have to come for us all, and there are few (if any) better choices for the money on the market today than the SIG TREAD. Accuracy testing is necessary, but not exactly fun. Exactly what accessories does SIG offer for the TREAD? There is a rubber tensioning device at the back of the lower receiver underneath the rear receiver pin to eliminate any play or rattle between the two receiver halves. (l.) Receiver fit is superb, as expected when using top-tier, one- source components. Both companies started out making expensive, heavy AR-­15s with all sorts of extra features, but it wasn’t until they began selling a stripped-­down lighter “M4-­style” version that they saw huge jumps in sales. A symmetrical, three-prong flash suppressor that dispenses with timing issues presented by some other designs caps the threaded muzzle. The trigger guard is an oversize polymer piece. Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Warnings   •   FAQs   •  © 2021 National Rifle Association of America. In all that time, the rifle has never jammed, never malfunctioned in any way. SIG looked at what they were offering, compared it to the competition, and came up with the M400 TREAD, meant to offer far better than G.I. |   The ambidextrous safety applied and disengaged with the correct amount of tension and the Magpul SL-K telescoping stock fits tightly to the buffer tube without any annoying wobble. The M400 Tread: Full FeaturedThe Tread’s competitive advantage stems from certain features it shares with SIG’s higher-priced M400 and M516 tactical rifles. The SIG Sauer M400 Tread takes the 'economy' AR to the premium level. Adam's got another AR Pistol for you today., the Sig Sauer M400 Tread. For instance, depressing the bottom of the trigger provides more mechanical leverage and lighter weight, but with more travel distance than depressing it at the center. SIG Sauer M400 Rifle Enhanced Variant Review. SIG Sauer M400 Rifle Enhanced Variant. Those people who do know better replace those triggers. The stainless steel gas block on the TREAD is so fancy at first it looks like it might house an adjustment for the gas system, but the gas system isn’t adjustable. As for the rest of us, the Tread offers a lot of functionality for a stock utility rifle, a solid build and is equipped for left-handed shooters at a price substantially less than any other SIG Sauer AR. Today we are taking a look at the SIGM400 TREAD, SIG SAUER’s AR variant that offers a tremendous number of features at an affordable price. SIG Sauer’s M400 Tread was the real surprise. Well, one more — I wish it came with iron sights, but yes, I know, those would cost additional money. When … Function testing was done with an additional 350 rounds of Federal XM193 during a fast-paced AR-15 class given by Green Ops firearms training in Northern Virginia. In addition to the provided Gen 2 Magpul PMag I used a Gen 1 PMag, a Lancer AWM, and a Colt aluminum magazine with a Magpul follower. by Andy Massimilian - All Rights Reserved. Sig Sauer P320 M17, Sig Sauer M400 Tread Coil 5.56mm. Tread with a smaller footprint: SIG Sauer has just released a new iteration of their TREAD line of 5.56 AR’s, this time in an 11.5″ barreled pistol configuration. Interestingly, SIG sells the Tread-branded Romeo5 on its website at a price substantially less than the unbranded but identical sight. The SIG M400 TREAD 5.56 NATO Rifle is a tactical-style rifle that offers versatile performance and customization. The 1/8" twist seems to be the best to handle a wide range of bullet weights. In the case of SIG Sauer, these accessories have the added benefit of having been tested by the SIG Academy’s firearms trainers, who typically work with the design team. March 20, 2019 By Tom Beckstrand Photos by Mark Fingar There has never been a better time to be in the market for an AR-­15. Hard to beat the M400 Tread for the price. Full Forum Listing. SIG’s support pin alleviates the downside of these risks substantially and its M400 and M516 rifles are the only production AR rifles I know of that use it. I’m guessing SIG did everything they could to improve this rifle, while aiming for an MSRP under $1,000. I would like to point out that, for this article, I was getting myself reacquainted with this rifle. It is an upgraded direct-impingement, 5.56x45 mm carbine with a stainless-steel barrel, a mid-length gas system, six-position Magpul stock and a simple, solid, affordable and … More broadly speaking, the Tread’s brand concept is a mid-priced utility rifle marketed to a newer shooter alongside a package of like-branded and 100-percent compatible accessories. SIG sells several AR-­pattern rifles. And, finally, the mid-­length gas system is considered to be optimum for reliability and reduced recoil in a 16-­inch barrel. If you don’t, let me put it this way … if you were going to spec out an AR-­15 barrel/gas system that you wanted to run reliably under adverse conditions, that could eat whatever ammo you fed it, and was as soft-­shooting as possible, it would be exactly what you get with the TREAD. Subscriber Services. The M400 TREAD is an optics ready, aluminum frame rifle. Patrick Sweeney tests out the DL Sports SLR 762 Carbine, an AK47 has been refined and civilized by Dave Lauck and DL Sports. The grip is designed to hold spare CR2032 batteries. At the other end of the spectrum is SIG’s M400 direct gas impingement AR. The pistol grip is one of SIG’s own design that mimics the A2 grip angle while providing a little more material under the web of your hand to promote proper placement of your finger on the trigger. Pressures are lower than in the shorter carbine-­length gas system and as a result the bolt moves slower, increasing bolt life and reducing felt recoil. A 5.56 NATO chamber is a little bigger than the .223 Remington chamber, which in addition to safely allowing you to shoot the higher pressure 5.56 round has a little more room and is thought to provide a little extra reliability when the rifle gets dirty. SIG Talk. There was a glaring gap in SIG’s product mix for a mid-level AR-15 intended to compete in the main line of that market, and that gap became more evident in the current environment, where quality and perceived value—not fear of increased regulation—are driving sales. If an AR is going to have reliability issues, there’s a huge chance it’s because of a non-­pinned gas block coming loose. I have always liked them and being an Army veteran, it is the weapon I know best. With upgraded features standard, the Sig Sauer M400 TREAD allows users a high-end, affordable rifle that can be easily customized with branded accessories. SIG currently lists the weight of the TREAD on their website as seven pounds, but even with an empty magazine in place my sample only weighed six pounds thirteen ounces, so I’m guessing somebody used their Common Core math skills. The Tread uses a 16-inch freefloated, stainless-steel hammer-forged barrel with a lighter-weight profile made in house. While this is a minor assembly procedure, some companies to save expense no longer stake the castle nut properly. I know this would cost a tiny bit extra, and this rifle is aimed at a specific price point, but that logo is very cool, and would look great etched into a lower. No honest review of the SIG TREAD would be complete without discussing the one rifle that I believe is the direct reason for the existence of the TREAD and several other new ARs, the Springfield Armory Saint. (ctr.) Following the success of the Tread Rifle, the SIG M400 Tread Pistol puts a 30+1 capacity in compact package with a barrel length of just 11.5 inches. For accuracy testing, I mounted a Trijicon Accupower 1-­8X scope in a quick detach Midwest Industries mount, and the rifle did very well. These accessories are sold in consistent Tread-branded packaging that should appeal to dealers who can more easily educate their customers on the ease of do-it-yourself rifle accessorizing. My experience shows that projectiles weighing about 77 grains seem to shoot more accurately with faster twists. Though mud and water are risks to the casual shooter, squib loads and ice-obstructed barrels from hunters dropping them into the snow are more common. If this was my gun I would take a Dremel tool to the mag well opening just to increase the bevel there a bit. Building the Ultimate Home Defense Handgun, German Sniper Rifles of World War I and II, How To Build a Glock From an 80 Percent Frame, 2020 Gun Rights Policy Conference Is Online Event Due to COVID-19, ATI Milsport .450 Bushmaster Rifle Review, LWRC R.E.P.R MK II 6.5 Creedmoor Elite Rifle Review, Rock River Arms Introduces New Fred Eichler Series Light Predator2L, Hornady Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter with Hornady 4DOF, Gemtech Suppressors: Testing the Patrolman, the One and the Tracker. While waiting on my FFL to finish the background check, out of the box everything was exactly the way it needed to be. June 10, 2020 By James Tarr The path SIG Sauer has taken with their AR offerings to me is very reminiscent of Ruger’s journey. World renowned and the choice for many of the premier global military, law enforcement and commercial users. includes a 16-inch nitride-treated chrome-lined barrel, anodized T6 receiver, and the M400’s Magpul forend, grip, collapsible stock. Ambidextrous controls on this AR-15 rifle allow use by both right- and left-handed shooters. ©2021 Outdoor Sportsman Group. The rifle is also lightweight and looks great for the price. Provided everything else (metallurgy, machining, etc.) Sig Sauer BARREL NUT WRENCH, M400 TREAD. More significantly, the barrel uses SIG’s Taper-Lok muzzle thread whereby the shoulder behind the threads is machined at an angle that provides more frictional contact than a square shoulder and obviates crush washers to secure muzzle accessories. A forum community dedicated to SIG Sauer Pistols and SIG Sauer Rifles owners and enthusiasts. Despite using a powerful scope, these groups were not easy to achieve on account of the heavy trigger pull which measured 7 pounds, 10 ounces as measured by a Lyman electronic scale. Sig Sauer is producing some fantastic rifles nowadays, and their AR-platform is no exception. The barrel is free floated inside the long handguard. SIG also offers several Magpul foregrip and handstop options with M-Lok attachments, and (of course) rail sections can be mounted to the M-Lok slots if needed. These flip-up sights come with a short rail section for mounting the front sight to the front of the handguard and they co-witness with the 2-MOA dot of the Romeo5. Black Hills’ 69-grain JHP load came in at 1.5 inches and 1.9 inches, while the Federal Premium XM193 55-grain FMJ shot 2.5 inches and 2.9 inches. Under normal circumstances I would say that swapping out parts and accessories on an AR is the same from gun to gun, but in fact SIG has made things a little easier if you want to replace the provided handguard on the TREAD with one of their two alternate models. The trigger also made firing offhand under time constraints into 4-inch circles and headboxes more challenging and underscored the necessity of lighter weight if you intend to compete with your Tread. Tread-compatible sighting options include a Romeo5 micro-size (20 mm) red-dot sight and a durable set of adjustable aperture sights made from steel. (r.) Tread branding is carried throughout in the form of the stylized flag with rattlesnake motif. According to SIG, the TREAD is equipped with a “single stage polished/hard-­coat trigger” and I wish I could say it provided a trigger pull as good as that sounds, but no. Our brethren at Tactical-Life broke news on the rifle.The idea behind the rifle was customization with plenty of “room to grow,” as SIG said. The AR-­15 is often described as “LEGOs for men” as it is possible to swap out every part on the gun — EVERY part — using just simple hand tools. His brand-­new novel, Dogsoldiers, is available now through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. What charging handles do y’all run on the Sig M400 Tread ? With the stock fully extended the rifle balances over the front receiver pin, so it is not muzzle heavy. There are big QD sling swivel sockets on either side of the lower receiver at the rear. Every SIG TREAD handguard uses the same barrel nut, and all you have to do to swap handguard is to remove two hex-­head bolts securing the handguard to the barrel nut. Usually heavier, larger, more expensive and with a standard magazine capacity less than its 5.56mm and 300BLK counterparts, AR-10 patterned battle rifles have taken a back seat to their younger AR-15 younger siblings. It has M-­LOK attachment slots at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o-­clock on the forward two-­thirds of the handguard. Think I’m a spoiled gunwriter and a trigger snob? The trigger was also nice for the price point, and we … Tread-branded accessories include handguards, foregrip and handstops, optical and iron sights, a muzzle brake/compensator, an ambidextrous charging handle and a lighter-weight trigger. E-mail your comments/questions about this site to:ShootingIllustrated@nrahq.orgFor questions/comments about Shooting Illustrated magazine, please e-mail:Publications@nrahq.orgYou can contact the NRA via phone at: NRA Member Programs1-800-672-3888, To advertise on Shooting Illustrated, visit nramediakit.com for more information. Make sure to compare to our Saint Edge review as well. Luckily, the number of improved aftermarket triggers for the AR-­15 platform is in the hundreds. (l.) Available as a Tread-branded option, SIG’s affordable Romeo5 red dot is perfect for this rifle. Patrick Sweeney tests and reviews a trio of Gemtech suppressors. With Ruger, that came with their AR-­556. The Hornady Kestrel 5700 combines complete onsite environmental measurements with Hornady 4DOF trajectory solutions. SIG was selling their M4-­style M400 rifle quite a while ago, but it was their feature-­laden but affordably priced M400 TREAD, introduced in late 2018, which breathed new life into the line and got a lot of attention — in addition to selling a lot of guns. It rides on a six-­position Mil-­Spec buffer tube. magazine. Trimming a coil off of the spring to slightly reduce its tension may also improve its functioning. Fun for me is practicing snapping the rifle up to my shoulder and seeing how fast I can hammer silhouettes at various urban distances, practicing my target transitions (the lack of forward weight on this rifle made it easy to swing back and forth and stop the muzzle where I wanted to), and shooting off various improvised rests — 55-­gallon plastic drums, walls, a knee, etc. Introducing TREAD from SIG SAUER; all the features, all the freedom – none of the compromises. You trust them with handguns, now try out their rifles. James Tarr is a longtime contributor to Firearms News and other firearms publications. This small red dot is built to handle military grade abuse, and only adds a few ounces to the weight of the gun, unlike the Trijicon 1-­8X scope and mount combo which adds 34 ounces. You can see the result in the photos. On the Range With the M400 TreadI tested the Tread for accuracy and any ammo preference at 100 yards using a Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50 mm scope and shooting off a Caldwell Tack Driver bag rest using three match-grade and one practice-grade loads. It is also very expensive and rather heavy. Starting with its proprietary, forged lower receiver, which is made more substantial than most—it’s thicker at the bottom of the magazine well and the integral QD sling swivel sockets at its rear provide a measure of added strength around a stress area where the buttstock connects. Why does this matter when we’re talking about a “factory” gun? The barrel has a relatively fast 1:8-inch rate of twist, which has become more popular in recent years to stabilize heavier and thus longer bullets. Those “people who know better” (cough*Delta Force*cough) went to Bill Geissele and asked — begged — him to design a better trigger for their M4s, and thus the SSF trigger (with a crisp 4.5-­pound pull) was born. Although … that weight helps to eliminate what little recoil there is, and that 8X magnification will allow you to use the rifle out to the limits of the cartridge’s capability. Review: SIG Sauer M400 Tread Article originally posted at: shootingillustrated.com by Andy Massimilian SIG Sauer’s marketing and product-development teams were on to something in early 2017 when they designed the company’s first AR-15 priced below $1,000. The controls used also improve upon the industry norm. The Tread uses a mid-length gas system that is more reliable over a wide range of ammunition than carbine length because it is ported farther ahead of the chamber where gas pressure and gas volume are more consistent. This article will walk you through the process of building a Glock pistol from an 80 percent... CRKT makes 17 different knife models exclusively for Ruger, from fixed hunting knives to... Want the “Holy Grail” of AR-15 rifles? The company’s strongest suit is its extensive line of pistols, while long gun R&D is directed at specialty builds like the MCX and MPX aimed at the Tier-1 military market. The TREAD features a 16" stainless steel barrel with a free-floating M-LOK handguard, ambidextrous controls, a Magpul SL-K 6-position telescoping stock, a mid-length gas system, and is available in 5.56 NATO.

Simple Green Outdoor Odor Eliminator How To Use, You Re Probably Wondering How I Got Here Baba O'riley, Arlington Housing Waiting List 2020, Fireplace Gas Valve Trim Ring, Arlington Housing Waiting List 2020, Hotel Scents Philippines, Echinodorus Harbich Care, Microbot Push Singapore,