SG551 vs SIG551-A1 Carbines: Fox's 1st Impressions & Is Swiss Quality Worth It Over American?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2022
- A new twist on a classic subject matter around here. Fox has never once handled or fired an American built SIG556 or SIG551-A1. Plus the only Swiss SIG he has fired was a SG553 in braced pistol form. So this weekend, he will see and operate for the very first time both an imported SG551 carbine and domestic SIG551-A1. He tries out both back-to-back, and then has a sit down discussion with Misha afterwards. Which did he prefer? and does he think the gun from Switzerland is worth the coin?
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Misha and fox laughing while fox trying load that mag was priceless
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I agree.
Thank you both! Cheers!
Great Idea Misha very interesting
I have both of these. As long as you put Swiss parts on the US made one (stock, pistol grip, Handguard) they feel roughly the same. Bolt racks smoother on the Swiss one but not by much. That’s all it is folks
My favorite rifle! Also A big AK guy!
Swiss Sigs are soooooo dang cool! 💯 Really enjoyed the video guys!
Yeah, i wanted Fox to get some trigger time with a few different ones.
@@misha5670 That’s awesome! Can’t wait to see what you all post next! Outstanding channel 🍻
Always good to see the sigs out
One of my local shops has a US made 551, but has it listed at a Swiss import price. Might go down there tomorrow and haggle them a bit lol
Now I'm curious, just how much $$$ are they asking?
Don't save yourself the trouble. Save up and buy the actual Swiss one. Fuck Sig USA for screwing up. The U.S SG551 is utter crap.
Great video, enjoyed it. Personally both are beyond my purchasing power. Just cannot be justified. That being said both are very desirable weapons. Glad you have been able to make get together and share strengths. Adds to the experience of your videos. Thanks.
Want to know something funny? I could never justify the expense of an iPhone + data plan. Not to mention TV service, and well not like i need a car either. My point is i cut out a lot to budget for firearms...and...no regrets at all. I am happy with my choices in life..even Earl.
The real Swiss Stocks might be different/better. (Can't comment on the US made ones.) However, the real Swiss ones have an aluminum skeleton underneath the polymer. Theres a schematic nomenclature sheet that shows the aluminum skeleton underneath. Made to withstand the grenade launcher.
Both have original Swiss stocks on them. It was only later on in the SIG551-A1's production life that SIG-Sauer Inc. switched to a cheaper stock that only looked original.
I love my 551P. Would love to add a 553 someday! Also, great bourbon selection! I am both a gun and bourbon snob 😂
Yes, I agree with Fox! Gonna run a SG550?
👍 yup!
They definitely get smoother over time…
I have about 2500 rounds through my 553 long barrel and it is smooth as silk.
SG looks much more attractive than ar any day. They were stupid to switch to making ar15s
Next time you should not tell him which is the more expensive gun. I think its a subconsciously thing we do, a lot of the times knowing the price tag influences our feelings about a particular product. Not saying he wouldn't be able to tell the difference in quality because I'm sure there is some but it would be a nice experiment to see if he could tell just by handling them.
He did not know the price today of the USA made 551-A1. Of course he is aware of what Swiss imports cost. Kind of impossible for anyone around me not to pickup on that unfortunately.
Honestly, before Fox gave his impressions, I saw the difference in recoil and heard the rattle of the handguard on the US version. Those things matter to me. I would prefer the Swiss made…not looking to suppress it and claw mount is ok for optics for me. Just my humble opinion. Mishra, are the Swiss made versions still being imported?
@@Ret2Play I’m with you man. Hand guard rattle sucks. I don’t use suppressors. The Swiss gun is nicer and I bet it’ll hold it’s value better.
Misha shouldn't have told Fox which gun was Swiss and which was American. Tape over the markings. It's well known for side-by-side comparisons that evaluators are biased even if they think they're not. Ideally, they'd have done the test so no one one present knew the difference. I still appreciate the results, and I believed Fox by the end, but in the beginning he sounded like he was just making up reasons to favor the Swiss rifle.
@@timewave02012 I believe that’s called double blinding in research lingo.
the swiss report sounds higher pitch too
At least you're getting good fit and finish. That's more than can be said for a lot of high value imported AKs.
Well and a import AK is like $900? And honestly 90% of my import AKs are great fit and finish.
@@foxf6 Most $900 Zastava, WBP, etc. are going to be okay for fit and finish, for the price. I'm thinking more like the RPK-74 I bought that isn't even as well fit and finished as some of the $900 options.
@@timewave02012 What model is your RPK74?
@@misha5670 FM-RPK74-33
Hey Misha. Will a 551 gas valve work in a PE90?
Also, there is a company called ess bros who makes an adapter for the 55X which slips over the flash hider. You can find them on gunbroker if you look up "Sig 550 suppressor" in the search box where they have the adapter for all the non threaded 55X series guns. Its not the ideal way to mount a suppressor, but it works. It will be pretty loud since its overgassed, but if you have or know someone with good machining skills, you could probably add some extra settings on the other side and make your own custom 4 position gas valve like on the 553SB to make it quieter and not make the action so violent.
Here's the problem, some FHs are 22mm to work with NATO spec grenades, but guns imported back in the '80s (and those built with those old barrels too) have their flash hiders shaved down to about 19-20mm. Thus any adaptor fits very loose.
@@misha5670 that's why they have different versions for the 551 according to barrel length/flash hider types. Plus the way it's designed pushes up against the taper of the flash hider so it stays tight.
@@Gun_Dae Really want to bandaid a suppressor onto a $4k+ gun? I am just not willing to risk that and honestly, i don't really find shooting suppressed in 5.56x45 all that much fun. Want to do that? Get one of those .300 Blackout SG553s. Those things suppress beautifully right out of the box. The SG553SB is also designed to run a can from the factory. The 16" SG551P is simply a bad choice to try and make into a suppressor hoste.
@@misha5670 if it works why not? I've had good luck with my adapter but I'll acknowledge my anecdotal experience is a sample size of 1 so if you dont want to risk it, that's understandable. I just wanted to let the info out there so anyone who is dead set on suppressing it (no matter how impractical it might seem) know that the option is there and they arent completely SOL short of SBRing their rifle and sending it to a gunsmith to remove chop the flash hider and thread the barrel and reinstall it back into the receiver.
The SG550 gas valve is a different diameter than the SG551.
Very interesting. I would love to get my hands on a 551 it’s one of my grails. Was thinking about selling an import milled ak and putting it toward a 551 but I have an issue selling an import for a U.S. made. I wouldn’t even mind getting an import famae for that matter. Misha do you have a famae in your collection? Does anyone know how much a 556 famae is going for? Ide reckon more than an American sig lol
I didnt think FAMAE imported them into America? We have FAMAE's in Canada, I thought there was a law or something about the chilean ones in the US.
Should I trade my iwi galil ace 7.62x39 for the sig 551-a1
These rifles are difficult to get aren’t they?
What’s fox’s channel?
Are B & T guns the only Swiss made weapons readily available on the US civilian market? How does B & T compare to Swiss Sig for quality, durability, fit and finish, etc.?
Honestly? Its apples and oranges. SiG and B+T make rather different style/pattern firearms.
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How dod i know you guys are gonna like the swiss made more 😂 biases are a thing … you shouldn’t hve told fox which one is which ! That would kinda be a control measure for this experiment to rule out pre biases
Um Fox can read you realise? The Swiss gun says it right on the side, so difficult to hide that from anyone....well anyone except me that is.
@@misha5670 😂 nothing a little piece of black taoe can’t hide … i believe i have a valid point though debatable but valid
@@robertad8433 Besides, checkout the end again. His conclusion isn't so clear-cut either.
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