A few years back, Ruger admitted that it was time to enter the burgeoning AR-style rifle market. But rather than reproducing another gas-impingement platform, the company went to the drawing board, producing a patented, chrome-plated, two-stage piston with a multi-stage regulator. That first AR-style rifle, dubbed the SR-556, was chambered in .223 Rem. and was well-received by the shooting community. Watch this "Rifleman Review" segment of American Rifleman TV as editors reviews the Ruger SR-762 Rifle.
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