Reviews by Devon Iwanicki
Bring your Sig 516 from 2010 to 2014
Written on Feb 01, 2025
Having suffered with the stock picatinny rail and the trial and error of the lancer carbon handguard this is pretty much the only handguard to get for your sig516 should you choose to continue using this abandoned firearm platform.
Funny enough the lancer full length actually weighs more than the picatinny version.
So you're stuck with a short rail probably the lightest one for this platform that actually makes it feel like a modern AR instead of a big clunky mess the lockup method not confidence inspiring but gets the job done. There's no heat shielding so you'll want to get some rail covers as far as mounting lights and everything I definitely have a gripe with the forced use of a QD cup on the end of the handguard where I would want to mount a light as far forward as I could.
The finish is not as robust as the Sig sauers on the receiver but once you attach some accessories rattle can this thing you'll never notice.
It's either this or go the custom route like some guy on AR15.com did by changing out the barrel nut with a GI and doing some trimming to make a Centurion rail work.
Funny enough the lancer full length actually weighs more than the picatinny version.
So you're stuck with a short rail probably the lightest one for this platform that actually makes it feel like a modern AR instead of a big clunky mess the lockup method not confidence inspiring but gets the job done. There's no heat shielding so you'll want to get some rail covers as far as mounting lights and everything I definitely have a gripe with the forced use of a QD cup on the end of the handguard where I would want to mount a light as far forward as I could.
The finish is not as robust as the Sig sauers on the receiver but once you attach some accessories rattle can this thing you'll never notice.
It's either this or go the custom route like some guy on AR15.com did by changing out the barrel nut with a GI and doing some trimming to make a Centurion rail work.
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a little flashy for my taste
Written on Mar 13, 2024
First off its great to have a drop safe trigger on my modular striker fired pistol. The finish is not what i was expecting. Its a little sparkley with the anodizing and the colors dont match the rest of thr gold parts from Sig but the trigger feel a little lighter but not much better than factory. Im sure it will break in but they could have toned down the design to just provide the functionality with a safety tab and it would be a no brainer.
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