My new Sig 556 Patrol Swat...opinions?

[bharrisCA]

So I ordered a Sig 556 Classic Swat a while back and just picked it up this morning. Turns out the guy sent a Patrol Swat with the words "One in Two Thousand" printed on the side. An honest mistake due to poor communication on both of our parts. It's a pretty amazing looking weapon, but I was looking forward to the longer hand guard that the Classic offers. So here's the deal:

If I keep the Patrol, I get the 300$ MIR and the total price is 1400$. If I send it back for a Classic SWAT, I end up paying for FFL and shipping again, pushing it up to around 1800$ and I won't qualify for the MIR since the purchase date is past.

I'm worried about mounting a bipod so far back and not being able to fit a good angled foregrip or even a normal one. Also, I have a long reach since I'm 6'2" and sort of worried about holding it so far back.

So, I'd love your opinions. Should I eat 400$ and go for the Classic instead of the Patrol? Thanks for reading!

[cntrolsguy]

Keep it, Save your money and get the other 1 later. Or get the other handguards and you can swap back and forth depending what mood you are in that day!

[bharrisCA]

Sadly, the gas piston is also shorter so switching out to the longer hand guard is impossible

But thanks for the advice. I don't think I'll be purchasing another one, though. My next will be a Saiga 12 w/ pistol grip.

[HK Dave]

If you're not planning on buying another one ever again, I'd personally eat the $400 and get the one i want.

Well what I'd actually do is order the Classic Swat... wait a month until the promotion is over and sell the Patrol Swat for maybe $200 under retail. Then I'd only lose like $200.

[cntrolsguy]

If you're not planning on buying another one ever again, I'd personally eat the $400 and get the one i want.

Well what I'd actually do is order the Classic Swat... wait a month until the promotion is over and sell the Patrol Swat for maybe $200 under retail. Then I'd only lose like $200.

That will work also.

[bharrisCA]

That's a good idea! I'll play around with the Patrol tonight and see if I can get over it. I already have a bipod so I'll test it out but definitely not fire it.

Thanks!

[E-120]

I just got my patrol. Its an awesome rifle. I have an extended flash hider on it keeping the stock fully fold able. Nice balance and feels lighter than the SWAT. I almost had your problem with getting the wrong rifle and at the last second I asked again about the model and we cleared up the misunderstanding. Sorry to hear that happened to you.
Personally I find the 1 of 2000 to be kind of lame. Sounds like you still ended up with a good deal.

[bharrisCA]

So you mean that you got the standard Patrol and not the Patrol SWAT, right? Also, aren't flash hiders illegal in CA? And do you have a bipod on your Patrol? I'm afraid to clamp one on the barrel directly.

I'm thinking of taking HK Dave's advice and selling it for 1600$ or so in a few weeks. I don't think I'd mind the weight of the Classic Swat. I

[E-120]

Its the swat patrol with the short rail. I guess its a long muzzel brake.

[WeekendWarrior]

You can have a flash hider if its a fixed magazine rifle.

[shark92651]

You got a smoking deal on one of the limited edition SWAT patrol rifles, I would keep it. Well, actually you got 1/2 of the limited edition deal. The "One in Two Thousand" was actually sold as a pair or rifles that also includes a limited edition Sig 522 SWAT. We bought a couple of these pairs and split them up, I ended up with one of the 522 SWATs in my personal collection.

[bharrisCA]

So one last question if you guys don't mind...do you know if the Patrol Swat has a removable muzzle break? It doesn't look quite the same as the one on the Classic Swat and I'd love to change it out for a flash hider.

Thanks for all the advice, by the way. I'm definitely considering keeping this rifle. I played with it a bit last night and it's bad ***.