{"id":107076,"date":"2019-07-31T19:28:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/31\/ruger-has-a-new-pistol-in-300-blk-and-its-pretty-badass\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:08:18","slug":"ruger-has-a-new-pistol-in-300-blk-and-its-pretty-badass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/07\/31\/ruger-has-a-new-pistol-in-300-blk-and-its-pretty-badass\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruger has a new pistol in .300 BLK \u2014 and it\u2019s pretty badass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Ruger announced its AR-556 Pistol, based off its popular direct-impingement AR-556 rifle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few months later, Ruger decided to up the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruger.com\/news\/2019-07-10.html\" target=_blank>and unveil a new blaster<\/a> within the AR-556 Pistol line chambered for the .300 Blackout round, which has gained a serious following over the past several years in the civilian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pistol, as its name suggests, uses the highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruger.com\/products\/ar556Pistol\/specSheets\/8572.html\" target=_blank>familiar and end-user-friendly AR<\/a> receiver layout, complete with a forward assist, brass deflector and dust cover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 9-inch free-floating handguard made out of aluminum covers the barrel and gas tube, replete with Magpul M-LOK slots that allow for hardware attachments on the 3, 6 and 9 o\u2019clock positions..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the original 5.56 NATO pistol, the .300 BLK version of the AR-556 uses a 10.5-inch cold hammer-forged barrel, and a pistol-length gas system that works well with both supersonic rounds typically used for hunting, as well as subsonic rounds. 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