@@tsafa yup, imi razorcore ammo, was pretty affordable from midway before all the craziness. I bought enough to last the life of the barrel because afaik razor core was going out of production and figured i would never need another gas gun capable of more.
@@nickboutin857 18". But I'm sure the 16" is doing pretty well and is more versatile with mid length gas. 18" with rifle gas is very competition focused.
Amazing review. Love the details of your experiences with various attachments btw you should start adding tags to your videos so that more people can see them!
I'm glad you like the video. I put tags in the video field when I create the video. But I should also put them in the description so that they can be found from outside of youtube. I have over 2,000 videos uploaded since 2006. I'll have to start updating them...lol
@@ryanmapes5577 i dont know how could you find with that price. Damn.. my paid 779 for the MPR a few days ago. most of them on Gunbroker are around over 800
I actualy managed to grab mine for 850 right when the russian ammo ban came in and I panic sold my WASR. I feel lucky to have gotten this rifle for that because it's been pretty solid so far and I now remember why I liked shooting ARs so much.
TY love your vids, subscriber and fellow PA native, living in S.Fla. I own one of these rifles I LOVE IT! I bought mine in 2018/2019 for $1K in red, white, blue Patriot flag colors (extra $100.00 for the pattern). I also put a Primary Arms 1X8 scope on it, LOVE that scope! Rifle is very accurate. I just bought the Bi-Pod you suggested gonna try it TY and may try the lighter buffer weight and spring as well. TYVM
@@tsafa Quick question please, First off I want to say I REALLY appreciate ALL your Firearm knowledge you share and I have seen MANY of your vids. I follow regularly. I received the XAgeis bi-pod and installed it TY, but my question is a bit off topic, I recently have to wear glasses (near sighted)(trouble seeing far) but I am really upset not being able to use this AWESOME scope (Primary Arms ACSS 1X8X24 SFP) It seems I have to choose to either see the reticle (use my 2.5 readers) or use script glasses and see target downrange. How do you handle this? Sounds crazy but I thought you might be able to help. TYVM
@@Bill-wr9om I have a similar issue. I can only see close without glasses. I need glasses for distance but then I can not focus up close. What I do is put my glasses on so I can see in the distance and then adjust the focus on the back of the lens. This should work for you as well. Put on your glasses, look through the scope and then rotate the lens in the back for the best Focus. Let me know how that works out.
@@Bill-wr9om If the method above does not work, you may have to talk to an eye doctor to write you a medium prescription. Something in the middle between will you see without glasses and where you see with glasses. I use an older prescription for exactly this reason sometimes. With the red dot It does not seem to be an issue. I put on glasses to see for the distance and the nice thing about the reticle is that it appears in the distance. If the LED red dot does not work for you you might have to go to a true holographic like an EOTech. The least one on the company that makes a true holographic that I can not remember right now. I would try to arrange to meet up with somebody at a gun range that already has one for you to try out before you buy it. Or go to a gun range that has rentals.
@@tsafa great idea! I should have thought of that, I will try that, TYVM! I really LOVE this scope and with this "vision" issue I was already looking at and considering possibly a simple Vortex Crossfire II Dead Hold BDC or even a Red Dot.
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Own a Ruger AR 556 MPR as well. Noticed you replaced the muzzle break with more of an A2 style device (as did I). Curious when you made that swap and what your reason was (and if you noticed any difference). I did it to reduce the sound so curious if that was also your reasoning and if you did any pre/post tests for that swap?
I replaced the muzzle brake within a week. The noise was just ridiculous. No difference in accuracy. On my AR pistols I put a linear compensator on them to try and get them a little quieter
Just a little gun oil spray on the moving parts that make contact with each other or the receiver. Same thing I do in the summer. The amount of oil that I put does not change from Summer to Winter. I've been doing this for about 12 years like this with no problem. A lot of the guns are cold stored. So whatever the temperature outside is, is the temperature that the guns are always in.
I have the same rifle and was shooting some X-Tac 55 grain ammo and they were all tumbling and key-holling into the target. Any insight as to why that might be?
Is it only with that ammunition? What does different ammunition do? If it is doing it with all ammunition then it sounds like the rifling might be faulty. I would contact Ruger and have them take it back and inspect it. Try at least four different types of ammo first.
If it's all ammunition it could also be that the muzzle brake is faulty and touching the bullets on the way out. I change that out to a standard Birdcage just because the muzzle brake is too loud and annoying. To change the muzzle brake you have to wrap the barrel so you do not scratch it and put it in a vice. You can then apply a wrench to the muzzle brake. The Birdcage goes on with a Crush Washer. If you don't want to deal with it, the whole rifle can go back to Ruger under warranty and they can figure it out. They will ask you what ammunition you tried and at what distance. Send a copy of the target paper with the rifle. You can not ship the ammunition.
I think I got it from Optics Planet. It only cost about $10 from what I remember. Not expensive. Remove the handguard. Wrap the Barrel in cloth so it will not scratch and put it in a vice. Then you can put a wrench on the muzzle device and twist it
How many rounds do you have through the mpr now I just bought one and doing some research. I'm seeing a lot of people having a lot of problems now those videos are a couple years old so I'm assuming ruger has fixed some of the issues. I'm just curious
I'm up to it maybe 2500 rounds. The only issue I had was with last round bolt hold open if I were shooting anything other than military green tips or 193 X. I fixed that by putting a lighter buffer weight and lighter spring. The gun was designed to be light recoiling with military loads, so if you shoot regular ammo, last round may not hold the bolt open. I can not cycle Steelcase even with the lighter buffer weight. It's right on the edge, so some. MPR rifles will be able to cycle it.
@@tsafa ok I appreciate the response do you think its worth having I know you shoot a lot and you know a lot about these things so I definitely trust your opinions
@@mrglock2002 I think it is a must-have at the $620 that I bought it at as a dedicated distance shooting rifle. At the $900 that they want now... I would prefer to buy a gun that will also shoots steel case. Democratic gun-control has stalled in its tracks. Democrats are likely to lose seats in the midterms. I'm also hoping for a Supreme Court decision in our favor. Prices are going to fall. If you don't have an AR-15, I would get a Palmetto or Radical flat top with skeleton rail.
The rifle is very much worth the price. I was a lot happier paying $620, but with all the money printing going on, the value of the dollar has decreased significantly. So it's not a matter of the gun not being more expensive, it's a matter of the money being worth a lot less.
It screws with a crush nut to keep it in place. You have to remove the rail, then wrap the Barrel in rubber and put it in a vice. Then apply a wrench to the flash hider.
Thanks brother for the great video! Have the exact same rifle and have been down the same paths as you... Red dot.... Then scope... bipod....YES! 1000 lumen light plus cable.....NO! weight DEFINITELY becoming an issue! I've yet to add sling mounts and sling, but that's on the way. Wish I had land and wood to work in like you do. I'm a city boy in Columbus , Ohio so mostly shoot indoors. The state just opened a 9 million dollar outdoor range that goes from pistol length to 100 yards. Membership just $24 a year. Where are you located my friend? I travel quite a bit on the bike in the summer, would look to meet at some point and compare notes. Thanks for the great vid... Just subscribed, and will be looking for more great stuff from you! Thanks again, Rick Columbus, Ohio
@@tsafa Excellent! We're ALMOST neighbors! I found the same issue with the longer mags... I'm going to get a 20 like you (Have standard 30, and an almost unusable 40 that my girls son got). I have a really nice lightweight bipod that IS spring loaded but has worked well for me.... (will send info on manufacturer when I get it back out) One thing... I found that moving it FORWARD on the MLOCK so that the folded feet come almost to the muzzle brake when retracted, really seems to help with accuracy. Just watched your JFK vid.... You're a BRAVE man getting in to that whole mess! Have you been to Dealey Plaza? Unbelievable how SMALL it actually is! I think we my be brothers from a different Mother! Keep up the GREAT work. Rick
You sound like someone who has LITTLE TO NO military experience. A lot of what you say seems to be stuff you have heard about and are simply repeating, I will almost guarantee you are a gamer or air softer !!
Gun range owner, certified instructor, RSO. Yes it's true, I don't make up information. Everything I teach I have learned from someone else. That's generally the best way to go. It's way cheaper to just pay somebody to teach you then sign your life away to the government. I don't recommend military service for anyone. Imagine having someone like Biden as your boss. I have spoken to hundreds of veterans at different gun ranges, very few would recommend military service to their kids .
The reason why you see me attach the light at the mid-rail is because the folded bipod prevents me from moving my hand further up to activate it.
I do love the jacket, but the main reason that I wear it is because the guns are more visible. If I were a black jacket, people can not see the guns.
@@tsafathat is very considerate. Thanks for your dedication.
The MPR is extremely accurate. 5 round groups for me, .6 moa using 77 grain Sierra matchking
My best group was 1.5 in at 200 yards with Remington 223. .75 moa.
I never tried match Grade ammo so thanks for that information you gave us!
@@tsafa yup, imi razorcore ammo, was pretty affordable from midway before all the craziness. I bought enough to last the life of the barrel because afaik razor core was going out of production and figured i would never need another gas gun capable of more.
@@aussieexpat Razorcore ammo... thanks. I'll keep that in mind in case we ever get back to normal times 😁
Do you have the 18” or 16” model?
@@nickboutin857 18". But I'm sure the 16" is doing pretty well and is more versatile with mid length gas. 18" with rifle gas is very competition focused.
Nice rifle I dont have the mpr but I have the ruger ar556 and its been extremely reliable definitely worth the Money
I have shot the Ruger 556. Very good, on par with the Smith M&P 15.
Amazing review. Love the details of your experiences with various attachments
btw you should start adding tags to your videos so that more people can see them!
I'm glad you like the video. I put tags in the video field when I create the video. But I should also put them in the description so that they can be found from outside of youtube. I have over 2,000 videos uploaded since 2006. I'll have to start updating them...lol
$620 isn’t bad. I paid almost $800 for mine in summer 2020. You’re lucky to find them under $900 now. The prices are only going up.
They were giving it away when it was $620. I even heard that the price dropped to about $550 at some point.
Do you have the 18” or 16”?
@@nickboutin857 18 inches cold hammer-forged barrel with the two-stage trigger.
I picked mine up for 629 and it's cerakoted love that rifle
@@ryanmapes5577 i dont know how could you find with that price. Damn.. my paid 779 for the MPR a few days ago. most of them on Gunbroker are around over 800
I actualy managed to grab mine for 850 right when the russian ammo ban came in and I panic sold my WASR. I feel lucky to have gotten this rifle for that because it's been pretty solid so far and I now remember why I liked shooting ARs so much.
That's awesome. I wish you were able to keep the AK too... but you got yourself a good rifle
Just got one, all I need now is the scope, sling and ammo.
That's awesome!
Enjoy the rifle!
Great video. Good job..., great information. Thank you for the update.
Glad it was useful!
Thanks for the feedback!
I love my mpr I can get 5/8inch group at 100 glad I picked mine up before covid sent everything up
The rifle was an absolute bargain prior to March 2020
I can picked mine up in frazzled Brown cerakote for 629 and the action on it is the slickest of my ar's
I have one but I didn't put any optics on it I just put open sights on mine and I love it.
You'll love it even more with an LPVO
Thanks for the update. I just ordered one.
I'm glad the video was useful. How much are you paying for it? I'm curious where the price is now.
Buying one next week or so. Thank you
Enjoy!
Feel free to come back and ask any questions about setting it up.
Nice looking rifle my friend!
Thank you!
TY love your vids, subscriber and fellow PA native, living in S.Fla. I own one of these rifles I LOVE IT! I bought mine in 2018/2019 for $1K in red, white, blue Patriot flag colors (extra $100.00 for the pattern). I also put a Primary Arms 1X8 scope on it, LOVE that scope! Rifle is very accurate. I just bought the Bi-Pod you suggested gonna try it TY and may try the lighter buffer weight and spring as well. TYVM
Thank you for that great feedback. It's like that scope and that rifle were made for each other.
@@tsafa Quick question please, First off I want to say I REALLY appreciate ALL your Firearm knowledge you share and I have seen MANY of your vids. I follow regularly. I received the XAgeis bi-pod and installed it TY, but my question is a bit off topic, I recently have to wear glasses (near sighted)(trouble seeing far) but I am really upset not being able to use this AWESOME scope (Primary Arms ACSS 1X8X24 SFP) It seems I have to choose to either see the reticle (use my 2.5 readers) or use script glasses and see target downrange. How do you handle this? Sounds crazy but I thought you might be able to help. TYVM
@@Bill-wr9om I have a similar issue. I can only see close without glasses. I need glasses for distance but then I can not focus up close.
What I do is put my glasses on so I can see in the distance and then adjust the focus on the back of the lens.
This should work for you as well. Put on your glasses, look through the scope and then rotate the lens in the back for the best Focus.
Let me know how that works out.
@@Bill-wr9om
If the method above does not work, you may have to talk to an eye doctor to write you a medium prescription. Something in the middle between will you see without glasses and where you see with glasses.
I use an older prescription for exactly this reason sometimes. With the red dot It does not seem to be an issue. I put on glasses to see for the distance and the nice thing about the reticle is that it appears in the distance.
If the LED red dot does not work for you you might have to go to a true holographic like an EOTech. The least one on the company that makes a true holographic that I can not remember right now. I would try to arrange to meet up with somebody at a gun range that already has one for you to try out before you buy it. Or go to a gun range that has rentals.
@@tsafa great idea! I should have thought of that, I will try that, TYVM! I really LOVE this scope and with this "vision" issue I was already looking at and considering possibly a simple Vortex Crossfire II Dead Hold BDC or even a Red Dot.
Great info man!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your feedback!
Got mine for $520 2 years ago brand new
I paid 630 for mine, but I remember when the prices dipped down to about 500.
Thanks for the information 👍🏿
You're welcome!
Another good review.
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Own a Ruger AR 556 MPR as well. Noticed you replaced the muzzle break with more of an A2 style device (as did I). Curious when you made that swap and what your reason was (and if you noticed any difference). I did it to reduce the sound so curious if that was also your reasoning and if you did any pre/post tests for that swap?
I replaced the muzzle brake within a week. The noise was just ridiculous. No difference in accuracy.
On my AR pistols I put a linear compensator on them to try and get them a little quieter
Got the same problem with mine haven’t changed it yet
Steel case ammo works great in a ak-47 but not in a ar15
Hi, Is your lower and upper connection loose/wobbly? My new Ruger MPR is looser than my M&P 15.
Mine is pretty tight on my MPR. Sometimes lower and upper don't match up perfectly. It will not effect accuracy
Looks like your in cold weather, question, do you use grease or oil on your rifles and handguns? Thanks!
Just a little gun oil spray on the moving parts that make contact with each other or the receiver. Same thing I do in the summer.
The amount of oil that I put does not change from Summer to Winter. I've been doing this for about 12 years like this with no problem. A lot of the guns are cold stored. So whatever the temperature outside is, is the temperature that the guns are always in.
Ok thank you!
I have the same rifle and was shooting some X-Tac 55 grain ammo and they were all tumbling and key-holling into the target. Any insight as to why that might be?
Is it only with that ammunition? What does different ammunition do?
If it is doing it with all ammunition then it sounds like the rifling might be faulty. I would contact Ruger and have them take it back and inspect it. Try at least four different types of ammo first.
If it's all ammunition it could also be that the muzzle brake is faulty and touching the bullets on the way out. I change that out to a standard Birdcage just because the muzzle brake is too loud and annoying.
To change the muzzle brake you have to wrap the barrel so you do not scratch it and put it in a vice. You can then apply a wrench to the muzzle brake. The Birdcage goes on with a Crush Washer.
If you don't want to deal with it, the whole rifle can go back to Ruger under warranty and they can figure it out. They will ask you what ammunition you tried and at what distance. Send a copy of the target paper with the rifle. You can not ship the ammunition.
Question please, where did you get your A1 birdcage flashider? TY
I think I got it from Optics Planet. It only cost about $10 from what I remember. Not expensive.
Remove the handguard. Wrap the Barrel in cloth so it will not scratch and put it in a vice. Then you can put a wrench on the muzzle device and twist it
How many rounds do you have through the mpr now I just bought one and doing some research. I'm seeing a lot of people having a lot of problems now those videos are a couple years old so I'm assuming ruger has fixed some of the issues. I'm just curious
I'm up to it maybe 2500 rounds. The only issue I had was with last round bolt hold open if I were shooting anything other than military green tips or 193 X. I fixed that by putting a lighter buffer weight and lighter spring.
The gun was designed to be light recoiling with military loads, so if you shoot regular ammo, last round may not hold the bolt open. I can not cycle Steelcase even with the lighter buffer weight. It's right on the edge, so some. MPR rifles will be able to cycle it.
@@tsafa ok I appreciate the response do you think its worth having I know you shoot a lot and you know a lot about these things so I definitely trust your opinions
@@mrglock2002
I think it is a must-have at the $620 that I bought it at as a dedicated distance shooting rifle.
At the $900 that they want now... I would prefer to buy a gun that will also shoots steel case. Democratic gun-control has stalled in its tracks. Democrats are likely to lose seats in the midterms. I'm also hoping for a Supreme Court decision in our favor. Prices are going to fall.
If you don't have an AR-15, I would get a Palmetto or Radical flat top with skeleton rail.
@@tsafa cool I was lucky and got mine a little over 700 im glad I did thank you
Whoa so tactical with your snow camo bro 🤣🤣🤣
I'm invisible at Walmart 😇
@@tsafa looks cool man
ever shoot any 'varmints' wit dat gun?
lol... no 😁
I paid $975 for mine in early july
The rifle is very much worth the price. I was a lot happier paying $620, but with all the money printing going on, the value of the dollar has decreased significantly.
So it's not a matter of the gun not being more expensive, it's a matter of the money being worth a lot less.
Is the flash hider detachable
It screws with a crush nut to keep it in place.
You have to remove the rail, then wrap the Barrel in rubber and put it in a vice. Then apply a wrench to the flash hider.
Thanks brother for the great video!
Have the exact same rifle and have been down the same paths as you...
Red dot....
Then scope...
bipod....YES!
1000 lumen light plus cable.....NO!
weight DEFINITELY becoming an issue!
I've yet to add sling mounts and sling, but that's on the way.
Wish I had land and wood to work in like you do. I'm a city boy in Columbus , Ohio so mostly shoot indoors.
The state just opened a 9 million dollar outdoor range that goes from pistol length to 100 yards. Membership just $24 a year.
Where are you located my friend?
I travel quite a bit on the bike in the summer, would look to meet at some point and compare notes.
Thanks for the great vid...
Just subscribed, and will be looking for more great stuff from you!
Thanks again,
Rick
Columbus, Ohio
Thank you for taking the time to give me some excellent feedback!
I'm in northeast PA.
Great to have you here on the channel!
@@tsafa Excellent! We're ALMOST neighbors!
I found the same issue with the longer mags...
I'm going to get a 20 like you (Have standard 30, and an almost unusable 40 that my girls son got).
I have a really nice lightweight bipod that IS spring loaded but has worked well for me.... (will send info on manufacturer when I get it back out) One thing... I found that moving it FORWARD on the MLOCK so that the folded feet come almost to the muzzle brake when retracted, really seems to help with accuracy.
Just watched your JFK vid....
You're a BRAVE man getting in to that whole mess!
Have you been to Dealey Plaza?
Unbelievable how SMALL it actually is!
I think we my be brothers from a different Mother!
Keep up the GREAT work.
Rick
I shoot 5.56 in mine
I would like a refund of my six minutes and seven seconds... 😅
22 minutes. Go back and finish the video and then go buy the rifle 😄
Burris makes Better scopes.
At the time of the video it was a very good choice. Now any LPVO has to have a complex reticle that includes auto ranging, BDC, windholds, mil lines.
You sound like someone who has LITTLE TO NO military experience. A lot of what you say seems to be stuff you have heard about and are simply repeating, I will almost guarantee you are a gamer or air softer !!
Gun range owner, certified instructor, RSO. Yes it's true, I don't make up information. Everything I teach I have learned from someone else. That's generally the best way to go. It's way cheaper to just pay somebody to teach you then sign your life away to the government.
I don't recommend military service for anyone. Imagine having someone like Biden as your boss. I have spoken to hundreds of veterans at different gun ranges, very few would recommend military service to their kids .