Springfield Armory SAINT Victor AR-15 Rifle V2 5.56 NATO
Model: STV916556B-V2-B5
Springfield Armory SAINT Victor AR-15 Rifle V2 5.56 NATO
Model: STV916556B-V2-B5
Full Specifications
Threaded 1/2x28 barrel: compare 5.56 / .223 suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor AR-15 Rifle V2 is a mid-price semi-automatic AR-15 in 5.56 NATO built for range shooting and home defense. It has an MSRP of $1,249. Unlike the SAINT Victor it replaced, its controls work from either hand, with a Radian Raptor-LT ambidextrous charging handle and a 45-degree ambidextrous safety carrying a short-throw lever on the right side.
It arrives able to be shot. Low-profile aluminum flip-up sights are fitted front and rear, and the free-float handguard carries a full-length top rail, M-LOK slots and QD sockets, so an optic, a light and a sling all have somewhere to go. The B5 Systems stock slides for length, and the grip and trigger guard are B5 parts as well. The muzzle is threaded 1/2x28 under a 4-prong flash hider, so a brake or a suppressor mount screws straight on.
If you're cross-shopping, the Springfield Armory SAINT Victor it replaced is no longer made, so it is a used buy. It weighed 6.56 lbs, 0.19 lbs less than this rifle, and its safety worked from one side. A Sig Sauer M400 Tread V2 has an MSRP of $1,099.99 at 6.50 lbs, and the lower price still brings a two-stage Matchlite Duo trigger and an ambidextrous selector, where this rifle keeps a GI-pattern trigger.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The gas block is taper-pinned on a mid-length direct impingement system, so it cannot creep out of alignment the way a clamp-on block can.
- The handguard is Springfield Armory's patented Triple-Lock aluminum unit, and its top rail sits at receiver height, so a front sight or a clip-on device lines up with whatever is on the receiver.
- Both receivers are forged 7075 T6 with a Type III hardcoat anodized finish, and the upper has M4 feed ramps and a forward assist.
- The trigger is a GI unit with a flat face and a nickel boron coating, not a match trigger.
- One magazine comes with the rifle, so the second and third are on the owner, and a 5.56 carbine gets through more than one in a range session.
- At 6.75 lbs it carries 0.25 lbs more than the Sig Sauer M400 Tread V2, most of that in furniture and handguard.
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5.56 NATO Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
What changed from the SAINT Victor it replaced?
The twist went from 1:8 to 1:7, the SA muzzle brake became a 4-prong flash hider, the spring-loaded flip-up sights became manual ones, and the BCMGUNFIGHTER furniture became B5 Systems.
Is the safety the usual 90-degree throw?
No. It is a 45-degree throw, with the short-throw lever on the right side of the receiver.
Is the barrel chrome lined?
No. It is 4150 chrome moly vanadium with a nitride finish, which is a surface treatment and not a chrome-lined bore.
What comes in the box?
A padded rifle case and one 30-round Magpul PMAG Gen M3. No optic, no rings and no sling.
