Coming from someone who has been strictly a lever action guy, I just picked this up and can’t wait to give er hell. As a Navy vet I trained on an M4 and never liked them. A few years out of service and what’s going on in America I appreciate these rifles more than I ever have. 30 rounds is a better than 7.
Great rifle. Got mine about a year and a half ago. $799.99 but I'm pretty sure the price has gone up a fair amount since. Got 2000 rds through it thus far. No failures. Even a casual/recreational shooter like myself was able to sight in a Sig Red Dot optic to make it a decent tack driver. Being blind in my right eye, the ambi features are fantastic for me and the brass deflector keeps me from spitting out spent casings when shooting it wrong handed. It was my first AR and I agree it's a good entry level rifle for the price. Plenty of good ARs out there for under $1000. Sure, the high end Daniel Defense or Wilson Combat rifles are great if you afford one and good on you if can but the Sig M400 Tread will not fail you.
Make sure to paint the screw heads on the stock. (Part that holds the rubber) I have been through about 18 months of swamp here in Florida, thats the only component that started rusting. The rest is good to go. Love my sig.
Nice rifle, i just dont like how little pic rail is up top. Mounting an Eotech 512 with a magnifier is doable, but tight. The 512 can overhang the handguard of course. Come on Sig, run the rail down the whole way so people can mount optics with a mag, or an lpvo, and use back up irons
I acquired one this year (2023) that I won on an NRA raffle. Cost me 50 bucks. They don't include the manual anymore, you have to get it on-line. Didn't include the yellow mloc panels either. I installed a tru-glow 4x tactical scope. Needed to install a 1/4 inch riser to get the correct scope height. Just got it broken in so I've only got about 50 rounds thru it at this point. So far I have no complaints. I do think it's more accurate with 5.56 55 or 62 grain ammo than using 223. Just my observation.
When you look at the price and the upgrades that are included in the box and then the materials used in the barrel and BCG, I definitely would call it a very good entry level rifle. Sig also markets it as such. Don’t get me wrong, it is a GREAT rifle but I wouldn’t call it “top tier”.
My opinion is that this was definitely going after anyone who doesn’t own an AR but wants to get into them. If you do own one and have upgraded things on it such as grip, handguard, safety selector...etc. I’d say just build one you want for much cheaper.
@@GunBoxTherapy I got a M&P 15 Sport 2 back in 2019 when they were crazy cheap. It's dead stock, Ive only mounted a Romeo 5 dot. It's just a cheap plinker, the only thing I'd upgrade is the pistol grip. Building honestly does look like the best option, especially when it comes to beating these outrageous prices. If I were to buy another rifle right now, It'd probably be a Zastava zpap just because its "cheaper" to shoot compared ARs at the moment. Budget AR15s like the Sport 2 and Tread being borderline $1k is ridiculous.
Have you swapped out your trigger yet? I got the upgraded trigger made by sig for this gun and I can't find the instructions on how to swap it out on CZcams or anywhere else. This is my first AR so I'm pretty much clueless, any help would be greatly appreciated.
It’s super easy man! Just go slowly and don’t let anything pop out and launch somewhere. lol. So, first step is ensure it’s safe. Okay. Now push out your rear takedown pin and your front pivot pin. With the bolt forward now remove the upper. The following steps will all be done with the magazine well to your left. Now. You’ll see your hammer and it should be locked in the rearmost position. Now place the safety on fire and with your other hand hold the hammer and DO NOT let it slam forward. Pull the trigger and slowly guide the hammer forward. Next, there are two pins on the side of the receiver. One that’s closer to your bolt release paddle and one slightly lower than it but to the right. These two pins during both installation and removal are driven on from this side (the left side of the receiver) and out of the other side. You can go the other way but it’s much easier this way. Now drive that pin out that’s closer to the bolt release paddle. Your hammer may want to work itself out just hold on to it with your hand. And pull it out with its spring. Now drive the other pin out that’s lower and to the right of that pin your just removed. Here you will find that this isn’t under so much spring tension but you may be left with two parts. Your trigger shoe and your disconnector. Place these old parts aside but keep them just in case. Now if your new trigger is an enclosed unit, the rest will be easy. Just place it in and push those pins back. If it isn’t then you will want to look up a video on installation as springs need to be placed in a certain orientation that’s hard to convey via text. Im gonna link you this Larry Potterfield video on FCG installation. Good luck man! After you do it about 3-4 times, you’ll be a pro and start teaching others. czcams.com/video/blDByRL9-co/video.html
@@GunBoxTherapy I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking that much time effort to reply to me. I'll try it out in the morning. Thanks again and have a great weekend.
If your hammer is not back it will not go to safety. So if you dry fired it or lowered the hammer then closed it back up, it will not go into safety. Pull charging handle and then try it.
The hand gaurd is very ugly. With Sig it must be right out of the box. It doesnt even come with iron sight out of box. So changing this is how much? 700?
If I wasn't such a S&W fan boy I probably would of gone with the Tread as my first AR. I don't know if it's the lighting or not but the upper and lower looked like 2 different shades, is it? Thanks for another great vidja
It is which leads me to believe either the materials are different types of alloys or the anodizing is done separately which would give you shade variations.
Get yourself an AR tool, place the rifle on a chair with the barrel hanging off the seat. Sit on the AR and use that as leverage to remove the factory flash hider, replace with a Surefire warcomp and you have yourself a suppressor ready sig.
To do this right, you will need to make sure you have an "adjustable" BCG (Bolt Carrier Group) for a Suppressor... so, yes, you can have it on the Sig, you just need to replace another part. czcams.com/video/fmhcs34rYSg/video.htmlsi=3M7aqRHyQPtD6q7B&t=661 Also, look into adjustable gas blocks. Pretty much tuning.
I wouldn’t say any AR would be good for starting out. What I mean when I say that comes down to reliability, build quality, ergonomics and feel. Reliability for a new shooter is extremely important as they are going to expect it to work upon using it. Build quality is dimensioned typically as total price decreases. So the Tread strikes a balance in high build quality for a slightly higher price tag. Ergonomics and feel. This is probably the most important thing to a new shooter and they don’t even know it yet. The upgraded grip and stock (2 of the three things that contact the body when shooting) on the Tread are worlds better than the standard A2 grip and stock. So yes, when I say this is a great AR for those starting out, I believe it’s true for those reasons. And your typical experienced AR owner as they learn about metallurgy within BCGs and barrels, better handguards, furniture setups they like in terms of ergonomics…they will most likely gravitate towards higher end ($1500+) or just build their own piece by piece.
When I got mine a year ago, it was $799.99 but that same store now lists it for $849.99 last I checked. That was without any accessories or sights. I have seen some unboxing vids where the rifle comes with a Romeo Red Dot and a forward grip on the handguard but I'm assuming that's special edition or something.
@@nateb9346 Well, I'm glad you got your hands on one. The Sig Romeo series of Red Dot optics are pretty affordable. Generally in the $125-$200 range. Sig also makes some flip up iron sights but I got mine from Magpul. Speaking of Magpul, I'd load up on their 30 rd. pmags. They're affordable and reliable.
@@GunBoxTherapy agreed I have an entry level bushmaster qrc it was my first rifle and I have a colt cr6920 I got when Biden announced he was going to ban ar14s lol. So I need a mid level game changer and my local store has a sig m400 tread for 849.99 right now. I upgraded both rifles to make them what I wanted but only time will tell if the 700 dollars more spent on the colt was worth it. I also considered a Springfield saint I had 1 never shot it and sold it to a co-worker. We are in corrections.
Coming from someone who has been strictly a lever action guy, I just picked this up and can’t wait to give er hell. As a Navy vet I trained on an M4 and never liked them. A few years out of service and what’s going on in America I appreciate these rifles more than I ever have. 30 rounds is a better than 7.
Hey Shipmate. Navy vet here too. As a lefty, I didn't like our m4s either. I now built a lefty and it's entirely different. 🤙
Great rifle. Got mine about a year and a half ago. $799.99 but I'm pretty sure the price has gone up a fair amount since. Got 2000 rds through it thus far. No failures. Even a casual/recreational shooter like myself was able to sight in a Sig Red Dot optic to make it a decent tack driver. Being blind in my right eye, the ambi features are fantastic for me and the brass deflector keeps me from spitting out spent casings when shooting it wrong handed. It was my first AR and I agree it's a good entry level rifle for the price. Plenty of good ARs out there for under $1000. Sure, the high end Daniel Defense or Wilson Combat rifles are great if you afford one and good on you if can but the Sig M400 Tread will not fail you.
Bought 1 today on sale for 750
@@UnicornMeat512 Great deal. I'm a bit jealous.
I wouldn't say the M400 is an entry level AR... that's reserved for the Ruger 556 or the MP Sport II.
Make sure to paint the screw heads on the stock. (Part that holds the rubber)
I have been through about 18 months of swamp here in Florida, thats the only component that started rusting. The rest is good to go. Love my sig.
Nice rifle, i just dont like how little pic rail is up top. Mounting an Eotech 512 with a magnifier is doable, but tight. The 512 can overhang the handguard of course. Come on Sig, run the rail down the whole way so people can mount optics with a mag, or an lpvo, and use back up irons
I acquired one this year (2023) that I won on an NRA raffle. Cost me 50 bucks. They don't include the manual anymore, you have to get it on-line. Didn't include the yellow mloc panels either. I installed a tru-glow 4x tactical scope. Needed to install a 1/4 inch riser to get the correct scope height. Just got it broken in so I've only got about 50 rounds thru it at this point. So far I have no complaints. I do think it's more accurate with 5.56 55 or 62 grain ammo than using 223. Just my observation.
great review, one of the few thats legal in California....
I have it , and it is not a “entry level file” that’s a sig sauer man !!
When you look at the price and the upgrades that are included in the box and then the materials used in the barrel and BCG, I definitely would call it a very good entry level rifle. Sig also markets it as such.
Don’t get me wrong, it is a GREAT rifle but I wouldn’t call it “top tier”.
Definitely not entry level
Love it man iv got about 600 rounds through mine flawless preforming do you have any update vids
Very jealous! I love my Sig 5.56 patrol with Fishgill grips
Nice,I luv my Sig Tread M400.
They are quality ARs and if recommend them to anyone looking for purchase one for the first time.
@@GunBoxTherapy Yes Sir,I agree the best purchase I've made so far.As far as AR's
Awesome gun, I've been thinking about getting the pistol variation of the tread.
My opinion is that this was definitely going after anyone who doesn’t own an AR but wants to get into them.
If you do own one and have upgraded things on it such as grip, handguard, safety selector...etc. I’d say just build one you want for much cheaper.
@@GunBoxTherapy I got a M&P 15 Sport 2 back in 2019 when they were crazy cheap. It's dead stock, Ive only mounted a Romeo 5 dot.
It's just a cheap plinker, the only thing I'd upgrade is the pistol grip.
Building honestly does look like the best option, especially when it comes to beating these outrageous prices. If I were to buy another rifle right now, It'd probably be a Zastava zpap just because its "cheaper" to shoot compared ARs at the moment.
Budget AR15s like the Sport 2 and Tread being borderline $1k is ridiculous.
Sig cut corners deciding on how to make tread pistol. Don’t buy.
I just got one a few months ago to it’s so nice for a out the box gun I have a Romeo 5 on it now and sling with a few more mags I want the 762x51 now
Nice
"entry level"🤣 We don't need no stinkin' badges!!!
Good video! Planning to get one.
good job
Have you swapped out your trigger yet? I got the upgraded trigger made by sig for this gun and I can't find the instructions on how to swap it out on CZcams or anywhere else. This is my first AR so I'm pretty much clueless, any help would be greatly appreciated.
It’s super easy man! Just go slowly and don’t let anything pop out and launch somewhere. lol.
So, first step is ensure it’s safe. Okay. Now push out your rear takedown pin and your front pivot pin. With the bolt forward now remove the upper.
The following steps will all be done with the magazine well to your left.
Now. You’ll see your hammer and it should be locked in the rearmost position. Now place the safety on fire and with your other hand hold the hammer and DO NOT let it slam forward. Pull the trigger and slowly guide the hammer forward.
Next, there are two pins on the side of the receiver. One that’s closer to your bolt release paddle and one slightly lower than it but to the right. These two pins during both installation and removal are driven on from this side (the left side of the receiver) and out of the other side. You can go the other way but it’s much easier this way. Now drive that pin out that’s closer to the bolt release paddle. Your hammer may want to work itself out just hold on to it with your hand. And pull it out with its spring.
Now drive the other pin out that’s lower and to the right of that pin your just removed. Here you will find that this isn’t under so much spring tension but you may be left with two parts. Your trigger shoe and your disconnector. Place these old parts aside but keep them just in case.
Now if your new trigger is an enclosed unit, the rest will be easy. Just place it in and push those pins back. If it isn’t then you will want to look up a video on installation as springs need to be placed in a certain orientation that’s hard to convey via text.
Im gonna link you this Larry Potterfield video on FCG installation. Good luck man! After you do it about 3-4 times, you’ll be a pro and start teaching others.
czcams.com/video/blDByRL9-co/video.html
@@GunBoxTherapy I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking that much time effort to reply to me. I'll try it out in the morning. Thanks again and have a great weekend.
No problem man! Have fun!
@@GunBoxTherapy I truly do appreciate this comment. Rare to see a guntuber reply, much less go into such detail. Preciate ya man!
Thanks man!
Yeah, I attempt to reply to as much as I can when I can.
my safety lever is very hard to move I'm afraid to force it can something be wrong inside?
If your hammer is not back it will not go to safety. So if you dry fired it or lowered the hammer then closed it back up, it will not go into safety.
Pull charging handle and then try it.
The hand gaurd is very ugly. With Sig it must be right out of the box. It doesnt even come with iron sight out of box. So changing this is how much? 700?
If I wasn't such a S&W fan boy I probably would of gone with the Tread as my first AR. I don't know if it's the lighting or not but the upper and lower looked like 2 different shades, is it?
Thanks for another great vidja
It is which leads me to believe either the materials are different types of alloys or the anodizing is done separately which would give you shade variations.
Does it accept a suppressor ? And can I switch the flash hider myself?
Very nice rifle.
You can attach another muzzle device to the barrel. The muzzle device on this example is not designed for use with a suppressor.
Get yourself an AR tool, place the rifle on a chair with the barrel hanging off the seat. Sit on the AR and use that as leverage to remove the factory flash hider, replace with a Surefire warcomp and you have yourself a suppressor ready sig.
To do this right, you will need to make sure you have an "adjustable" BCG (Bolt Carrier Group) for a Suppressor... so, yes, you can have it on the Sig, you just need to replace another part. czcams.com/video/fmhcs34rYSg/video.htmlsi=3M7aqRHyQPtD6q7B&t=661
Also, look into adjustable gas blocks. Pretty much tuning.
Ask a seal or other military the one seal was angry at entry level description find another ambl big name without paying well over a grand
Wouldnt any AR be good for a new shooter. I fuckin hate when people say that shit.... "Oh yea its good gun for just starting out..."
I wouldn’t say any AR would be good for starting out.
What I mean when I say that comes down to reliability, build quality, ergonomics and feel. Reliability for a new shooter is extremely important as they are going to expect it to work upon using it. Build quality is dimensioned typically as total price decreases. So the Tread strikes a balance in high build quality for a slightly higher price tag.
Ergonomics and feel. This is probably the most important thing to a new shooter and they don’t even know it yet. The upgraded grip and stock (2 of the three things that contact the body when shooting) on the Tread are worlds better than the standard A2 grip and stock.
So yes, when I say this is a great AR for those starting out, I believe it’s true for those reasons. And your typical experienced AR owner as they learn about metallurgy within BCGs and barrels, better handguards, furniture setups they like in terms of ergonomics…they will most likely gravitate towards higher end ($1500+) or just build their own piece by piece.
Nice! How much? did you get iron's for it or are you get a red dot, scope ?
When I got mine a year ago, it was $799.99 but that same store now lists it for $849.99 last I checked. That was without any accessories or sights. I have seen some unboxing vids where the rifle comes with a Romeo Red Dot and a forward grip on the handguard but I'm assuming that's special edition or something.
@@1977Yakko I got mine for $1200 😤
@@nateb9346 Did that come with a red dot optic?
@@1977Yakko No way, didn’t even come with those yellow tread branded rail covers 😂.
@@nateb9346 Well, I'm glad you got your hands on one. The Sig Romeo series of Red Dot optics are pretty affordable. Generally in the $125-$200 range. Sig also makes some flip up iron sights but I got mine from Magpul. Speaking of Magpul, I'd load up on their 30 rd. pmags. They're affordable and reliable.
how do i get the tread off?
Just pull on it hard. It will pop off.
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I wanna trade my ruger AR556 for this sig model
That would be a damn good upgrade!
You can take those ugly ass stickers off the handguard right?
красотка!
My bottom teeth hurt
This is a mid level AR
Agreed. I was more so describing who Sig markets it and the “Tread” line towards.
@@GunBoxTherapy first quality AR-15 for sure
Definitely man! I wish I could find just their lower somewhere. The ambi controls are very well engineered.
@@GunBoxTherapy agreed I have an entry level bushmaster qrc it was my first rifle and I have a colt cr6920 I got when Biden announced he was going to ban ar14s lol. So I need a mid level game changer and my local store has a sig m400 tread for 849.99 right now. I upgraded both rifles to make them what I wanted but only time will tell if the 700 dollars more spent on the colt was worth it. I also considered a Springfield saint I had 1 never shot it and sold it to a co-worker. We are in corrections.
That handguard is so off putting
"Entry level" price. Not an entry level rifle. This thing fux.
Maaaaaan I paid $1200 for mine here in California.
@@nateb9346 $799 here in Montana
@@UnicornMeat512 Nice, just another reason why California sucks.
@@nateb9346 I'm from California. The grass isn't greener over here except where guns are concerned.
It is ugly...