Today’s Ballistic’s Best 2020 Reader’s Choice voting total brings us to the “Best Semi-Auto AR-10 Rifle” category. It might not be the biggest category, but it doesn’t lack in firepower.
2020 Reader’s Choice for “Best Semi-Auto AR-10 Rifle”
The nominees for our 2020 Reader’s Choice “Best Semi-Auto AR-10 Rifle” were:
- POF-USA Rogue
- Rock River Arms Select Target BT-3
- SIG Sauer 716i TREAD
Before we get to the winner, here are all of the categories in our 2020 Reader’s Choice voting:
- Full-Size Semi-Auto Handgun — Winner Here
- Compact Semi-Auto Handgun — Winner Here
- 1911 — Winner Here
- Revolver (DA/SA .357 Magnum) — Winner Here
- Tactical Pump Shotgun — Winner Here
- AR-15 Pistol — Winner Here
- Semi-Auto AR-15 Rifle — Winner Here
- Semi-Auto AR-10 Rifle
- Bolt-Action Rifle (6.5 Creedmoor) — Winner Here
In total, there were 12,080 votes for the “Best Semi-Auto AR-10 Rifle” category. Grabbing more than 7,000 of the votes for a total of 59.13 percent is the winner: the SIG Sauer 716i TREAD.
SIG Sauer 716i TREAD Details
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Here’s what our experts had to say about the SIG Sauer 716i TREAD in their testing for the 2020 issue of Ballistic’s Best:
“The SIG Sauer TREAD lived up to its name as a good value, and for $1,399 you get a great AR-10 with a nice trigger, an ambidextrous safety, and upgraded grip and stock. Reliable and accurate, it was for the most part a dead heat. You simply cannot go wrong with any of these rifles.”
SIG Sauer 716i TREAD Specs
- Caliber: .308 Win.
- Barrel: 16 inches
- Overall Length: 37 inches
- Overall Weight: 6.5 pounds (empty)
- Stocks: BCM
- Sights: None
- Action: Direct Impingement
- Finish: Hard anodized
- Capacity: 20+1
- MSRP: $1,429
Also, if you want to see all of the official winners, grab a copy of Ballistic’s Best 2020. Both print and digital subs are available now at OutdoorGroupStore.com.