Springfield Armory Saint Victor .308

The Saint first appeared on the cover of Guns & Ammo?s January 2017 issue and was received with fanfare. Since then, it has taken nearly 15 percent of the entire AR-?15 market share, and that?s huge considering that there are more than 200 manufacturers of AR-?type rifles today, many of which have been around a long time.

The secret behind Springfield Armory?s success with the Saint ? besides an expansive marketing campaign ? has been its value and quality of parts. If Springfield Armory was just advertising a poor product, the Saint wouldn?t dominate so much of this market. In fact, the Saint maintains an exceptional reputation while retailing for $919. With that it offers a conventional handguard developed with Bravo Company Manufacturing (BCM), and by ?conventional? we mean that it?s a two piece, non-?free-?float polymer design complete with the old AR-?15 Delta Ring.

The inital launch was quickly followed by a model that featured a 12?-?inch, free-?float aluminum handguard complete with M-?Lok compatible slots that retailed for $1,073. Short-?barreled rifle (SBR) and pistol Saint variants are also available, as is the premier Saint Edge with top-?shelf components and features.