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Ruger AR-556 5.56, 16.1 in., 30rd, Desert Sand Cerakote

  • 5.56
  • 30rd
  • 16.1 in.
  • Semi-auto
  • 7% below usual
  • Price dropped
$775.98Usually $832.44

Save $56.46

Lower than usual: it usually sells for $832.44, its median price over the last 90 days.

$755.99 + $19.99 shipping to your FFL dealer, before tax and the transfer fee. 20% under MSRP.

Red River Outdoors

Lowest of 3 stores

4.4 (28.9K), in stock,

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Ranked by landed price: the item plus shipping to you, before tax.

Stores selling Ruger AR-556 5.56, 16.1 in., 30rd, Desert Sand Cerakote, ranked by landed price
StoreLanded priceVersus bestStockStore link
Red River Outdoors4.4
$775.98Best priceIn stockBuy at Red River Outdoors (opens in a new tab)
Northfork Firearms4.7
$777.49+$1.51In stockBuy at Northfork Firearms (opens in a new tab)
Keystone Shooting Supply4.8
$800.44+$24.46In stockBuy at Keystone Shooting Supply (opens in a new tab)

Guns ship to a licensed dealer (FFL) near you for pickup. Landed prices include shipping to the dealer, not their transfer fee.

Price history

The lowest price and each store's own, every day for 2 years.

Usual
$832.44
90-day median
90-day low
$719.64
90-day high
$966.61
2-year low
$684.46
Jul 7, 2026
Unchanged for
2 days
Since Oct 18, 2026
Every price change (129 in 2 years)
Every change of the lowest landed price, newest first
DateLowest priceChange
Oct 18, 2026$775.98Down 10.9%
Oct 12, 2026$870.44Up 21.0%
Oct 11, 2026$719.64Down 16.0%
Oct 10, 2026$857.21Up 0.6%
Oct 6, 2026$852.34Down 4.0%
Oct 3, 2026$888.07Up 6.7%
Sep 25, 2026$832.44Down 3.2%
Sep 21, 2026$859.95Up 9.2%
Sep 15, 2026$787.24Down 9.8%
Sep 11, 2026$873.01Up 6.4%
Sep 1, 2026$820.86Up 8.8%
Aug 28, 2026$754.59Down 9.3%
Aug 20, 2026$832.40Down 2.0%
Aug 19, 2026$849.16Up 0.4%
Aug 8, 2026$846.14Up 14.5%
Aug 1, 2026$739.06Down 14.2%
Jul 25, 2026$861.47Down 10.9%
Jul 20, 2026$966.61Up 4.6%
Jul 14, 2026$924.18Up 6.5%
Jul 11, 2026$867.53Up 2.1%
Jul 10, 2026$849.54Down 7.1%
Jul 9, 2026$914.06Up 5.7%
Jul 8, 2026$865.12Up 26.4%
Jul 4, 2026$684.46Down 29.9%
Jul 3, 2026$976.44Up 12.0%
Jul 1, 2026$872.06Down 0.4%
Jun 29, 2026$875.30Down 11.2%
Jun 22, 2026$985.57Up 5.0%
Jun 10, 2026$938.89Up 30.2%
Jun 2, 2026$721.17Down 13.8%
May 31, 2026$836.81Down 2.4%
May 29, 2026$857.03Up 0.3%
May 25, 2026$854.47Down 1.3%
May 17, 2026$865.45Down 0.0%
May 11, 2026$865.61Up 0.6%
May 7, 2026$860.76Up 0.4%
May 6, 2026$857.30Up 12.4%
May 2, 2026$763.03Down 3.7%
Apr 22, 2026$792.08Down 12.6%
Apr 20, 2026$906.23Up 4.8%
Apr 16, 2026$864.79Up 1.2%
Mar 21, 2026$854.19Down 2.0%
Mar 20, 2026$871.85Up 2.7%
Mar 18, 2026$848.60Down 3.1%
Mar 11, 2026$875.39Up 1.7%
Mar 6, 2026$860.65Up 21.9%
Mar 1, 2026$705.99Down 14.2%
Feb 28, 2026$822.77Down 4.9%
Feb 21, 2026$864.74Down 2.5%
Feb 15, 2026$886.91Down 5.4%
Feb 12, 2026$937.89Up 5.0%
Feb 1, 2026$893.63Up 1.0%
Jan 31, 2026$884.88Up 3.0%
Jan 8, 2026$858.81Down 1.8%
Jan 1, 2026$874.89Down 6.9%
Dec 29, 2025$939.25Up 28.2%
Dec 26, 2025$732.52Down 1.1%
Dec 24, 2025$740.51Down 16.4%
Dec 8, 2025$885.45Down 5.0%
Dec 3, 2025$932.26Up 7.1%
Nov 25, 2025$870.75Up 10.7%
Nov 19, 2025$786.40Up 8.3%
Nov 16, 2025$726.45Down 9.2%
Nov 11, 2025$799.97Down 16.0%
Nov 5, 2025$952.60Up 7.8%
Nov 3, 2025$883.88Down 1.6%
Oct 29, 2025$897.83Up 4.0%
Oct 28, 2025$863.58Down 2.0%
Oct 25, 2025$881.17Up 0.8%
Oct 22, 2025$874.54Down 3.9%
Oct 18, 2025$909.94Up 2.3%
Oct 14, 2025$889.54Down 0.5%
Oct 10, 2025$894.37Down 12.9%
Oct 4, 2025$1,026.60Up 14.5%
Sep 13, 2025$896.35Up 24.6%
Sep 4, 2025$719.48Down 19.0%
Aug 30, 2025$888.64Down 3.3%
Aug 28, 2025$918.61Up 3.4%
Aug 25, 2025$888.51Up 0.5%
Aug 22, 2025$884.47Down 1.8%
Aug 20, 2025$900.98Up 3.6%
Aug 16, 2025$870.07Down 6.7%
Aug 1, 2025$932.65Up 1.3%
Jul 29, 2025$920.79Down 5.3%
Jul 25, 2025$971.89Up 10.3%
Jul 24, 2025$881.12Down 2.9%
Jul 23, 2025$907.06Up 0.6%
Jul 15, 2025$902.04Up 0.0%
Jun 30, 2025$901.69Up 0.3%
Jun 25, 2025$898.99Up 10.3%
Jun 17, 2025$814.75Up 6.7%
Jun 15, 2025$763.91Down 17.4%
Jun 11, 2025$924.57Up 1.5%
May 28, 2025$910.53Up 0.1%
May 23, 2025$909.74Down 2.4%
May 14, 2025$932.30Down 2.0%
May 13, 2025$951.17Down 0.6%
May 12, 2025$957.01Up 2.7%
Apr 28, 2025$931.48Up 2.8%
Apr 24, 2025$906.23Up 0.9%
Apr 15, 2025$898.55Down 6.3%
Apr 5, 2025$959.00Up 0.6%
Apr 1, 2025$953.02Up 3.1%
Mar 29, 2025$924.77Up 1.2%
Mar 27, 2025$913.64Up 0.8%
Mar 24, 2025$906.67Up 4.3%
Mar 20, 2025$869.20Down 3.4%
Mar 18, 2025$899.50Down 3.6%
Mar 16, 2025$933.04Down 5.1%
Mar 9, 2025$983.70Up 4.6%
Mar 5, 2025$940.05Up 6.7%
Mar 2, 2025$880.78Up 3.2%
Feb 19, 2025$853.70Down 5.9%
Feb 9, 2025$907.31Down 1.7%
Feb 6, 2025$923.23Up 17.1%
Feb 5, 2025$788.29Down 16.9%
Jan 30, 2025$949.16Up 5.4%
Jan 27, 2025$900.50Down 4.1%
Jan 19, 2025$938.94Down 2.6%
Jan 18, 2025$963.76Up 16.2%
Jan 15, 2025$829.34Down 9.8%
Jan 1, 2025$919.02Down 1.0%
Dec 17, 2024$928.20Up 1.2%
Dec 6, 2024$917.44Down 8.6%
Dec 2, 2024$1,004.01Up 9.1%
Nov 27, 2024$919.91Down 4.4%
Nov 16, 2024$961.78Up 2.6%
Nov 14, 2024$936.99Up 13.8%
Oct 25, 2024$823.66Down 14.5%

About this product

The Ruger AR-556 5.56 is a rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO, with a semi-auto action, a 16.1-inch barrel and a 30-round capacity. This listing is the desert Sand Cerakote finish in the standard configuration, new. Guns ship to a licensed dealer (FFL) near you, who runs the background check and hands it over; their transfer fee is separate.

Caliber
5.56 NATO
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Capacity
30 rounds
Barrel length
16.1 in.
Finish
Desert Sand Cerakote
Configuration
Standard
Condition
New
$775.987% below usual
at Red River Outdoors
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