Sig Sauer

General Dynamics has finally unveiled their entry into the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon competition, officially confirming the longstanding rumors that their rifle would utilize a bullpup design. Unlike the Army’s existing M4 service rifle, which carries the magazine and chambers the round forward of the operator’s hand, a bullpup rifle handles those functions […]

SIG Sauer, an American firearm manufacturer, won India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) competition for the Indian Army’s next rifle with its SIG716 G2 rifle. The SIG716 G2 is chambered in the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and features a 16-inch barrel, an M-LOM-type handguard, and a six-position telescoping stock. It comes with a 20-round magazine. The India […]

The United States Special Operations Forces are getting a new rifle scope for their sniper rifle systems. And it is being made by one of the most well-known arms manufacturers in the U.S. Under this five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for $12 million dollars, Sig Sauer will furnish the rifle scopes until the completion date […]

Could the Army’s next medium machine gun be featured at this year’s SHOT Show? SIG Sauer believes so. Among the numerous new weapons, gadgets, and coffee mugs unveiled in Las Vegas during the 2019 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, there was also the SIG Sauer Lightweight Machine Gun (SLMG). SIG aims to win […]

The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has chosen SIG Sauer to provide America’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) with a new riflescope and gun mount. More specifically, the gun company won a contract for the Electro-Optics TANGO6T 1-6×24 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope and ALPHA4 Ultralight Mount. According to SIG Sauer, the TANGO6T 1-6×24 Rifle […]

The competition for the Army’s new submachine gun is entering the final stage. The process began back in May when the Army issued through its Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO) a Request for Information (RFI) during the annual National Defense Industrial Association’s Armament Systems forum. Initially, 13 companies responded, and 10 guns were presented. The […]

Although the U.S. Army has yet to publicly address a number of concerns about their newly adopted M17 and M18 modular pistol platforms, a military variant of the Sig Sauer P320, it would seem the Department of Defense is satisfied enough with the platform to start moving toward adopting the pistols force wide. “All services […]

When it comes to purchasing a new firearm, it pays to do your homework. You want to know that you’re getting a reliable platform, that it doesn’t have any glaring safety issues, and that you’re getting a good value for the price you’re paying. The problem is, it can be pretty tough to find that […]

According to a study conducted in 2017 and released earlier this month, the Army’s new service pistol, a military variant of the Sig Sauer P320, has exhibited a number of persistent deficiencies and reliability issues through DoD testing, including but not limited to the drop test failures Sig has already announced voluntary recalls to correct. […]

Low bore axis. I often deride the term as kind of dumb. People like to mention SIG’s high bore axis, or Glock high bore axis and complain about muzzle flip. I generally think these people just need to learn how to hold a gun. But there exists a small sliver of me believing just how […]

It’s that time of year when we see the announcement right before SHOT to make our mouth’s water. The P365 is SIG’s newest handgun, and SIG has quite a bit to say about about. Full Press Release Below. Personally, I think it’s an interesting idea, but I wander if it’s going to take the place […]

Sig Sauer recently announced plans to make a small number of the U.S. Army’s new Modular Handgun System (MHS) pistols available for commercial purchase.  The M17 pistols that will be sold will be nearly identical to the platform that won the U.S. Army contract, beating out entrants from other quality firearm manufacturers like Glock, FN […]