https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2020/0...united-states/
72,000 rifles. Pretty impressive sale for SIG. This could possibly be the largest contract yet for a 7.62 AR. Specifically for a piston gun.
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https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2020/0...united-states/
72,000 rifles. Pretty impressive sale for SIG. This could possibly be the largest contract yet for a 7.62 AR. Specifically for a piston gun.
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Would a piston gun be considered a 7.62 AR?
Some conflicting info exists but it seems the Indian 716 is actually a direct impingement operating system rather than piston rod.
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“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
This is actually Sig's second sale to India. Last year Sig won a contract for 76,000+ 716s from India. All indications at that time was that these were 716G2 models, which were piston operated. It does appear that the new contract for 72,000 additional 716s is for the 716i, which is the DI model. Regardless, that is 148,000 716 rifles in one form or another in less than two years. Sig may be the largest supplier of .308 AR rifles in the world now.
Interesting article. Looks like they want to equip their infantry/frontline units with the 716 and their support units with AKs? Also looks like they're interested in the 7.62 rifle's performance at longer range. Mountain to mountain shooting against the Chinese and Pakistanis probably is under consideration here. .
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“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
Perhaps my question was more rhetorical.
Regardless, I think this is great. If Sig can hash out any problems with the weapon with the Indian Army, such updates will only benefit US civilians. The price on the 716i is “legit.”
But, I would like to find some sort of confirmation on which models the Army is getting. I knew the earlier order was for the original piston design,
Crappy article, hard to tell if they are getting the same that the just purchased or the DI version.
Regardless good news for SIG
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