Great Interview with Chris Sirois, designer of the Sig 516, 716, MCX and MPX

[kyjd75]

This is a great interview with Chris Sirois, the designer of the Sig 516/716, MCX and MPX. One interesting tidbit revealed is just how much work Sig does for militaries and special forces units around the world. Very fascinating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHnGS7dA5pU

[Slater]

I saw that. He's done pretty well for an engineer with a high school education.

[kyjd75]

I saw that. He's done pretty well for an engineer with a high school education.

I hate to say it, but sort of like Eugene Stoner.

[ABNAK]

I don't know if $$$ is changing hands under the table or what but SIG landing the M17 contract as well as this one certainly can make one wonder.

I'm not saying either SIG product is inferior but the "traditional" Colt and FN assumptions are out the window apparently

Question: Are any M4A1 contracts altered by this decision to go to SIG?

[Slater]

SIG has landed government contracts across the spectrum: Small arms, ammo, and optics. I'm surprised they haven't designed their own proprietary polymer mag by now.

[prepare]

Interesting take-away statement..."the timing of the AR is all in the cam pin path"

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

They do mention him a bit (but not by name) but I think this interview seriously downplays Robert Hirt, the HK engineer that SIG hired away from the 416 team.


Here he is in the old days with one of his previous babies.




0:00 - 0:05 Hirt: "G36 No. 205 fire to destruction."
0:09 - 0:09 Backround: "Slow down Robert, everybody wants to attend."
0:10 - 0:25 Discussion on how to hold the rifle.
0:32 "Open fire, or?!"
0:33 "Attention!" (brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr commences)
0:40 - 0:50 Backround: "The ejection is flawless" (Note the guy in the backround, totally exited about the trajectory of the empty shells)
1:29 "The fourth one? Yes"
1:45 "Be careful, the gas block is getting red."
2:00 "600, yes? Yes!"
2:13 "Now its getting hot. 700? Yes!"
2:33 "We've done it, now it burns."
2:35 "I owe you a beer (?)"
2:37 Hirt: "The bolt hold open doesn't work anymore."
2:41 Hirt: "Let's shoot some more?" (Literally: Shall we throw out some more?)
2:44 "Better take care!"
2:55 "Throw it away, stop it!"
2:59 Hirt: "Do you have one more?"
3:03 -3:08 "How many? 800! But be careful!"
3:08 Hirt: "One more!"
3:17 "Throw it away, now! Throw it away, NOW!"
3:24 "Well done!"
3:27 "Lick my ass"
3:29 Hirt: "205 after 900 rounds sustained fire one magazine 30 rounds. Bolt hold open works, wicked! It works! G36 205 after 900 rounds one magazine 30 rounds runs without complaints."
3:53 Hirt: "GEIL!"

[kyjd75]

If you read the comments on the YouTube page I think that Chris B. stated that Hirt requested not to be mentioned by name due to some sort of contractual conflict. I don't think anyone would argue or otherwise dispute that he was instrumentally involved in the development of the 516/716/MCX/MPX as well as Sirois. What a development team Sig had for awhile! And he definitely made some great demo videos for HK and Sig. Obviously proud of his work.