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SIG's New Machine Gun Gets Army Safety Certs
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 Site Supporter   Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088 
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For what reason do you believe they put a folding stock on it?
There has to be a reason _________________ You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:45 pm |
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RocketScott wrote: Another perspective on it from SSD: USSOCOM Completes Safety Certification and Purchase of SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Guns, Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors http://soldiersystems.net/2020/01/15/ussocom-completes-safety-certification-and-purchase-of-sig-sauer-mg-338-machine-guns-ammunition-and-next-generation-suppressors/ Great picture for scale:  Quote: The SIG MG 338 bridges the gap between the current machine guns currently in use with the U.S. Military. In comparison to the current M240 (7.62x51cal) machine gun, which has been in service with the U.S. Military for 60 years, the SIG MG 338, is noticeably lighter, weighing only 20 pounds, and provides significantly more range and lethality. In comparison to the M2 (.50cal), which has been in service with the U.S. Military for 110 years, the MG 338 is approximately one-quarter the weight, and in a historic first, offers a man-portable solution with similar effective-range. Making this system even more desirable are the new SIG SAUER Next Generation Suppressors which drastically reduces the impact of harmful toxic fumes and signature, making the operator less vulnerable. The SIG SAUER MG 338 machine gun is a belt-fed, lightweight medium machine gun weighing under 20lbs., chambered in 338 Norma Mag. The MG 338 features a short-stroke gas piston system and a proprietary recoil mitigation system, with a free-floating, quick-change barrel, ambidextrous controls, switchable feed tray, charging handle that can be alternated to either side depending on operator preference, and as a modern, multi-caliber, modular system the new SIG MG 338 is easily convertible to 7.62x51cal. Just because you found a midget holding the new machinegun does not change anything!  |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:46 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088
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Bruce556 wrote: Just because you found a midget holding the new machinegun does not change anything! I've got pictures of midgets holding other things PM inbound... _________________ You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:55 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088
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_________________ You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:58 pm |
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It does look massive in their tiny hands, but I don't think they would have a problem bailing out of a Bradley with it.
 In fact, I think you could actually fit six soldiers that size in a Bradley as advertised! Last edited by Bruce556 on Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:07 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:03 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088
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Bruce556 wrote: It does look massive in their tiny hands... Well, who's fetish is unreasonable now? _________________ You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:06 pm |
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RocketScott wrote: Bruce556 wrote: It does look massive in their tiny hands... Well, who's fetish is unreasonable now? Well played sir. |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:08 pm |
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This is for RocketScott.
I hate flat dark earth! It would be much better if it was black as firearms are supposed to be. It has a folding stock that may or may not (probably not) be useful. |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:28 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52039 Real Name: Steve
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Errrr . . . topics merged?
_________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:32 pm |
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MadPick wrote: Errrr . . . topics merged? No I don't think so. I have done several "Who else is disappointed with" postings. |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:41 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088
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Bruce556 wrote: This is for RocketScott. I hate flat dark earth! It would be much better if it was black as firearms are supposed to be... Totally fair. If they want other colors that's why rust-oleum was invented. How else are the grunts going to release their inner Bob Ross _________________ You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for |
| Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:43 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2015 Posts: 1045
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I do not see a beefed up general purpose machinegun replacing the 7.62 GPM and M2 .50 caliber machinegun.
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| Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:04 pm |
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RocketScott wrote: Where's Notamerc when you need him... Well I’m sitting in North Carolina getting ready to go play in the sand box! As for this bad boy, the whole point of it was to counter the whole overmatch that the bad guys supposedly have over us with the PK and PKP machine guns. How well this will actually work is still to be seen. The XM-25 was supposedly a good idea yet in practice turned into a waste of time and money and was eventually dumped. How exactly this system is supposed to be used I’m not sure. Given that the whole overmatch typically becomes an issue when you’re shooting from mountain top to mountain top it’ll probably be in some kind of static position. Weight wise it’s similar to the 240 so I could see them carrying this turkey, however the belts of ammo will be a bitch. The size of the thing could also be an impediment but I doubt that’ll be an issue. As for the folding stock, I’m sure it comes down to “it’s 2020, it has to have a folding stock”. My only reasoning would space savings. If you’re crawling into a turret a stock can be in the way at times, if you fold it when not actively in use that could be beneficial. |
| Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:16 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21268 Real Name: Vick Lagina
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_________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith "The “A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli Láodòng zhèng zhūwèi zìyóu FJB |
| Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:52 am |
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Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2015 Posts: 1045
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Instead of a folding stock, removing the barrel would make it more portable.
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| Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:25 am |
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