Sig Sauer is out of German Bundeswehr tender

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http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/24/itar-sig-sauer-withdraws-german-tender/

H&K forever...

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So they are out since they can't make the rifle in Germany? Really though if it's for the troops, give them the HK 416. Spend a little more where it matters.
 
rambones said:
Looks like an ACR.

Seems to be the way they are making guns now
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Actually it is the FN way of making guns - the king of making low cost guns. FN came up with this first, inspired by HK G3/MP5 back over 15 years during the SCAR time. Aluminum extraction tube + plastic trigger group. If you are fancier you get an aluminium trigger group.

Saying that, the SIG MCX is a very nice "special weapon" There is no way you can beat a SIG MCX in the 9" and under format in special applications. But for mass issue to a big army, the HK gas and bolt systems are simpler.

Anyways, god forbid Rheinmetall wins with that AUGish AR abomination - there is no choice but HK here.
 
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greentips said:
Actually it is the FN way of making guns - the king of making low cost guns. FN came up with this first, inspired by HK G3/MP5 back over 15 years during the SCAR time. Aluminum extraction tube + plastic trigger group. If you are fancier you get an aluminium trigger group.

Saying that, the SIG MCX is a very nice "special weapon" There is no way you can beat a SIG MCX in the 9" and under format in special applications. But for mass issue to a big army, the HK gas and bolt systems are simpler.

Anyways, god forbid Rheinmetall wins with that AUGish AR abomination - there is no choice but HK here.
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Interesting, thanks for the info!
 
Oh yeah. All the hoop la by internet losers especially in USA. Sig this and that . Haha. Hk wins again. Sig 226 ��great pistol but seriously there is a lesson here. Don’t knock the competition.
 
greentips said:
Actually it is the FN way of making guns - the king of making low cost guns. FN came up with this first, inspired by HK G3/MP5 back over 15 years during the SCAR time. Aluminum extrusion tube + plastic trigger group. If you are fancier you get an aluminium trigger group.

Saying that, the SIG MCX is a very nice "special weapon" There is no way you can beat a SIG MCX in the 9" and under format in special applications. But for mass issue to a big army, the HK gas and bolt systems are simpler.
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Fixed it for you. Darned auto-correct!

As you know, the MCX was not designed for "big Army", but rather at the specific request of US SOF. It was designed for the .300 BO cartridge, which is where the idea of the 9" barrel originated. Later in the design process it was decided to make the MCX multi-calibre to capitalize on existing ammo stocks and to make the system more attractive to potential international buyers. The multi-calibre nature of the MCX is largely responsible for the more complex gas system. The designers originally tried to go with a simple auto-regulating system, but abandoned it just as the first batch of rifles hit the US civilian market. They ended up with the more conventional, current arrangement of user-selected, multiple gas settings.

I suspect that the 9" length of the 5.56mm short barrel is simply a hold-over from the .300 BO barrel of the same length. This particular length works well with the design of the upper receiver (how it mates with the removable section of the handguard) and the gas system, despite the fact that it is a sub-optimal length for 5.56mm performance.
 
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