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The New Sig 6.8x51 Sig Spear (We Can Own The NGSW)

Talyn said:

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You're preaching to the choir Bub, we have to change with the times.........

That being said I still prefer mine with twenty inch barrels
 
NMEDGE said:
I think they will realize that this system will be too heavy in the future. What infantry really needs is light and powerful round, that's it, nothing fancy.
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About the same weight class as the M1 Garand/M14. If our previous generation(s) could handle the same weight so can the the existing/future ones. The 5.56 M4s will still serve in secondary roles/support sections.

Also, as earlier, mentioned this new M7 rifle will only be issued to the specific front-line troopers, although I can see the M249 and M240 slowing going away since the M250 has superior performance over both.
 
Talyn said:
An elaboration...

As of right now, NGSW program is only intended for the close combat force consisting of Infantry, Cav Scouts, Combat Engineers, SOF, and select enablers. That means there are just over 13,000 XM-7 and XM250s being fielded to replace the M4's, M240s and M249 SAWs in those formations.

Those formations aren't the average Army infantryman.
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Given that, is it really worth it to inject yet another caliber into the logistics train? Esp when it’s a very exotic round that’s both expensive to make and offers little that the 7.62 X 51 can’t already do? Just a thought.
 
So, why did the US replace the 30-06 with the .308/7.62x51?

The 5.56 was seriously out-ranged in the sandbox wars, and the 6.8x51 provides better performance than the 7.62x51.
 
I have only handled one of these Sigs, and for a brief time. This was at one of the recent NRA conventions, and Sig had one dressed up with the suppressor and Sig scope.

It was a pig. I don’t recall the numbers, but it felt heavier than it was.

There is weight, and then there is how that weight feels due to distribution and balance. I think that’s what made it feel even heavier. The rifle alone isn’t too bad (8.6 lbs?) but with that high intensity cartridge and short barrel, the suppressor is pretty much a must. I consider the rifle and suppressor a single item for that reason. The suppressor adds another 1.5 lbs or so, making it a ten pound plus rifle. That can is hanging out front where its 1.5 lbs feels like more.

I don’t know what it will do that can’t be done with a Scar 17 in 6.5CM that weighs 8 lbs. They already have some MK17s, and it’s only a barrel change away.

But that wouldn’t be an Sig, and it feels like that’s an army requirement nowadays.
 
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