72,400 Sig 716's to arm the Indian Military

[rdb241]

Fear & Loading: World's Second-Largest Army Going with SIG?

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[Boboclown]

While I want an INSAS for sake of collection this was a good move.

The INSAS is notorious for being unreliable and for having bad mags that break.

 

[rdb241]

If my knowledge is correct. India manufactured there own G3's.

 

[Boboclown]

They had the PSG1 for use as a sniper/DMR. Don't think they manufactured it.

The Sig 716 is to replace the INSAS.

 

[rdb241]

According to this. They replaced the INSAS with the NIR. Now the are replacing that with Sigs? The INSAS looks like an AK with an HK cocking mechinism.

 

[Boboclown]

They wanted to replace the INSAS with that. But they realized their error, they aren't very good at designing a reliable rifle!

They also found 5.56 to not fit what they need so they're going 7.62 NATO for the frontline.

They'll still keep 5.56 as well. But its going to be mixed between the two. So they're trying to outsource their equipment.

 

[The Heretic]

I heard there was also an order for 7K+ Romeos (forget which model) from SIG optics - I also don't remember who the buyer was.

 

[rdb241]

Regardless, that's a ton of money for Sig. Both rifles and red dots.

 

[The Heretic]

Regardless, that's a ton of money for Sig. Both rifles and red dots.

Not to mention their pistol contract with the US military

Which makes me wonder why they are too cheap to fix the problems with P227 mags; instead of replacing the springs, they just discontinued the P227 - too much trouble I guess?

It seems to me that SIG is moving away from their metal framed guns to plastic striker guns.

 

[Boboclown]

Regardless, that's a ton of money for Sig. Both rifles and red dots.

$900 something per 716. Go figure, we gotta pay more!

 

[The Heretic]

$900 something per 716. Go figure, we gotta pay more!

Or buy 72K guns - I hear they give a discount when you buy that many.

 

[rdb241]

It seems to me that SIG is moving away from their metal framed guns to plastic striker guns.

I found a P938 at a gun show and have fallen in love with that little compact thing. I got the Sig .22lr conversion with it also.

 

[rdb241]

$900 something per 716. Go figure, we gotta pay more!

For chits and grins....that's $64,800,00.00 for the rifles. 7K romeo's at US retail comes to $2,100,000.00.

 

[Boboclown]

Or buy 72K guns - I hear they give a discount when you buy that many.

I'd rather have 72k quality rifles.

 

[The Heretic]

I found a P938 at a gun show and have fallen in love with that little compact thing. I got the Sig .22lr conversion with it also.

I don't care for those SA micros that SIG makes - no real diff between those and others IMO. I want to try the trigger on a P365, but for me, a real SIG handgun is DA/SA with a decocker.

 

[The Heretic]

I'd rather have 72k quality rifles.

You mean AKs?

 

[rdb241]

I don't care for those SA micros that SIG makes - no real diff between those and others IMO. I want to try the trigger on a P365, but for me, a real SIG handgun is DA/SA with a decocker.

I kinda stumbled onto this micro compact pistol thing in the last month or so. I also have a Glock 26. I prefer the Sig and yet the G26 is suprisingly accurate as heel. Before these the only compact I had was a Para Ordinance P-12 compact. These are even smaller than that.

 

[Boboclown]

You mean AKs?

Or FALs, ARs, original Swiss 550s, etc.

 

[rdb241]

Or FALs, ARs, original Swiss 550s, etc.

Valmets? Galils?

 

[Boboclown]

Valmets? Galils?

Part of the etc. Though I don't think Valmets are in production anymore, and I know IWI only has the machining for the Galil Ace (not a fan of the Ace). Or so IWI claims.

I think some other countries still produce the Galil.