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| Sig Sauer delivers Next Generation Weapons System prototypes to U.S. Army |
| 2021-02-04 |
| Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Armaments maker Sig Sauer Inc. announced its final delivery of prototypes to the U.S. Army for the Next Generation Squad Weapons systems this week. The Army plans to select one of three firms -- the other two are Textron and General Dynamics -- to manufacture the new weapons system in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Fielding of the weapons is expected to start in late 2022, according to the Army. The Sig Sauer system includes hybrid ammunition with a lighter weight cartridge, a belt-fed light-weight machine gun, a rifle and suppressors, the company said Tuesday in a press release. RELATED Marines officially roll out new M18 handgun |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 whether it would be possible to make a standard format AR upper that could use that ammo My guess is compatibility w/ the AR format is why the Army went with a "hybrid" plastic case with exposed bullet instead of fully telescopic cased ammo. |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Snore6533 2021-02-04 16:29 |
| #3 6.8mm polymer cased It not a telescoped case as we normally see polymer cased ammo. It looks like a brass cased bullet but with the brass case replaced with polymer. Manufacturing looks simpler w/ an extruded plastic case. I guess it is a bit cheaper to make than brass cased ammo. |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Snore6533 2021-02-04 16:25 |
| #2 I wonder how that hybrid ammo compares to 6.8 SPC and whether it would be possible to make a standard format AR upper that could use that ammo. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-04 15:45 |
| #1 6.8mm polymer cased. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-04 14:53 |