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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: Elderberry on January 16, 2020, 11:28:43 pm
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American Military News by Ryan Morgan January 16, 2020
VIDEO: US special operations just purchased Sig Sauer’s new machine gun – here’s what it can do
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has completed its safety certifications of Sig Sauer’s latest machine gun offering, the MG 338, and has begun purchasing the weapons systems.
In a press release, the firearms company confirmed it had passed the certifications and delivered the first of its machine guns to the U.S. military’s elite military command on Wednesday. The new machine gun is touted as a lightweight new weapon that can bridge the gap between the U.S. military’s current M240 (7.62x51cal) medium machine guns and its Browning M2 (.50cal) heavy machine guns.
The MG 338 was approved along with Sig Sauer’s new .338 Norma Mag Ammunition and a new suppressor system. According to Sig Sauer, the certifications represent the first time in decades that the U.S. military has approved a new machine gun, ammunition and suppressor at the same time.
More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/01/video-us-special-operations-just-purchased-sig-sauers-new-machine-gun-heres-what-it-can-do/ (https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/01/video-us-special-operations-just-purchased-sig-sauers-new-machine-gun-heres-what-it-can-do/)
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American Military News by Ryan Morgan January 16, 2020
In a press release, the firearms company confirmed it had passed the certifications and delivered the first of its machine guns to the U.S. military’s elite military command on Wednesday. The new machine gun is touted as a lightweight new weapon that can bridge the gap between the U.S. military’s current M240 (7.62x51cal) medium machine guns and its Browning M2 (.50cal) heavy machine guns.
The MG 338 was approved along with Sig Sauer’s new .338 Norma Mag Ammunition and a new suppressor system. According to Sig Sauer, the certifications represent the first time in decades that the U.S. military has approved a new machine gun, ammunition and suppressor at the same time.
More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/01/video-us-special-operations-just-purchased-sig-sauers-new-machine-gun-heres-what-it-can-do/ (https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/01/video-us-special-operations-just-purchased-sig-sauers-new-machine-gun-heres-what-it-can-do/)
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@Elderberry
The words "light belt fed machine gun" and ".338 Norma Magnum just don't seem like a good fit. I realize the barrel recoils and that helps a bunch,but a 20 lb 338 Normal Mag belt-fed?
BTW,just in case any of you millionaires want to know what to buy me for my birthday.........
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@Elderberry
The words "light belt fed machine gun" and ".338 Norma Magnum just don't seem like a good fit. I realize the barrel recoils and that helps a bunch,but a 20 lb 338 Normal Mag belt-fed?
BTW,just in case any of you millionaires want to know what to buy me for my birthday.........
Millionaire??? I wish.
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@Elderberry
The words "light belt fed machine gun" and ".338 Norma Magnum just don't seem like a good fit. I realize the barrel recoils and that helps a bunch,but a 20 lb 338 Normal Mag belt-fed?
BTW,just in case any of you millionaires want to know what to buy me for my birthday.........
@sneakypete
I would love to have one myself, but you forget about the Hughes Amendment.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) interpreted the Hughes Amendment as a prohibition on the civilian possession of any fully-automatic firearm manufactured after May 19, 1986
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@sneakypete
I would love to have one myself, but you forget about the Hughes Amendment.
@Elderberry
The government didn't seem to mind me being in possession of weapons a lot deadlier than that a mere belt-fed 30 cal for years. In fact,they even insisted on it.