India Not to Repeat Sig Sauer Rifle Contract, Cites ‘Performance’

AK-74 assault rifle. Image Credit: modernfirearms.net This is the Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle. No, that’s not a typo, and I didn’t get my numbers reversed; it’s an AK-74, and the Soviet Army first adopted them in 1974. ...

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https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/05/11/india-sig-sauer-rifle-contract/amp/ Inder Singh Bisht

• May 11, 2022, 11:04 am

SIG716 rifle. Image: Sig Sauer The Indian government has decided against repeating a $90 million order for 72,400 “Patrol” Sig Sauer assault rifles due to performance issues, The Wire revealed. Indian Army soldiers reported the rifle jamming when firing locally-made 7.62 mm rounds, causing “barrel bulges,” which rendered the US-made rifle “inoperable,” the Indian news outlet explained. The SIG716 rifle also had a higher recoil when firing the Indian ammunition compared to AK-47 variants or the indigenous Indian Small Arms System 5.56×45 mm assault rifles that the army uses.

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