Indian Army SIG Sauer 716 assault rifle.

[ezsasa]

If I am not wrong, Army has placed orders for indigenous optics last month. I don't remember how many they ordered.

I would have posted the details of tender/RFI in Indian army thread.

 

[MuzzleVelocity]

Any pictures of our soldiers carrying this beast?

 

[Blue Water Navy]

Hey guys, which optics India is considering to buy for these rifles?

 

[samsaptaka]

Hey guys, which optics India is considering to buy for these rifles?

Is that a sarcastic question :biggrin2:

 

[Blue Water Navy]

Is that a sarcastic question :biggrin2:

I don't know that's why I asked. Nothing more or less.

 

[samsaptaka]

I don't know that's why I asked. Nothing more or less.

Haha you failed to spot the joke I guess ! We all know how the jokers in IA purposely buy the most unequipped version of a rifle , god forbid if there was a sig with the option of no P rails I bet my bollocks they would have ordered that ! This being the case you asking for a sight to be ordered is a bit rich what ?

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

Sig 716 with the Army serve as a DMR.
Without optics, that rifle is practically useless.

 

[piKacHHu]

Sig 716 with the Army serve as a DMR.
Without optics, that rifle is practically useless.

If the selected model for IA is 716G2 patrol then it's a battle rifle not a DMR. I doubt IA is having designated rifle for DMR role as it is using SVD only for sniping. DMR is used for ranges 500-1000 m whereas sniper rifles could engage targets beyond 1000m.

 

[MIDKNIGHT FENERIR-00]

Any pictures of our soldiers carrying this beast?

Not Yet bro the army still didn’t distribute the guns to the Rashtriya Rifles Units in Kashmir yet.

 

[MIDKNIGHT FENERIR-00]

Sig 716 with the Army serve as a DMR.
Without optics, that rifle is practically useless.

It’s going to be used as a Battle Rifle not a DMR. For DMR Purpose the Army uses SVDs or Modernized SLRs.

 

[itsme]

Not Yet bro the army still didn’t distribute the guns to the Rashtriya Rifles Units in Kashmir yet.

Dont think RR will be getting these babies. These are mostly for Line Infantry not COIN troops.

 

[Blue Water Navy]

RR isn't a frontline troops. So, they won't be getting this rifle. And this is a battle rifle. The DMR version didn't have any flip iron sight (sorry if my terminology is wrong).

 

[MIDKNIGHT FENERIR-00]

Dont think RR will be getting these babies. These are mostly for Line Infantry not COIN troops.

I was thinking out of the 74,000 Rifles Ordered half will go to Army units on the LoC and other half will go to RR Troops replacing there AKs. There many RR Battalions who help the Normal Army LoC Units in protecting there areas and sectors. There was recently news about how RR Battalions are now being tasked with controlling or Stoping cross border Porki Terrorist infiltration along the LoC along with there Counter-Insurgency Operations on the Interior Areas so RR Troops getting SiG-716 isn’t a far fetched idea.

 

[Raj Malhotra]

I would have posted the details of tender/RFI in Indian army thread.

Can you repost? Or give link?
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[Yogendra Rana]

This is going to sound very superficial, but I just don't like the thought of Kalashnikovs being the main assault rifle for the Indian army. They do not have a modern appearance and almost no professional army uses them as standard. I'm sure the AK 103 is modern and will suit the requirements of the army, but I don't like the visuals in my head of Kalashnikovs becoming standard for most troops.

I hope they at least have picatinny rails and adjustable buttstock as standard.

They already have the picatinny rails and adjustable butt-stock with cheek rest. Moreover the fore railed hand guard for more modern equipment capability...

 

[Yogendra Rana]

What guns are being used by our snipers? I think currently pakistani snipers have an edge over them. Can someone shade a light on this?

We are using DSR, Negave and Galil for sniping.

 

[vampyrbladez]

If the selected model for IA is 716G2 patrol then it's a battle rifle not a DMR. I doubt IA is having designated rifle for DMR role as it is using SVD only for sniping. DMR is used for ranges 500-1000 m whereas sniper rifles could engage targets beyond 1000m.

Patrol Variant - Full Auto / Semi / Safe

DMR -Semi / Safe

 

[Aashi]

Any new picture of our RR units carying Sig716

 

[Neeraj Mathur]

Any new picture of our RR units carying Sig716

Sig716 is not for RR
these guns are for front line troops

 

[Gessler]

Just saw India Today's BattleCry episode featuring the first pics of SIG 716s in Indian hands.

Fully expected it to be seen in hands of a soldier sporting a trashy Model 1974 helmet...wasn't disappointed.

Weapon itself features a long MLOK handguard, Magpul CTR stock, flip-up BUIS and no optics.

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