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How much longer do I have to wait to see Garud 716s in a similar configuration as the Brit L129A1? All the pieces are there, just put them together FFS !!! :shoot:

Got DAC clearence, didn't hear anything about deal signing unless I missed/misremembered something (all these clearances, approvals & dose of desi patrakaar writing thoroughly confuse the status of most programs). And that long handguard is a good thing - when you're firing from behind cover...

This though, is a concern - IA needs to draw very clear lines as to where & when decorations are to be worn on uniform.

From what I can tell, these flags are only really used during exercises.

One more shot: In his defence, the sights in question (IMI Defense TFS/TRS) have a pair of 'residual' sight posts that can perform a limited sighting function for relatively short range engagements, even when they are folded down. Watch the video below to get a closer look. That said, it's...

Ah, I get what you mean. No it can't be. But there's no need to, as there's no round in the chamber and gun will not fire. Unless manually chambered again.

If by hammer down you mean the bolt being forward with a round in chamber, yes it can be put on safe in that state.

Yes and no. Rubber eyepieces are essential if your platform has very little eye relief (the scope's ocular lens is very close to your aiming eye), otherwise the recoil could result in significant injury to eyes. The SVD is a prime example, which is why the PSO-1 scope comes with rubber as...

Don't see the point in having a rubber eyepiece on a setup with this much eye relief. Unless this scope was meant for a different platform than the 716.

This is brochure of 716G1, which is older, heavier version of what we bought. This was succeeded by 716G2 which brought several weight-reductions over G1, plus the one we bought had Direct-Impingement gas system as opposed to Short-Stroke Piston which normal 716G2 has, that further reduces...

If this article is true, then bad news guys, it turns out the few thousand magnified optics that IA was looking for are expressly meant for the LMGs we recently bought (the Negevs), not the SIG 716s. https://gbp.com.sg/stories/indian-army-to-procure-16000-telescopic-lmg-sights/ Thanks to...

I couldn't wait :laugh:

Maratha LI Thanks to @Unknowncommando 2 for finding video.

Only 18" is seen here: https://www.sigsauer.com/sig716g2-dmr-fde.html If they did a 20" it doesn't look like they're doing it now.

That's an 18" iirc. If the order is big enough anything can be done. Heck they came up with a whole new DI gas system for the 716, a longer barrel is nothing.

There isn't any 20" for 716 off the shelf from SIG. Will have to be custom ordered, but won't and shouldn't be done unless they get a feel for the 16" first.

Can't wait to see Garuds replace their 5.56 STAR-21 with SIG716s as Marksman rifle. The 716 with a VFG, Bipod & Mepro X6 magnifier would look killer. .308 round on AR-10 platform would finally do justice to 6x magnification. Air Force & Navy also received few thousand 716s so its just a matter...

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Yea, getting tiresome now. I think people are seeing RR's FAB AKs with optics and thinking this is standard issue for all IA now. Far as I know, the tender was for magnifiers. Said nothing about variable-power, correct me if wrong. If indeed variable-power was specified, gotta say that's...

MP9 has basically come in as a SAF carbine (Sterling) replacement for all the units that bought them. Obviously it lacks power, hence the requirement for 5.56x45 carbines. Rifle itself is just as effective without optics as it is with them. The question is how effective is the shooter with &...