Modernisation of Indian Army Infantry

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Who knows we may see a wildcard entry by Sig SAUER or any other company, genuinely how many of us thought Sig 716 would be chosen? @Gessler any inputs on who could be chosen for the carbine deal?
SiG-516 was offered last time for carbine tender but the SiG-516 has been discontinued.
 

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Can the Sig MCX be converted to DI like how they did for the SIG 716i to reduce cost?
 

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It’s an almost perfect fit, within 800mm, folding stock, length adjustable stock, MLOK handguard, some degree of commonality with Sig 716, easy cross training etc
But weight is 3.4kg, Army wants no more than 3.3 kg.
 

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@Gessler what’s the difference between an SBR and a Pistol?
If the barrel length is shorter than 16" or if the overall length is shorter than 26", and the gun has a stock, then its an SBR. This requires registration with ATF and a $200 tax stamp.

If it has no stock, then regardless of barrel length or overall length its a pistol. Whether it has a 'pistol brace' or not does not matter.

In simplest terms:



The brace can be used as a stock, but because it's 'intended use' is to support single-handed shooting, it can circumvent this law.

Brace in its intended use-case:



Brace used as a stock:

 

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If the barrel length is shorter than 16" or if the overall length is shorter than 26", and the gun has a stock, then its an SBR. This requires registration with ATF and a $200 tax stamp.

If it has no stock, then regardless of barrel length or overall length its a pistol. Whether it has a 'pistol brace' or not does not matter.

In simplest terms:



The brace can be used as a stock, but because it's 'intended use' is to support single-handed shooting, it can circumvent this law.

Brace in its intended use-case:



Brace used as a stock:

Thanks
 

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Y'all nibiairs do u think we need to selectively prioritise modernisation of some particular unit's of the army?

Gahtak Size is 7000 currently.
They were also involved in direct confrontation with the Chinese, needles to say they will be extensively used in future wars.
 

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Y'all nibiairs do u think we need to selectively prioritise modernisation of some particular unit's of the army?

Gahtak Size is 7000 currently.
They were also involved in direct confrontation with the Chinese, needles to say they will be extensively used in future wars.
How did you get the number 7000? I have been trying to figure out the number of ghataks in IA but haven't been able to.
 

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