Indian Army gets first batch of Sig 716 assault rifles

[Water Car Engineer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284014629090295808

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284034425982865410

 

[Rafale+Meteor+Spectra]

Too big round. Should have gone.
for 5.56mm as much less recoil.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Too big round. Should have gone.
for 5.56mm as much less recoil.

hand grip and shock absorbing stock for the win

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284014629090295808

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284034425982865410

You must admit these are beautiful weapons ! Kudos ! However,no sights or grips ?

Too big round. Should have gone.
for 5.56mm as much less recoil.

I like your username.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Too big round. Should have gone.
for 5.56mm as much less recoil.

These are battle rifles. For 5.56, we have enough Tavor in the service already.

 

[kursed]

Beautiful weapon, good buy!

 

[Zapper]

You must admit these are beautiful weapons ! Kudos ! However,no sights or grips ?

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I like your username.

These pictures came out right after IA received the rifles and were handed over to some soldiers in a training range. They'd be equipped with sights and folks when deployed with active troops

IA is procuring Gun & Helmet mounted sights from Tonbo, MKU & BEL

https://twitter.com/x/status/1240613798379020288

 

[Bossman]

Trying to catch up with the 50 year old G3 after the biggest failure ever in infantry rifles called the INSAS.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Will they use these guns to fight with Chinese soldiers occupying their lands?
Was this their excuse just like the "Raphale" excuse on 2/27?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284014629090295808

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284034425982865410

 

[HalfMoon]

Will they use these guns to fight with Chinese soldiers occupying their lands?
Was this their excuse just like the "Raphale" excuse on 2/27?

"Neither is anyone inside our territory nor is any of our post captured" - Indian PM Narender Modi (aka Surrender Modi)

 

[Trango Towers]

These pictures came out right after IA received the rifles and were handed over to some soldiers in a training range. They'd be equipped with sights and folks when deployed with active troops

IA is procuring Gun & Helmet mounted sights from Tonbo, MKU & BEL

https://twitter.com/x/status/1240613798379020288

Indigenous

 

[Zapper]

These are battle rifles. For 5.56, we have enough Tavor in the service already.

Tavors are only for Special Forces. The 5.56 rounds have proved to be ineffective which is why we wanted to switch to an AK or NATO round. The Sigs are for frontline infantry troops while the rest would be equipped with AK-203's if that deal goes through

 

[Bossman]

Tavors are only for Special Forces. The 5.56 rounds have proved to be ineffective which is why we wanted to switch to an AK or NATO round. The Sigs are for frontline infantry troops while the rest would be equipped with AK-203's if that deal goes through

So why is India buying 72k caracal carbines. The army of South Sudan has better procurement programs. Some generals and their future generations would have good retirement plans.

 

[Zapper]

So why is India buying 72k caracal carbines. The army of South Sudan has better procurement programs. Some generals and their future generations would have good retirement plans.

The Car816 deal has been stalled in the first place. Secondly, that deal was for carbines and you can't induct an AR for Carbine requirement. IA still has the vintage SAF Carbine 2A1 in service which requires immediate replacement

The rest of Insas will be replaced by a locally manufactured rifle, be it the AK-203 (currently on hold due to costing issue) or some other Assault Rifle

Bottom line is there would be one replacement for Carbines while Assault Rifle category will see Sig-716 (144k) for frontline troops and 760k license manufactured AK-203's or a similar weapon for the rest.

 

[Bossman]

The Car816 deal has been stalled in the first place. Secondly, that deal was for carbines and you can't induct an AR for Carbine requirement. IA still has the vintage SAF Carbine 2A1 in service which requires immediate replacement

The rest of Insas will be replaced by a locally manufactured rifle, be it the AK-203 (currently on hold due to costing issue) or some other Assault Rifle

Bottom line is there would be one replacement for Carbines while Assault Rifle category will see Sig-716 (144k) for frontline troops and 760k license manufactured AK-203's or a similar weapon for the rest.

The Caracal deal is not stalled, they have some issues with the percentage of commission. Stupid argument about Sig versus AK 203. It’s not about frontline troops, its about what their operations are. Different Calibers different uses. So what you are saying is that if a unit moves from the LOC to a Cantonment, they will be changing rifles? In PA, units have both G3’s and AKs and they train on both. The bottom line is that Indian Army really #ucked up with the INSAS and now they are running around like headless chickens.