As the gun is multicalibre it can also be chambered in the more conventional 7.62x51mm round and from the footage shared it appears to operate using the long recoil principle of operation. The gun was demonstrated by Colin Murphy, one of the SIG Sauer Academy’s instructors and a US Army’s 3rd Special Forces Group veteran, he described it as “the lightest, most powerful machine gun on the face of the earth.” Soldier Systems reports that the SLMAG can be loaded without having to open the top cover and the direction of feed can be swapped. The SLMAG reportedly weighs in at 20 lbs, lighter even than the M240B. Developed as an answer to General Dynamics’ Lightweight Medium Machine Gun, the guns were likely intended to meet the need established by a Sources Sought Solicitation posted by the United States Special Operations Command and the United States Marine Corps back in May 2017. The .338 Norma Magnum SLMAG demonstrated has a rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute and an effective range of 2000 metres. SIG’s new SLMAG fired during a SIG Sauer range day in Last Vegas (Matthew Cox/) Army.” Snyder described their NGSW entry as ‘very, very similar’ suggesting that their entry is likely a SLMAG chambered in the US Army’s new spec XM1168 6.8mm GP round. According to, Paul Snyder, SIG’s product manager for their new light machine gun project, confirmed that “We will not be submitting this, but we are working on the prototype opportunity notice for the U.S. The gun’s designer, David Steimke, discussed some of the weapon’s features and noted that the SLMAG is a multicalibre design with the new light machine providing the basis for SIG Sauer’s entry into the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program. Thanks to footage from SIG’s range day we get our first glimpse of the SL MAG chambered in. TFB reported back in October 2018, that SIG Sauer had displayed their new light machine gun at the 2018 Association of the United States Army exposition. Special Operations Command recently selected the Sig MG 338 for evaluation.
338 Norma Magnum round, Sunday at a pre-SHOT Show 2020 range day in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sig Sauer showed off its new Sig MG 338 machine gun, chambered in the potent. Updated on August 8th, 2020 by Derek Draven: As mentioned in our updated intro, we've added 5 more insanely powerful weapons from the Fallout universe to this existing list.At their pre-SHOT Show range day SIG Sauer have demonstrated their new light machine gun, the SLMAG. Here's the New Light Machine Gun SOCOM Is Evaluating. It’s difficult to narrow down the game’s many excellent weapons, but here are some of the best, with an extra few added onto our original list. RELATED: Fallout 4's Best Companions, Rankedįor almost every type of weapon, there’s a unique variant, meaning that you can specialize in any weapon, from light machine guns to sledgehammers. While completing quests and charming NPCs can be fun, the series also offers satisfying combat, in no small part due to its large variety of available weapons, fit for any and all character builds. The Fallout series never fails to impress, with its expansive and darkly funny game worlds and inventive storytelling.
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