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SIG SG 530

The SIG SG 530 was a Swiss assault rifle developed in the 1960s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) to take the then-new M193 ball and M196 tracer .223 Remington military rounds.[1]

SIG SG 530
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originSwitzerland
Production history
DesignerSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)
Designed1960s
ManufacturerSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)
Specifications
Mass3.45 kg (7.61 lb)
Length940 mm (37.0 in)

Cartridge.223 Remington
ActionGas-operated, roller-locked
Rate of fire600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity912 m/s (2,992 ft/s)
Maximum firing range500 m (547 yd)
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine
SightsIron sights

Development edit

Development of the rifle started in 1963 as a joint project between SIG and Beretta. The latter had already cooperated with SIG on the production of the SG 510-4 rifle for Chile. Initial prototypes of the 5.56 mm rifle used the delayed-blowback operating system of the SIG SG 510. However, this operating system proved to be problematic with the relatively "weak" 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, and the designers were forced to use a gas-operated, roller-locked system. In 1968, Beretta ceased development with SIG, and went to work on their own 5.56 mm rifle design resulting in the outwardly similar AR70, later known as AR70/223. Due to a lack of sales, SIG abandoned the SG 530 in the 1970s in favor of developing the SG 540 series.

Bibliography edit

  • Hogg, Ian V. and Weeks, John S. Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. Iola, WI, 7th edition, 2000. Pages 280–281. ISBN 0-87341-824-7.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The SIG SG 530/1". swissrifles.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.


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