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The SIG Sauer 522 LR is a .22 LR semi-automatic, blowback operated rifle.It is patterned after the SIG 55x series rifles that fire 5.56x45mm centerfire cartridges. [1] The 522 fires .22 LR ammunition and serves as a training rifle for its larger counterparts due to mostly identical controls and features.
In September 2019, SIG Sauer submitted its designs. [10] The SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR (the rifle's commercial designation) is chambered in the 6.8×51mm (.277 in) SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of ammunition such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (for the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm ...
The American company is Sig Sauer, Inc (stylized as SIG SAUER). Its predecessor SIGARMS was founded in Virginia in 1985 to import and distribute SIG Sauer firearms into the United States: Its headquarters were moved to New Hampshire in 1990. This company was renamed Sig Sauer, Inc. in 2007, and since 2000 is organizationally separate from SIG ...
In January 2014, SIG introduced the 556xi series rifles as an improvement to the 556 and 556R series rifles. As of May 2017, SIG has discontinued the SIG 556, SIG 556R, and 556xi series of rifles and no longer displays those models on the products section of their website. [19] The SIG 522LR is a .22-caliber sporting rifle styled after the SG 551.
GSG-1911, a .22 copy of the Browning M1911 pistol [7] GSG-StG 44, a .22 copy of the StG 44 [5] GSG-MP40P, a 9mm, semi-automatic pistol lookalike of the MP 40 submachine gun [8] GSG Firefly in 22 LR. GSG FireFly, license produced SIG Sauer Mosquito, a downsized copy of the SIG Sauer P226 chambered in .22 lr. GSG-themed clothing [9]
The XM250 light machine gun and XM7 rifle were designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (used in the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun) and 7.62×51mm NATO. [8] [9] [10]
The design which later was later to become the SIG Sauer 200 STR was favoured by the Scandinavian associations over what was later to become the SIG Sauer 205. The SIG Sauer 200 STR was launched in 1989, and became approved for Scandinavian rifle competitions from 1 January 1990 in the calibers .22 LR, 6.5×55mm and 7.62×51mm NATO.
The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized service pistol made by SIG Sauer. This model is available in four chamberings: the 9×19mm Parabellum , .40 S&W , .357 SIG , or .22 Long Rifle . [ 2 ] It has the same mechanism of operation as the SIG Sauer P220 , but is developed to use higher capacity, double stack magazines in place of the single stack ...