Gents,
Took my new Sig 716 Patrol Rifle to the range today. As is my norm, I'd previously cleaned, lubed, and familiarized myself with the new rifle prior to the range.
First impression was that it was a nicely made, piston driven, slightly oversize M16. It came in with a 16" barrel(1:10" twist) that comes with nice usable front and rear BUIS. Mechanically zeroing the rear I counted 104 clicks and centered it at 52 clicks. At the range this proved almost perfect only needing a few clicks to the left to center the group. Well done, Sig.
I then proceeded to mount my 10X Super Sniper Scope on it and attempted to get some groups. This was hampered by the heavy 7lb (or so) trigger and my lack of trigger time. Loads were 175 grain Sierra Match Kings over various charges. Nothing fancy all in military brass...
Final 10 round group was about 2" with the majority inside an inch. My belief is that with proper ammo, a trigger job, and more shooting time we will have a solid sub MOA shooter.
Again, very good for a "Patrol" rifle.
At 9.3 lbs the Sig is no lightweight, but compares favorably with the M14 and some other semi auto .308's. My custom GAP AR-10 tips the scales at 15.5 lbs, but it's got a truck axel for a barrel.
The Sig does not come cheap, but it's no more expensive than some .308's and considerably cheaper than some guns already on the market.
It's notable that the Sig 716 uses a gas piston and op rod system that is smooth shooting and extremely high quality. The bore axis is low and attributes to the soft recoil and fast recovery times.
With the short 16" barrel I would have expected muzzle blast to be extreme, but it was less than anticipated. I dare say less than the M14/M1A.
In the "patrol rifle" mode this rifle would benefit from a low power variable scope and would be fairly easy to enter or egress from a vehicle.
My only complaint is that the trigger pull is heavy. Seven pounds or so and that needs to be corrected before the full potential of the rifle can be realized.
Folks, Sig has a winner in the Model 716. As work gets out these are going to get hard to find. It's a keeper.
Wes
Took my new Sig 716 Patrol Rifle to the range today. As is my norm, I'd previously cleaned, lubed, and familiarized myself with the new rifle prior to the range.
First impression was that it was a nicely made, piston driven, slightly oversize M16. It came in with a 16" barrel(1:10" twist) that comes with nice usable front and rear BUIS. Mechanically zeroing the rear I counted 104 clicks and centered it at 52 clicks. At the range this proved almost perfect only needing a few clicks to the left to center the group. Well done, Sig.
I then proceeded to mount my 10X Super Sniper Scope on it and attempted to get some groups. This was hampered by the heavy 7lb (or so) trigger and my lack of trigger time. Loads were 175 grain Sierra Match Kings over various charges. Nothing fancy all in military brass...
Final 10 round group was about 2" with the majority inside an inch. My belief is that with proper ammo, a trigger job, and more shooting time we will have a solid sub MOA shooter.
Again, very good for a "Patrol" rifle.
At 9.3 lbs the Sig is no lightweight, but compares favorably with the M14 and some other semi auto .308's. My custom GAP AR-10 tips the scales at 15.5 lbs, but it's got a truck axel for a barrel.
The Sig does not come cheap, but it's no more expensive than some .308's and considerably cheaper than some guns already on the market.
It's notable that the Sig 716 uses a gas piston and op rod system that is smooth shooting and extremely high quality. The bore axis is low and attributes to the soft recoil and fast recovery times.
With the short 16" barrel I would have expected muzzle blast to be extreme, but it was less than anticipated. I dare say less than the M14/M1A.
In the "patrol rifle" mode this rifle would benefit from a low power variable scope and would be fairly easy to enter or egress from a vehicle.
My only complaint is that the trigger pull is heavy. Seven pounds or so and that needs to be corrected before the full potential of the rifle can be realized.
Folks, Sig has a winner in the Model 716. As work gets out these are going to get hard to find. It's a keeper.
Wes
