USSOCOM Completes Safety Certification and Purchase of SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Guns, Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors

SigSauer.com ^ | 1-15-2020 | Sig Sauer

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SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce the United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM), working closely with SIG SAUER, has completed a safety certification of the new SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Gun, SIG SAUER 338 Norma Mag Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors. Following this historic official safety certification, SIG SAUER has completed deliveries of multiple systems, comprised of the MG 338 Machine Guns, 338 Norma Mag Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors – all researched, designed, engineered, and manufactured by SIG SAUER in the U.S.A. The SIG MG 338 bridges the gap between the current machine guns currently in use with the U.S. Military. In comparison to the current M240 (7.62x51cal) machine gun, which has been in service with the U.S. Military for 60 years, the SIG MG 338, is noticeably lighter, weighing only 20 pounds, and provides significantly more range and lethality. In comparison to the M2 (.50cal), which has been in service with the U.S. Military for 110 years, the MG 338 is approximately one-quarter the weight, and in a historic first, offers a man-portable solution with similar effective-range. Making this system even more desirable is the new SIG SAUER Next Generation Suppressors which drastically reduces the impact of harmful toxic fumes and signature, making the operator less vulnerab

[GreyFriar]

But with it firing a .338 cal round, it will be a ‘special supply ammo item’ with no NATO interchangeability. Or will NATO also change to .338. Why not just produce it in the standard 7.62mm?

[Squantos]

Dillon has a prototype of the M134 Mini gun is this caliber also ..... 338 Norma Mag.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31873/makers-of-the-famous-mingun-give-us-our-first-look-at-a-338-magnum-gatling-gun

Gonna leave a dent in islam ....

[SanchoP]

It’s gonna be a real game changer for small unit tactics. I would love to see how they train the gun crews. This is definitely not grandpa’s old “60”.

[SauronOfMordor]

Read the article. It’s convertible to .308, though I wonder how many parts you would have to swap out to accomplish that.

[MileHi]

That’ll be a hell of a rainmaker.

[davidb56]

I want one.

[PAR35]

Do they make it in single shot with a box magazine?

[davidb56]

I dont know. Semi auto mag fed would be nice, but Im sure the price would be about the same as a good used car.

[Svartalfiar]

In comparison to the M2 (.50cal), which has been in service with the U.S. Military for 110 years, the MG 338 is approximately one-quarter the weight, and in a historic first, offers a man-portable solution with similar effective-range. Making

Similar effective range, maybe. Similar stopping power? Not even close. Especially at that effective range.

Compared to the 240, how easy is this guy to field strip and clean? Looking at the pictures, it's full of holes and overs and unders and crannys and nooks and all sorts of places that are hard to clean. Every single private is going to hate this system when the supply sergeant won't let them turn it in because it's not clean enough.

[wastedyears]

What the hell kind of machine is that? Looks like some Call of Duty kid’s wet dream.

[2111USMC]

Looks like they’ve got a red dot or reflex sight on the one at the link.

[Kickass Conservative]

I really, really, really want one. Really...

[GreyFriar]

Right, 7.62mm = .308 cal. Thanks. I saw the .308 but didn’t realize the conversion. My old WW2 history mind just thought of .30 cal.