Not a game changer. Its a control hand over. SIG is the only ompany that makes the 6.8 mm ammo for these rifles.
If SIG runs out of AMMO , The US military runs out.
Its just a bad deal. The rifle is heavy at 9 pounds, and the recoil is a lot heavier than an AR-15. This weaspon is designed for trench warfare, stalemate warfare. Its not a hop and pop weapon.
Bad move by the Biden crowd, I assume bagman Hunter pocketed a whole lot of kick back on this one.And the Chinese? They love it. Their AK 47s, faster ROF, lighter, easy to field repair, will shoot rings around this SIG rifle.
New 6.8 factory at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri.
They already make most of Army 5.56 and 7.62.