SIG SAUER Awarded Army Contract To Built Its Next Generation Squad Weapons, the XM5 and XM250

Like any huge government bureaucracy, the U.S. military tends to be slow to change. They kept the same pistol from 1911 until 1985. They’ve basically been running variants of the M16 in most roles since the Vietnam war. So when we say that the Army’s choice of a new squad rifle is a “once in … Read more

NGSW Apples and Oranges: SIG SAUER’s 277 SIG Fury vs. True Velocity’s 6.8TVC

Like just about all military procurement projects, the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon selection process has been a long and bumpy journey that’s dragged on since 2018. The Army’s been running 5.56 weapons for over half a century now and the move to a 6.8mm round while replacing venerable small arms like the M4, M16, … Read more