SIG Sauer 522 | |
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Type | Cadet rifle |
Place of origin | Germany |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | SIG Sauer |
Produced | 2009–2015 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications (R522) | |
Mass | 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) (unloaded) |
Length | 892 mm (35.1 in) |
Barrel length | 422 mm (16.6 in) |
Cartridge | .22 Long Rifle |
Caliber | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) |
Action | Blowback operated |
Muzzle velocity | 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 140 meters |
Feed system | 10- and 25-round box magazine; 50-round drum magazine. |
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. It differs from its centerfire counterpart in a number of ways. The 522 series has no adjustable gas block as the 55x series does. Instead, a mock gas block is installed.[2] SIG refers to this as a storage container. Instead of 30-round magazines, the 522 series accepts 10-round or 25-round magazines that are manufactured by Black Dog Machine and re-branded for distribution with the SIG 522. Black Dog also produces a 50 round drum magazine for the 522.