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Production history
Designer
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
Designed
1970s–1980s
Manufacturer
SIG Sauer AG (formerly Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft and Swiss Arms)
Produced
1986–present
No. built
600,000
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
4.1 kg (9.04 lb)
Length
1,000 mm (39.4 in) (stock extended) 772 mm (30.4 in) (stock folded)
Barrel length
528 mm (20.8 in)
Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO[a]
7.62×39mm (used in SG 553 R variant)
.300 AAC Blackout (used in SG 553 BK variant)
6.5mm Creedmoor (used in SG 750 variant)
7.62×51mm NATO (used in SG 751 variant)
Action
Gas operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
~700 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
911 m/s (2,989 ft/s)
Effective firing range
100–400 m sight adjustments
Feed system
5-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazine
STANAG magazines (SIG 556 series)
AK-47 magazines (SG 553 R, SIG 556 R)
Sights
Rear: rotating diopter drum with tritium night inserts; front: hooded post with folding night post 540 mm (21.3 in) sight radius (SG 550)
The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG) in Switzerland. "SG" is an abbreviation for Sturmgewehr ("assault rifle"). The rifle is based on the earlier 5.56×45mm NATO SIG SG 540.
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The SG550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG)...
export-variations of the SG 510 family of small arms. After thirty-three years, from 1957 to 1990, the Swiss Army replaced the Stgw. 57 with the SIGSG550, a lighter-weight...
The SG 540 is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG, currently SAN Swiss Arms AG)...
280–281. ISBN 0-87341-824-7. SIGSG 540 SIGSG550SIG Sauer SIG516 Beretta AR70/90 FARA 83 List of assault rifles "The SIGSG 530/1". swissrifles.com. Retrieved...
The SIG GL 5040/5140 is a 40 mm grenade launcher, which can be mounted under all SIGSG550/551 assault rifle models and is operated in single-shot mode...
changed its name to SIG Sauer AG. Rifles SG550 line of assault rifles (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines, the SG 553 and various semi-automatic...
participants since 1991. The shooting is with the Swiss Army ordnance rifle, SIGSG550. The competition is held in the shooting range at Albisgütli to the south-west...
Forces use the standard issue SIGSG550 with a Kern 4×24 telescopic sight as a marksman rifle. SIG716 DMR Gen2 replacing SG550. [citation needed] United...
adapters for weapons besides the M16, including the Beretta AR70/90 series; SIGSG550, Heckler & Koch HK416, Bushmaster ACR, Enfield L85A2, and FN SCAR weapon...
The SIG Sauer SIG516 is a rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer. It is an AR-15 style rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. Introduced in 2010, the SIG516 was...
function as bodyguards are equipped with the SIG Sauer P220 pistol and the SIGSG550 assault rifle (or its SG 552 variant) also in use by the Swiss Army...
Germany Used by 10th Parachute Brigade. Virtually phased out. SIGSG550 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO SG 553 Switzerland Used by Royal Intelligence Corps and GGK...
variant used by Metropolitan Police. HK53 (used by Cumbria Constabulary) SIGSG550 (551 variant) (used by West Mercia Police). (552 variant) (previously...
(in Indonesian). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024. "SIGSG550 (Sturmgewehr Model 550) / Stgw 90 Assault Rifle / Carbine (1990)". Military Factory...
May 2017. White, Andrew (27 November 2006). "IDEAS 2006: Pakistan selects Sig Sauer pistols for special forces". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the...
the MP5SD3, MP5SD6, MP5K, and MP5-N Beretta AR70/90 Glock 19 Sig Sauer P226 SIGSG550 and its variants Beretta 92 Franchi SPAS-15 12 gauge combat shotgun...
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