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GENERAL => General Firearms Discussion => Topic started by: Classic12 on August 24, 2021, 06:41:03 AM
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A very common sight in Switzerland is the Sig 510 or Sturmgewehr 57. It is commonly used at ranges and in military style competition and shooting festivals.
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Wikipedia has a good article on it, especially the civilian use section
SIG SG 510 - Wikipedia (http://"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_SG_510")
I bought mine from a former soldier who kept it after his military service, back in 2009 for $ 350
Then I upgraded the sights, the grip and the bipod in order to improve accuracy, making it a 57/02
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Recently I went one step further with better sights, floating hanguard, lighter hammer (less bounce), making it a 57/03. This means you have to shoot higher scores in order to qualify for a medal.
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The P (private ownership) is stamped when the rifle leaves the military
I believe it was built in 1969
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Proof marks
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The full auto function is de-activated when it leaves the military
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Then it was time for some testing at the 300 m range
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After abt 40 rounds to sight it in, I managed 89/100 with an ugly 6 at the last shot
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Went back a few days later and scored a 93/100 this time.
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The ten ring is 10 cm in diameter (4 inches), the 9 is 20 cm / 8 inches and so on. And it’s still open sights, so an encouraging result. I’m a pistol shooter at heart but I intend to shoot more rifle and improve.
A couple interesting videos
https://youtu.be/Y73Zcg9icJc (https://youtu.be/Y73Zcg9icJc)
https://youtu.be/ScGwJaBWRQ0 (https://youtu.be/ScGwJaBWRQ0)
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Beautiful rifle and great shooting 8).
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You bastard!!!
Congrats…
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Very, very nice sir. Over here we are not allowed to have deactivated full auto, "once a machinegun, always a machinegun" is the mantra, so we could never have that. I didn't know the soldiers could sell them after they left, nice to know.