NGSW: The US Army's First Suppressed Service Rifle & Some History
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The US Army recently selected SIG Sauer's submission to the US Army's Next Generation Squad Weapons program. One interesting aspect of the programs is that the new rifle, the XM5 [now renamed XM7!], will be the US Army's first suppressed service rifle. However, this isn't the first time the US Army has examined suppressors. In this video we look at the US Army's first exploration of suppressors a century ago and examine what we know about the SIG Sauer-designed NGSW suppressors. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com/2022/05/06/ngsw-the-us-armys-first-suppressed-service-rifle-some-history/ If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench You can also now support us with one-time donations via https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench Ever wished all the best gun history content creators were gathered in one place? Check out - https://surplused.com - we're on there! Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://utreon.com/c/Armourers-Bench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc
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