SIG Sauer expanded the Elite Performance line of ammunition with 3 new products. All three new “Match Grade Elite Performance” rounds are loaded with Sierra MatchKing bullets.
The .223 Remington OTM (Open Tip Match) uses the 77gr bullet, accelerating it to 838 m/s muzzle velocity (equal to an E0 of 1,753 Joules).
The .308 Winchester with its 169gr OTM bullet achieves a V0 of 822 m/s generating an E0 of 3,686 Joules.
The final new caliber, the 300 Winchester Magnum propels the 190grs OTM bullet at a V0 of 868 m/s equal to 4,645 joules.
Newington, NH (July 27, 2016) – SIG SAUER® 124gr 9mm V-Crown® Elite Performance Ammunition was named ‘Ammunition of the Year’ at the 1st Annual Firearms Industry Choice Awards held July 21-23, 2016 at the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City, Kentucky. Category winners were selected after a comprehensive live-fire test and evaluation process involving more than 65 firearms and firearms-related products. On May 23–25, 2016, a panel of 20 independent evaluators was assembled at the Rockcastle Shooting Center to test and assess the “Products of the Year” in seven different firearms-related categories. The evaluation team was selected based on their unbiased, extensive experience in a variety of shooting-related fields including law enforcement, military, gunsmithing, reloading, competition shooting, shooting instruction, retail, distribution, hunting and media.
More news of SIG Sauer at SHOT Show 2017:
- SIG Sauer Electro Optics ROMEO for FBI and Reflex Sight ECHO1
- New pistol for the US Army. SIG Sauer XM17 replaces Beretta M9
- New pistols of SIG Sauer: P320 X-Five, X-Carry and X-VTAC
- SIG Sauer P320 Advanced Sport Pellet Air Pistol
Further information on the SIG Sauer Elite Performance ammunition you will find directly on the website of the manufacturer.
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