SiG-Sauer SSG 2000 and SiG-Sauer SSG 3000 Sniper

SiG-Sauer SSG-2000 Sniper Rifle

The SiG-Sauer SSG 2000 Sniper Rifle is known for its smooth bolt action and efficient muzzle brake; locking and unlocking also make use of a nonrotating bolt, resulting in a cocking handle turn of only 65 degrees. The 24.1-inch barrel is heavy and hammer-forged, and tipped with a combination flash suppressor/muzzle brake. The trigger group includes a low-weight firing trigger with a pull of 4 pounds and a set trigger which reduces the trigger pull weight to only 0.5 pounds. (0.5 pounds is considered a good pull weight for competition shooters, but way too light for snipers).

The safety allows the bolt to be opened and the weapon unloaded and loaded, but the bolt cannot be closed again until the weapon is taken off safe again. There is also a chamber-loaded indicator which can be felt as well as seen. The stock is of fine wood and is of the thumbhole-type; it has a buttplate with a recoil pad and which is adjustable for length and height. Stocks may be left or right-handed as necessary. The SSG-2000 has no iron sights, but is equipped with sight rings for most Western telescopic sights. The standard telescopic sights sold with the SSG-2000 Rifle are a Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x42 or a Zeiss Diatal ZA 8x56T.

This weapon was purpose-built for military and law enforcement snipers, as well as for professional target shooters. The SiG-Sauer SSG-2000 Sniper Rifle is a highly modified version of a civilian rifle, the Sauer 80/90 (also known as the STR, Scandinavian Target Rifle). The SSG-2000 Rifle is in use by Swiss police, Jordan, Hong Kong police, Taiwan, and some British police forces.

SiG-Sauer SSG-3000 Sniper Rifle

Two trigger units are available for the SiG-Sauer SSG-3000 Sniper Rifle: a standard trigger and a two-stage trigger. Both of these units are adjustable for pull weight and length, and as most of the SSG-3000 is modular, wither trigger unit may be used in any particular SSG-3000 Sniper Rifle. Originally, the SSG-3000 was built from fine-quality laminated wood, but most have been built with a McMillan polymer stock. In both cases, the stocks have padded buttplates adjustable for length of pull, height, and angle, and also have a padded cheekpiece adjustable for height.

Variants of the SSG-3000 include the SSG-3000 Tactical, with a shorter barrel and a larger muzzle brake (and not found in a wood-stocked version), and a training version of the SSG-3000 Sniper which fires .22 Long Rifle ammunition. Both are otherwise identical to the standard SSG-3000 Rifle and share the same features other than those required for their modifications. Training models were often converted to assassination weapons by the addition of a silencer, or used by civilians.

This is a SiG-Sauer SSG-3000 sniper rifle built to the technical standards of the SSG-2000, but in a smaller and lighter package. One of the differences includes the use of a MIL-STD-1913 rail for mounting optics instead of the SSG-2000’s mount and rings (though the mount/ring setup is still available for the SSG-3000 if desired); there are still no iron sights on the rifle. The standard telescopic sight sold with the SSG-3000 Rifle is a special version of the Hensoldt 1.5-6x24L BL, designed specifically for use with the SSG-3000. The receiver is machined from a single billet of light alloy, and the bolt’s locking lugs lock directly to the barrel instead of the receiver. The receiver is stressed as little as possible. The bolt contains a light firing pin and also has a short travel, producing a very short lock time. The 24.1-inch barrel is heavy and cold hammer-forged, and tipped with a combination muzzle brake/flash suppressor.