SIG 550-1 Sniper: Answering a Question Nobody Asked
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Today we are taking a look at a SIG 550-1 Sniper model. This is mechanically a SIG 550, aka Sturmgewehr 90, but made to a very high level of quality control and fitted with a number of elements suitable for a marksman's rifle. It has a long (25.6 inch / 650mm) and heavy barrel, a thoroughly;y adjustable folding stock, a nice bipod, a Hensoldt scope, and a redesigned match trigger.
The rifle was originally designed at the request of the Swiss police, not the military. It met their requirements quite well, but only got one other significant order (the Jordanian Royal Guard). The problem was that it was chambered for the 5.56 x 45mm cartridge, and was extremely expensive. Most police and security potential purchasers preferred a rifle in a heavier caliber, typically 7.62mm NATO. Well, for the same weight and price as the 550-1 Sniper you could get a rifle like an H&K PSG-1, which offered all the qualities of the SIG but with a larger cartridge.
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Adjustable in 37 different ways, yup its Swiss.
To be german, all those different adjustments would have to be mechanically automated in a very elaborate and expensive, yet surprisingly functional way
@@TheWorldEnd2 and the manual is over 300 pages large and have to be followed word by word.
Hahahahahahahah
@@TheWorldEnd2 And it would cost a lot and be over engineered.
@@TheWorldEnd2 And the name of the rifle would need to be at least 8 syllables of words strung together.
Title: "Answering a question nobody asked."
20 seconds in: "This was built specifically for the Swiss police forces, which requested it."
Hehe yeah, I noticed that, too.
Yeah, seems like the Swiss police asked. Lol. I guess he meant "a question nobody important asked"
I was struck by the very same thought.
The implication being that it's not the answer to the question the Swiss police were actually asking, either.
@@T_D_B_ Expensive? Very much Overly Complex? It's basically a very accurate SVD chambered in .556, even the trigger design is pretty simple and the gun requires no speciality tools to dissasemble compared to a standard 550.
Unlike the PSG-1 that requires you to ship the gun back to Germany to get serviced.
I remember this from the classic Counter-Strike games.
Nice callback. I wouldn't even remember that game and this gun it's featured in if you didn't mention it.
@@cerealata9035 yea most ppl don't remember the g3sg1 and Sig 550 auto snipers from counter strike since most servers back in the day disabled auto snipers for being too OP xD
Yeah it was a great gun on the orange unlimited spawn levels
I was more into double berretas, and mp5. I rarely remember the rifle menu. But cool that you mention such a rad game that in my opinion still has that desire to play.
This gun was op
I love that the Swiss felt the need to include a warning label on the optic because of the tritium. "CAUTION: THIS PRODUCT WILL BE VERY SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE FOR A FEW YEARS. DO NOT EAT."
Can't believe Jason Bourne left one of these in a French field after briefly meeting the Professor.
He couldn't find it. "Where's the weapon?"
I wanna say that movie is what started my love of the SG55X series.
When people get close to your border asking why your gold ingots have some wierd crosses and birds on them
If you saw those ingots you would dissapear shortly after, dissolved in chocolate.
You spend them all on a single rifle
@@kanonierable Jawoll Jawoll Ja das bist das bist hier ja jawoll das bist leben hier hier für fåur jawoll deutch deutch...
@@vendomnu sorry to detail the topic of a joke, but I believe they had watermills. Both for lumber and the ones that were used for water powered forge hammers. After all Switzerland is one of the original homes of Industrial(preindustrial in British opinion because they apparently hold ™ on the term even if they were almost a century late) Revolution alongside Denmark, Germany and Dutch.
Switzerland is what would happen if Mr. Krabs were a nation
Gun Jesus teleported from Canada to Switzerland just for us. Thank you Gun Jesus.
Meanwhile Karl is being held hostage.
He doesn't teleport, he flies in a ballistic arc.
He walked across the Atlantic. Fishing with M60 and turning crude oil to Jack Daniels
i dont want to destroy an illusion but the first part of this video was published a few years ago.
Did you know you can summon Gun Jesus by making a circle on the ground with obscure weapons and citing a H&K manual in german?
The ultimate varmint rifle.
Great for coyotes.
Perfect for taking care of a few geckos
Just in case your varmin go full jihad.
Yep, total pest control, buy the rifle & neither of you can afford to eat.
one of these to the dome is game over, hence the snipers designation
Germans: Make it so complicated that it's actually kind of simple.
Russians: Make it so simple that it's actually kind of complicated.
Swiss: Make it so complicated that it's actually even more complicated.
@@Greenlandshark77 Yeah, like the USFA ZiP .22 for example
English: Just Make it! Rifle means rifle!
Swedes: Make it so simple anyone can assemble it.
United Federation of Planets: Make it so!
@@KuK137 I'll have you know, that while you're right, you aren't about the firearms. America's fine tradition of sinking substantial portions of the GDP into military R&D projects is mostly focused on making aircraft that don't work. The guns work fine.
I actually never saw a simpler rifle than a Sig 550...(to disassemble and assemble) with a equal level of durability and precision.. ;-)
@@stefankrebs7593 and working under all conditions
“Overpriced 550 with a fancy trigger” still one of my favorite marksman rifles
Marksman rifles. My .30-378 hits harder at 600 yrd.s than does my 06 at the muzzle. The 06 will put 5 at a 100 into .338" , one small hole. The WBY round from an over the counter Sako will do 1.4" at that range. With better glass. To the marksman's rifle.Mine is an ugly ,heavy ,Spring Field Armory national match M-1A1 w/ a stainless barrel that shoots the same group sizes as the Sako. Day in and day out with assorted fodder. Is it a marksman's rifle ?An aside, I love my fal carbine . If I close the barn door ,and shoot from the inside of same . I can hit the barn. To much blast and recoil for what it is. Kind of like the Delta Elite in 10mm . Should have went w/ a 7.62x39 in this configuration. Sold the 10. Still have and carry often a .45 cal 1911. When , not out doors. Then it is one of two SA Rugers in .44 mag. Another story, storys. Hope the new yr. treats you and yours well . Gary
Gary Cates I like the M1a1 and the FAL but when it comes to .308 I prefer my modern AR-10
One of my friends has a 6mm AR10 that can shoot sub Moa at 500m
As far as 1911s go I bought a Korth PRS 9mm and had a friend of mine do some modifications grip retexturing, window cuts, compensator. only pistol I have that can shoot 2moa at 100yrds from a bench
Anyway hope you have a good year
@@invictusprima4437 Thank you for the reply ! A friend of mine has an AR-10 . i know it is written that we shouldn't covet thy neighbors rifle. But ,,, i am guilty ! i live in the mtn.s of W. Mont.My long gun of choice is a dbl 12 sawed off to 18.5 " stoked w/ two doses of #4 buck. Cats 6" between the eyes have followed me. Grizz live 4 miles from here. They are in bed now. When they wake up the loads will change ; a punkin ball and a dose of double 00 . All waise one of the SA 's is with me " while out side" Do keep your nose to the wind. The 7.5 " will shoot into one hole at 30 steps off hand , w/ a 300 gr cast ball over 20.5 gr.s of H110 and a Fed 155 cap. My favorit , most liked side arm . is an S+W 14 Target Master Piece. from the early 70's .6" i wont tell you how good it shoots. You wouldn't believe me.Happy trails. I think my best group at distance was 1.5 " at 300 yd.s. Have made shoots farther that ,,,, Made my jaw go slack. Thanks again . Gary
There's something about Swiss Auction Houses and Sniper Rifles that makes me think of James Bond.
Non. I expect you to bid Mr Bond.
I wonder if they still accept gold bars as payment....
As if someone had seen the PSG-1 and said: "I want that thing, but make it swiss."
Shame it isn't in something like 7.62 NATO or .338. As is, there isn't a real security or paramilitary market.
They do make one in .308 called the SG-751 SAPR the one the Swiss military uses is called the Armee CH and is issued to the AAD-10
@@williamhedrick7983 by golly I gotta see one, Ian better head back to Bern soon.
And remarkably underpowered!
The gun that always got banned in the old CS
@@olisk-jy9rz it was too OP
@@naufalxiips4374 Was it really considered OP back then? What did people think was so game-breaking about it? Also, if that's true then was the G3 sniper rifle banned as well or was that different somehow?
I'm just curious because I played the original CS quite a bit and I never really saw players going for the semi sniper rifles even when they were allowed in play.
@@LordGrandKaiser Oh absolutely they were banned all the time. I didn't play 1.6 very much, but I played a LOT of Source and it was very common to find "no autos" in the server description, meaning neither the G3 (D3/AU) or SG. They often banned the AWP at the same time but not always.
@@LordGrandKaiser Can confirm. Problem was AWP accuracy and nearly the damage but instant follow up shots and little recoil. Too easy to use.
@@LordGrandKaiser Yep, it's low recoil (You can shoot it without zooming and the recoil still low) and cheaper than the AWP
Hey Sig, HK called and they want their concept back.
SpaceBoy_Moptop, hmmmm.
Looks like a fal to me.
Actually it's far more ak than hk design. Hope to see a regular Sig 551 explanation in this channel.
@@nicolaigabrielovich5253 Take a look at the PSG-1
@@Keckegenkai well after 500 years of trial and errors with firearms there is only few concepts left which proved to be working... to be frank most guns nowadays which are built for the same purpose like kind of similar... btw PSG-1 in production since 1985, Stgw90 (the Swiss Army designation for the SIG 550) is in production since 1981... so if anyone copied it would likely be the other way round
@@sksaddrakk5183 What are you talking about? The PSG-1entered service in 1972.
I was thinking that for the very niche role the PSG-1 and 550-1 Sniper were developed for, being hyper accurate police sniper's rifle, 5.56 would offer a lot of benefits to placing a very accurate round in a hostage situation. Less recoil, smaller bullet, ability to attach magazines for quick reloads while set up prone, etc.
Police snipers are designed with the one and done philosophy. If you have to reload, you've already shit the bed. 5.56 doesn't always have the power you need.
I used to be the Special Weapons Coordinator at SIGARMS incharge of these San Swiss Rifles. Those were and still are my favorite rifle!
Based off your Sigarms history you may be able to help me solve a bit of a mystery with a 550 I have. If you see this email me. kmeiersks @ gmail.com
Non-restricted in Canada. I owned the combat version called the PE-90. Super fun rifle and once held the sniper version, it was outstanding. Saw a sniper version for sale recently. $16,000 Canadian dollars.
It's interesting to be in Switzerland during a general mobilisation. Everyone turns out armed with their assault rifles and kit appears from hidden bunkers in the motorway road and rail tunnels. This was in the late 70s and 80s so I have no idea if it still happens to the same degree. Interesting rifle.
Way too expensive, even for that Swiss precision- but dang it sure looks good.
They weren't that expensive, back around 2003 they were going for 5,000 CHF
Loving all the Swiss stuff recently! The SG 550 series has got to be one of my favourite rifles. Beautiful.
SIG: *makes a gun*
Ian: "find me one person who asked"
Hey look its *Krieg 550*
BLAZE W/_\ Y the krieg is more like the regular 550 with a scope mounted.. barrel and stock are different
@@jabba258 krieg is the sg553 commando
@@sangay9361 CSS Krieg 552 in classic CS is the Sig 552 Commando while the Krieg 550 was the Sig 550 DMR and both CS models were loosely based on the old 90s era google pics of early 5.56mm Sig 500 series of rifle platforms.
Thank you so much for covering this weapon! The Stgw.90 (SIG-550) is my favorite rifle of all time! I hope you can cover the original Swiss army version soon!
That title is me in a nutshell
Nobody asked
Help! Im in a nutshell! How did i get into this nutshell!
so you are the nobody that people quote in unoriginal comments and memes?
Am I supposed to be getting mixed signals from that comment, or is this just your's and Seymour's bad signaling again?
Keep your chin up king, your crowns falling off.
Love the stuff about swiss weapons. I'm from switzerland and I like our weapons (and i know a thing or two about them). It's always enormous fun to hear about them from you and you've got always some stuff I didn't know in there. Keep up the good work.
My childhood memories of CS 1.6 and source just hit me hard, I am so happy right now :'D
Me too. My favorite sniper rifle of that game.
Thank you. I've always wondered what gun this was. It was used, in the 1990's as a weapon for several 3.75" G.I. Joe action figures, and I could never work out what it was based on. Now I know. Nice one.
The trigger-spring details were really cool to see!
I love that everything is adjustable
Impressive, most impressive
Only negative: no beer barrel cocking handle :(
It's a 550 (90) derrivative, not a 57 or K31.
The Kessler Auction house is super cool. Went there last October. Bought a K31 in fantastic shape for 350 chf.
You can find K31 for 200chf everywhere in Switzerland
Malik BAHRI not all shops are set up or willing to import to the US. Here the price is more than double
they ship to the US?
@@charleshaynes815 shipment is the revelant information !
The Ride Never ends yes
That extension spring that goes down into the grip likely has a much lower spring rate than the torsion spring used in the standard model. This would keep the force more consistent through the trigger pull.
Waw, I had to make a 3d model of this thing using only reference pictures, and after few months I've done with it you're making a video. Daaaym.
Speaking about semiauto DM rifle in 5.56mm, there's also the MSSR rifle from Philippines, although it is adopted for a different reason, mainly due to perceived cost saving as the rifle use 5.56mm round instead of the more expensive 7.62mm
The Professor's rifle from The Bourne Identity. Beautiful rifle.
I think the front sight block off plate may actually be a mount for a strap that goes on top of the barrel to prevent heat mirage, I have seen them in a few Swiss competition rifles.
It should be pointed out that the -1 designation indicates that the rifle has a 1 in 10" twist rate. SIG did make other 550 series rifles with a -2 designation and a 1 in 7" twist rate. Those are even more rare in the United States.
We once had a G33Duv44 German sniper rifle. I've still got an old Mauser for deer hunting. Older than I am but still working.
I've tried this rifle yesterday, perfectly accurate for 100 meters ! and the recoil is smooth since the gun is quite heavy ...
Kessler is my favorite Gun shop. Very familiar and cozy to shop there. The auctions are always cool with Werner, Ines and the whole team!
Last time I was this early, the Swiss were still neutral.
Wait....
This is what that dude in the first Bourne movie used to try and kill Jason in France right? Cool gun!
Couple of mistakes - the 1989 import ban didn't stop the import of these rifles (or similar types, like the PSG-1), you could still import them if you pinned the stock as they are suitable "for sporting purposes". It was the 1998 ban on the import of rifles that use LCMMs that banned them from import. Also, the piece of metal where the front sight would be is the latch for the mirage band.
Happy new year
so you’re telling me that this is a nuclear powered scope
the future is now
Love this sweet sim rifle 15 years ago in CS 1.6. SG550 and SG552
Actually got my hands on 1 of the few us imports once. Have owned 2 pre ban 550 over the years. 1 sniper sold in the us in 2009 for 18k$. Private sale.
Good profit
What set this rifle apart from other versions of "sniper rifles" was it's myriad adjustment abilities. Even the scope mount allowed adjustment to fit the individual firing it. The expense that SIG Neuhausen spent refining the standard 550/Stgw90 into this rifle was amazing. It was nothing less than the US Army spent converting its stock of M14's into National Match competition grade rifles. Possibly double that expense.
Let me show you its features!” I thought that’s what you were goin to say lol
At $10,000 per copy (in 1989 dollars), I'm not surprised they didn't sell very well. Considering it's in the 5.56 caliber, and the fact that the Accuracy International AX308 is half the price (in 2020 dollars), it seems this rifle fills only the "deep pocket'd collector" niche.
That is just an astonishingly beautiful rifle for me...i dunno, its so aestheticaly pleasing to the eye
My new dream varmint rifle! Probably zero recoil, and fast follow up shots.
worked a couple of years right next to the guys from Swiss Arms in Neuhausen am Rhein.
Oddly, if it was released to market today i could see that being a very successful combination attributes with the increased use of police snipers i have seen in Europe at large crowed events.The high accuracy combined with the low over penetration of the 5.56 would be ideal.
Sharing a common round with the other police weapons also reduces the cost and logistics side of things when taken to national scale, something which does matter as police forces are usually operating on a tight yearly budget.
I mean whats cheaper, an extra 5K rounds of 5.56 for the snipers, or ordering a small amount 7.62x51 or 338.The fact that the 550 is a proven highly reliable platform also has its own appeal over other weapons in its class.
Just makes a lot of sense to me for the police marksman role.
good idea just dont give it to french police... they will use it to shoot protestors in the back of the head
Damn I love this design. Hella complex for no reason, but still a killer firearm. Again, Ian is the best.
Ten years ago a dealer in Brussels had some new ones for sale for 5000€, a regular 550 was 2000€. A ZFK55 was 2500€, now they're 5K
Это инфляция =)
Pretty nice for distance plinking!!!!
One of my dream guns.
So right now there's the Swiss Arms (former SIG) 751 SAPR, same rifle, but with 7.62mm bullets. With a scope, tripod an different stock attached, its basicly the same rifle as the 550-1, just better :-)
And now there's a SAPR 750, which is the same rifle in 6.5CM.
this is such a beautiful piece of machining
This thing is basically a 5.56mm PSG-1 for a similar price and weight but without much oomph per bullet.
Portugal have bought some for the Conter-Terrorism Police Unit too.
I was going to buy it but now that Ian messed up all the stock adjustments I’m going to pass.
That barrel and bipod if installed on a standard receiver and combined with a larger magazine would have made for the ideal light support weapon. Not a replacement for the 'LMG' but a halfway weapon for special operations.
the GSG9 actually used regular SG550 with ACOGS for close range sniping/marksman role and obviously the PSG-1 for longer ranges.
My favourite and dream rifle...
In which we see that having a great product isn't enough- you have to have something people WANT.
Many happy returns and best wishes to you for 2020. Thanks for all your wonderful content.
Rich.
I am watching this while my three month old son is sleeping next to me on the bed. Your voice helps him calm down. Thank you!
Very rare and very expensive in canada. Lucky enough to try it, a random owner in my gun range was kind enough to offer to let me try. Super super light trigger.
My inner swiss army training is screeming: why is it set to fire!!!!
Did the army teach you how to properly use the knives with little spoons and screw drivers?
Come over here!
We'll show you how.
"The AutoNoob's first form"
Semi-automatic*
I used this a lot in counterstrike and you gotta buy them each time you die
It's Swiss you know from that it'll function perfectly but will be ridiculously expensive.
Happy New Year to every one.
The 'front sight block' is for holding mirage bands
Cool, you’re in Switzerland! Happy New Year!
Awesome gun, dude i love your videos, i wish i could get my hands on half the toys you get to see
Thanks Ian.
Rich.
Would have been great to compare this rifle with the SIG 751 SAPR which is chambered in .308.
Nice video though, as usual.
SIG 550 rifles look very good.
Happy new year from Switzerland! Such a good way to start the year :D
A sniper rifle without the over penetration of .308 sounds like a very Swiss question.
I was about to question the choise of caliber, but it does make sense for police use.
Maybe the European concept is different from us
Excalibur01 well if this was this would have sold well.
Police almost never fires and when they do they almost go to jail, currently they also cannot pursue suspects in vehicles as our laws defend criminals and always find a way to condemn victims and law officers, forget 308 we can be happy they have access to more than nerf guns, if anything they have less rights than regular citizens, the latest news are that french keep crossing the border to attack "armored trucks" I used quote as companies are not allowed to 1) defend themselves 2) have armored vehicles are those are "too heavy" keep in mind trucks carrying flowers ! have the right to be driven at night but not armored trucks 3) they criticized and almost fined companies for "not taking enough precautions" when they legally forbid them to take them....again our governement helps criminals and condemns victims, which is fitting for a governement thats 100% corrupt..oh no they don't take bags of cash here, no...they get a SALARY from companies on which they pass laws, it ain't corruption if you get a paycheck and declare it in your taxes
@@jantschierschky3461 that's the killer for 5.56, it's terrible at barrier penetration. I suspect the Swiss police have a choice of rifles and can pick the most suitable calibre for the given situation.
Around the time of Port Arthur massacre the Tassie police were equipped with regular SG 550 (assuming that they had the semi version). The SG 550 was already so accurate for the role. Back then there was no militarised tactical teams but it was a shock to see the footage of the regular blue uniformed men with the green SG 550s and looked cool, contrasting the gunman who had an AR and an AK if I recall correctly.
There are lots of photos of the police from that sad day if you search. The "tactical" teams are wearing blue baseball cap, not ballistic helmets. Also the shorter SG551 not SG550 i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/28/04/339A97C700000578-3562751-His_trail_of_destruction_took_the_lives_of_35_tourists_and_local-a-63_1461813068461.jpg
Actually the shorter SG551, not full size SG550
hey, strelok called, he wants his SGI-5k back
Get out of here, STALKER.
Did you miss spell Shylock?
Thank you , Ian .
Clive Owen couldn't even get Matt Damon with one in the Bored identity
It looks like a great gun but with two little criticisms (which Ian covered in the video), the price is too big and the caliber is too small.
Ian: I just want to say I love your videos, as do most people in the community. Thanks alot for making them, you have helped me make some money once or twice in repairs for other people by opening them up and showing me what the inside is suppose to look like and operate, for that I am grateful. Your video titled Ian's get rich slow success story was one in particular that inspired me to pursue my goal of land and building my own place when I stumbled across it one day. I'm taking a different approach but none the less, it showed commitment to the goal. Eventually I'll make it out to one of your competitions when I am in better health and will give you a run for your money. It's on the bucket list. Till we meet in person, keep up the good work. Fight the good fight!
Lap
... and explain things everyone know:)
Thanks s lot. Perfect as usual.
Haha I live near kreuzlingen and have bought guns from kessler auctions.
I love your videos keep it up.
Greetings from Switzerland
Wasn't this one used by the operator hunting Jason Bourne in the farm on the first film?
magoid the imfdb.org says it’s a SIG SG 550 SR.
The title is as close to perfect as possible.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Swiss: Taking 15 steps forward so that they don't accidently take 1 step back
How come you spent new year's eve in Switzerland? For next time - please check out the Wyssen-Defence Kit to transform the K31 into a proper sniper rifle. And while you're at consider to give the Hubertec muzzle brake a shot, too.
Happy new year, cool rifle!
Feel like I should add this to my wishlist
What i've the most, besides the trigger, it's that bipod; look really good to me.
Parker-Hale bipod
actually someone did ask
the standard issued sniper rifle of Chinese PLA , type qbu 88,is a small bore gun
I feel like this exists purely because someone in charge of procurement In the Swiss police wondered what a SIG PSG-1 would look like.