SOCCOM dropping coin on lots of suppressed uppers
Earlier this year in Dallas I got a chance to put some rounds downrange with Sig Sauer’s new SUR300, a suppressed .300 BLK upper that uses a 6.75-inch barrel with a permanently attached Ti suppressor that incorporates 19 baffles. It was hearing safe without earpro (we’re talking ~120dB range), good for 400 meters due to the combined length of the barrel and baffle stack, shorter than a comparable rifle with a threaded barrel and can, and had less blowback in my face when firing.
The SUR300, (Photo: Chris Eger)
While Sig has not released the upper on the commercial market just yet that I can find, they did recently pick up a $48 million contract for SOCCOM’s long-awaited Suppressed Upper Receiver Group (SURG) program, which intends to marry a full-auto capable full-time hushed upper with standard M4A1 lowers, so you can expect lots more quiet time on the sharp end in coming years.