SAR 21 vs SIG MG 710-3: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

SAR 21

Bullpup assault rifle

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BSmall arms

SIG MG 710-3

General-purpose machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

SAR 21SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail

0.805 m

Length source ↗

SIG MG 710-3Length

1.143 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

SAR 21larger figure on 0 of 2

None

SIG MG 710-3larger figure on 2 of 2

Barrel length+10%
Rate of fire+59%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

805mmSAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail

1.14m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.64 m

SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine

Single source

0.68 m

SAR 21 MMS

Single source

0.805 m

SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail

Single source

805 mm (31.7 in) (SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail) 680 mm (26.8 in) (SAR 21 MMS) 640 mm (25.2 in) (SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine)^[source]

1.143 m

Length

Single source

1,143 mm (45.0 in)^[source]

5.3kgGL/M203 SAR 21

9.25kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5.3 kg

GL/M203 SAR 21

Single source

3.6 kg

P-Rail

Single source

3 kg

SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine

Single source

3.5 kg

SAR 21 MMS

Single source

4 kg

SAR 21 SAR 21

Single source

• SAR 21: 4 kg (8.82 lb) • SAR 21 GL/M203: 5.3 kg (12 lb) • SAR 21 P-Rail: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) • SAR 21 MMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) • SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine 3 kg (6.6 lb)^[source]

9.25 kg

Mass

Single source

9.25 kg (20.39 lb)^[source]

0.8kmEffective; SS109

0.1–1.2kmEffective; sight adjustments

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.46 km

Effective; M193

Single source

0.8 km

Effective; SS109

Single source

460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)^[source]

0.1–1.2 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

100 to 1200 m sight adjustments^[source]

508mm

559mm

Barrel length+10%

All recorded figures & sources

0.508 m

Barrel length

Single source

508 mm (20.0 in)^[source]

0.559 m

Barrel length

Single source

559 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

5.6mmCaliber

—

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

5.56 mm

Caliber

Single source

5.56 mm (0.22 in)^[source]

450–650rounds/min

800–950rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

450–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

450–650 rounds/min^[source]

800–950 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800–950 rounds/min^[source]

970m/sM193

790m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

970 m/s

M193

Single source

945 m/s

SS109

Single source

970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (M193) 945 m/s (3,100.4 ft/s) (SS109)^[source]

790 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

790 m/s (2,592 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

SAR 21 and SIG MG 710-3 configuration
Specification	SAR 21	SIG MG 710-3
Type	Bullpup assault rifle^[source]	General-purpose machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Singapore^[source]	Switzerland^[source]
In service	1999–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics^[source]	SIG^[source]
Designed	1996^[source]	1955–1960s^[source]
Manufacturer	• CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present^[source]	SIG^[source]
Produced	1999–present^[source]	—
Variants	See variants^[source]	—
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]
Barrels	Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options^[source]	—
Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]	Roller-delayed blowback^[source]
Feed system	30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines^[source]	Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt^[source]
Sights	1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights^[source]	Open type sights with rear sliding tangent^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Brunei Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Sri Lanka	Reported operator · Brunei Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Liberia

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SAR 21

SIG MG 710-3

Type

Bullpup assault rifle^[source]

General-purpose machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Singapore^[source]

Switzerland^[source]

In service

1999–present^[source]

—

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics^[source]

SIG^[source]

Designed

1996^[source]

1955–1960s^[source]

Manufacturer

• CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present^[source]

SIG^[source]

Produced

1999–present^[source]

—

Variants

See variants^[source]

—

Cartridge

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Barrels

Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options^[source]

—

Action

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

Roller-delayed blowback^[source]

Feed system

30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines^[source]

Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt^[source]

Sights

1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights^[source]

Open type sights with rear sliding tangent^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Brunei
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Sri Lanka

Reported operator · Brunei
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Liberia