SG550

"A highly precise Swiss-made, gas-actuated rifle. The only drawback of this weapon is its strong recoil."

- The Arsenal

The Swiss-made SIG Sauer SG 550 is an Assault Rifle that was introduced in the 1-14-09 Patch,

Overview
Despite the description, the SG550 has relatively little recoil. This makes it very easy to shoot, even when firing continuously while looking through a scope. It is a very accurate weapon; it has the third highest accuracy out of all assault rifles (the M14 CAMO being second with 91-point accuracy, and the AN-94 being first, at 92-point accuracy.) While looking through a scope and standing still, the SG550 will shoot with absolute precision up to the end of its maximum range.

It boasts an impressive rate of fire that outclasses the cycle rate of other assault rifles.

Regarding its power, the SG550 is a weak 4-hit kill (similar to the M4A1). Its killspeed may increase at long range, but this is mitigated by all of the weapon's aforementioned advantages.

The SG550 is not optimal in close quarters for multiple reasons:


 * Its portability is mediocre, and is comparable to that of the AK-47.


 * It has a wide hipfire spread.

Specifically, it is not optimized for hipfiring while moving.
 * Its magazine holds 20 rounds and is slow to change

Use the SG550 while moving conservatively in order to yield the best results.

SG550 CAMO
"A camo version of the SG550 for use in Special Operations. It offers an extended magazine and greater stability."

- Item Description

The SG550 CAMO is a Cosmetic Variant of the SG550. It features a larger magazine capacity of 30 rounds.

The SG550 CAMO used to be found in Supply Case - AR and Supply Case SG5-N (both cases have been discontinued). It can now be found in Supply Case Myst-G. It can also be found in the Gray Hisec and Black Hisec cases for various durations.

SG556
The SG556 is a NX variant of the SG550. It features a 20 round magazine, faster reload, more damage, more portability, and less recoil than the SG550.

SG556 CAMO
The SG556 CAMO is a Cosmetic Variant of the SG556. It features more portability but less accuracy than the SG556.

It used to be obtainable from Supply Case SG5-N (no longer available). It is now available in Supply Crate MYST-N. It features a desert-like camouflage finish.

Trivia

 * The real SG 550 rifle features semi-automatic and burst modes.
 * Despite what the arsenal description says, the SG550 has very little recoil.
 * The SG 550 has other real-life variants, other than the SG 556, that are not implemented in-game.