The SIG SAUER ASP20 is the company’s new high-performance break barrel air rifle. Available in .177 and .22 calibers, this suppressed single-shot, Advanced Sport Pellet air rifle delivers terminal energy and accuracy with the lightest cocking effort in its class, making it ideal for hunting small game.
Sig has a reputation for exceptional performance. This gun does not disappoint as it includes a number of key features which improve barrel lockup, cocking effort and trigger adjustment. The ASP20 is the first SIG airgun made in the United States.
SIG engineers developed an adjustable two-stage match-grade trigger system like noting else on the market. The ASP MatchLite trigger can be adjusted to break at one of eight different pull weight – from 2.5 to 4 pounds – allowing users to select the break that’s most comfortable for them. ]
The trigger is very smooth and breaks at 4mm, regardless of the pull weight selected. The pull weight is easily adjustable using a setscrew easily accessible at the rear of the compression tube.
Thanks to SIG’s proprietary GlideLite™ cocking mechanism, the ASP20 cocks at 33 lbs. (most comparable airguns require 48 – 52 lb. of cocking force.) The ASP20 is easier to leverage because of its large action and short length. This brings the pivot point closer to the body, making the air rifle much easier to cock and improving balance.
SIG’s proprietary breech-locking system precisely aligns the barrel to the action. This eliminates barrel droop and improves accuracy by bringing the barrel back to exactly the same position every time. SIG is making its own precision barrels at SIG’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here in New Hampshire
The ambidextrous safety of the SIG SAUER ASP20 is located outside the trigger guard, not inside. The safety location makes it easy to engage using either the right or left hand.
Velocity vs. Muzzle Energy
Powered by a gas piston, the .177 caliber ASP20 delivers 20 foot-pounds (ft-lbs) of energy with muzzle velocity of 1021 feet per second (fps) using a 8.64 grain lead pellet while the .22 caliber delivers 23 ft-lbs of energy and a muzzle velocity of 841 fps with a 14.65 grain lead pellet. A common misconception among many is that high muzzle velocity makes for a better air rifle. In actuality, foot-pound muzzle energy is a more accurate gauge of the power of air rifles than the speed at which a projectile comes out of the barrel. Down-range accuracy and retained energy are better with a heavier projectile leaving the barrel at subsonic speed rather than an impractically-lightweight projectile leaving the barrel at a supersonic speed of 1400+ feet per second.
The .177 caliber ASP20 air rifle is ideal for hunting small game such as squirrels, crows and rodents while the .22 caliber model is well suited for hunting slightly larger animals such as woodchucks and groundhogs. The ASP20 has a SIG SAUER rifled steel barrel and is available with either a synthetic or wood stock. The SIG SAUER Whiskey3 ASP 4-12×44 Adjustable Objective (AO) riflescope, designed to handle the extreme bi-directional recoil of air rifles, will also be available for the ASP20 in May 2018.
MSRP:
.177 Wood Stock, Suppressor $489.99
.22 Wood Stock, Suppressor $489.99
.177 Synthetic Stock, Suppressor $399.99
.22 Synthetic Stock, Suppressor $399.99
Whiskey3 ASP 4-12×44 AO riflescope $359.99
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About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is The Complete Systems Provider™, leading the industry in American innovation, ingenuity, and manufacturing. SIG SAUER® brings a dedication to superior quality, ultimate reliability, and unmatched performance that has made it the brand of choice among responsible citizens, and many of the world’s most elite military, government, and law enforcement units. SIG SAUER offers a full array of products to meet any mission parameter, from handguns and rifles to ammunition, electro-optics, suppressors, ASP (Advanced Sport Pellet) airguns and accessories. The largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes SIG SAUER GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland, SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company with more than 1,700 employees. For more information on SIG SAUER, any of its products, or the SIG SAUER AcademySM, log on to www.sigsauer.com.
