| Ripp |
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| 28/12/19 09:06 AM |
Re: Sig develops NEW .277 Sig Fury -
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For a military cartridge a 3000 fps, 135 gr bullet of around 500 BC is pretty potent.
Can those rounds be fired from a full auto assault style rifle? Whatever design might replace the M16/M4?
Quote from one of the articles..
" The U.S. military wants a new belt-fed machine gun and put out a contract for one. SIG entered a belt-fed machine gun hoping to win the contract. The military specified the caliber of 6.8 or .277. Of course, the military wants the cartridge lighter and more powerful so SIG began developing the .277 Fury for that contract. SIG has been selected as one of the three finalists for the contract and will be going into full production with the .277 SIG Fury for the military. The commercial market gets to reap the benefits of over two years of R&D with the cartridge for the military."
"To summarize the .277 SIG Fury was designed for the military. Specifically for SIG’s belt-fed machine gun entry."
NOT sure where this is doing in terms of personal carry assault style rifles..