So a new military round? 6.8 SPC?

SPB
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Saturday, August 06, 2022, 13:51 (600 days ago)

basically a shorter rimless 270, the one notable

jthomson
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Saturday, August 06, 2022, 14:13 (600 days ago) @ SPB

item is a composite case variant that is suppose to save weight. Dont know if the military will adopt that part.

Here it is

Gary Reeder
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Saturday, August 06, 2022, 14:44 (600 days ago) @ jthomson

Ever since the M16 and 5.56 NATO was adopted way back in the early 1960s the Army has been trying to replace them with something newer, better, and more capable. After 60 years, tens of millions of dollars, dozens of attempts, and who knows how many man-hours — they might have finally done it. Introducing the .277 SIG FURY or as the Army likes to call it the 6.8x51mm.

Let me recap this so I understand. 80,000 psi

WB
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Monday, August 08, 2022, 10:11 (598 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

to get factory .270 Winchester performance from a carbine length 16" barrel. The sporting applications of short-magnum pressures are problematic, that is well established. So are the existing .260 Remington and 7mm-08 cartridges that bracket
a .270 and perform exceptionally well.

It seems to me the military procurement divisions have been overrun with engineers that shave their heads and wear dresses. From a lifelong firearms enthusiast's perspective it just does not make much sense.

And whatever Sig comes up with is a life saver.

Gary Reeder
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Monday, August 08, 2022, 12:16 (598 days ago) @ WB

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It isn't the 6.8 SPC. It is a 6.8 but different from

Gary Reeder
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Saturday, August 06, 2022, 14:38 (600 days ago) @ SPB

the older SPC round.

A bit more explanation.

SPB
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Sunday, August 07, 2022, 09:24 (599 days ago) @ SPB

More details . . .

ORG
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Sunday, August 07, 2022, 11:45 (599 days ago) @ SPB

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