SIG Offering Army 6.8 Round to the Public - .277 Fury
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Bartholomew Roberts
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If it is 80,000 psi at the chamber, you probably won’t be able to just slap a .30 cal suppressor rated for .300 Win Mag and call it good either. You are likely looking at a whole new centerfire rifle suppressor to get that LOUD down to tolerable.*
*Unless you have a .338 Lapua or .50 BMG suppressor laying about.
Still, a 42-44” overall unfolded package with a suppressor and a 140gr bullet making over 3,000fps.
*Unless you have a .338 Lapua or .50 BMG suppressor laying about.
Still, a 42-44” overall unfolded package with a suppressor and a 140gr bullet making over 3,000fps.
Jim Watson
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No, but we may have reinvented the .280 Halger. Which was the .280 Ross overloaded in Germany. Taylor said you couldn't buy one in England, the factory load was so hot that the Magnum Mauser action would not stand the 130% proof test.
stagpanther
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Funny--I don't think of any the things you guys have mentioned. When I read 80,000 psi, the first thing that pops into my somewhat questionable mind is what happens when things go sideways (which they will eventually)--and that pressure gets doubled.
Bartholomew Roberts
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On the proprietary powder, apparently it is some type of fast burning, low-temperature powder that still produces a high-pressure. Since the temperature is lower and the overall burn time is shorter, it does less damage to the throat. Sounds good in theory at least.
agtman said:
I've been recently watching many of the Amazon Prime Video gun documentaries well commentated by historian Ian McCollum and they had an awesome segment "Iconic guns" on the complete development of the M1 Garand (involving history prior to the development of the actual M1). I never knew that John Garand was trying hard to convince the US Military to use the .276 Pederson instead of the 30-06 . Sorry for the thread derail !
Not only that, but the initial .276 prototype he submitted was designed with a 20-rd box magazine, 'sorta like' an M14 but looking more like an M1.
That was the first aspect of the weapon the Ordinance Dept rejected, believing detachable mags would encourage troops to shoot carelessly and waste ammo. So they asked JCG to modify the rifle with a top-loading, clip-fed system that held less ammo, which he did.
The modified M1 he next submitted for testing was a 10-rd clip-fed .276 rifle.
The Ordnance Dept. really liked it and ran with it, right up until the day then-Chief of Staff Douglas McArthur vetoed the .276 Petersen cartridge entirely and ordered JCG's proposed gas-powered, clip-fed, semi-auto rifle to be chambered in 30-06 and nothing else.
Hatcher's 'Book of the Garand' covers all this. Bruce Canfield's more recent tome, 'The M1 Garand Rifle,' covers all the history, political intrigue, and drama behind of the rifle's adoption in much greater detail. Just FYI.
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At the time, the U.S, used .30-06 machine guns and BARs and 1903A3 Springfields.
(And remember, the war had been going on for almost two years before the 03A3 was finally retired and replaced by the Garand)
.30-06 ammo was stockpiled deeply in the war reserve by literally billions of rounds. War with Japan was imminent, and military planners did not want to change calibres and create a logistical "whore's nightmare" at the very beginning of a major war.
McArthur had very little choice in vetoing the .276.
(And remember, the war had been going on for almost two years before the 03A3 was finally retired and replaced by the Garand)
.30-06 ammo was stockpiled deeply in the war reserve by literally billions of rounds. War with Japan was imminent, and military planners did not want to change calibres and create a logistical "whore's nightmare" at the very beginning of a major war.
McArthur had very little choice in vetoing the .276.
Bartholomew Roberts
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By the way, the MAP for the Cross rifle is $1,599, with an MSRP of $1,799.