Sig Sauer's NGSW-AR enters the fray to replace the M4 and M249.

[smokingman]

Sig Sauer Delivers Final Next-Generation Squad Weapon Prototypes to Army

Soldiers and Marines have been participating in soldier touchpoint evaluations.

www.military.com

Sig is competing against Textron Systems and the team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. in the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, effort, designed to begin arming close-combat units with a rifle and automatic rifle chambered for a specially designed 6.8mm projectile. Fielding is set to begin sometime in fiscal 2022.

 

[DadSmith]

Says 6.8x51mm isn't that a necked down 7.62x51mm?

Thats definitely bigger than the 6.8 SPC

So basically they will be carrying AR-10's around.

 

[smokingman]

Says 6.8x51mm isn't that a necked down 7.62x51mm?

Thats definitely bigger than the 6.8 SPC

So basically they will be carrying AR-10's around.

Pie In The Sky 6.8x51mm Composite Case Ammo for US Army Next Generation Squad Weapons Program Prototype

A friend sent me a link to a SSD article about the ongoing attempt to replace the 5.56MM and M4/M16. A soon-to-be cancelled program with the Xiden budget cuts sure to come. Let’s take a look …

looserounds.com

 

[DadSmith]

80,000 psi chamber pressure wow. What is the velocity of this new round?

 

[smokingman]

80,000 psi chamber pressure wow. What is the velocity of this new round?

 

[smokingman]

SIG Sauer Introduce .277 SIG Fury Cartridge -

SIG Sauer have released their 2020 catalog and there's lots of new products to get excited about but one thing that jumped out at me was the introduction of a new cartridge - 277 SIG Fury.

www.thefirearmblog.com

Link for the above post.

 

[rooster]

277 cal have been superior rounds for a long time. The venerable m1 garand was designed for a 277 cal bullet originally if I remember correctly

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Says 6.8x51mm isn't that a necked down 7.62x51mm?

Thats definitely bigger than the 6.8 SPC

So basically they will be carrying AR-10's around.

No, not at all as the AR-10 is an internal piston, not short stroke external like the 416/516/816/MCX/Spear.

AR-16 is a more apt analogy but only the most geeky of gun geeks will understand.

"You thought I was dead, but I outlive you ALL ! BWAHAHAHA!"

 

[Kirk Freeman]

"Nice piece there, SIG. Where did you get it, 1963?"