Army chooses new rifle for combat troops - 6.8mm rounds

[SevenMilePete]

According to SIG's website a civilian version will only set you back about $8K. The civilian caliber is call the .277 Fury. It's probably a second mortgage to buy a box of 20 rds.

https://www.sigsauer.com/mcx-spear.html

That means 20 million will produce about 2000 weapons? Or much less considering cost to tool up. One batallion?

Ooops. Forgot the ammo. Maybe arm a few companies with 20 million.

[General Geoff]

According to SIG's website a civilian version will only set you back about $8K. The civilian caliber is call the .277 Fury. It's probably a second mortgage to buy a box of 20 rds.

https://www.sigsauer.com/mcx-spear.html

$4 a round baby

https://www.sigsauer.com/accubond-27...ry-hybrid.html

[TooBigToFit]

I was kinda rooting for Textron honestly.

[Delkal]

Finally after decades of going to war with a varmint cartridge they came up with a round with some balls. I thought they were going to pick something lame like the 6.8 SCP. This new ammo is insame and will give 7mm Mag performance from a case similar in size to a .308 (with the insanely high 80,000 psi chamber pressure). If the army can get everyone used to shooting a major caliber again this round will be extremely effective in combat.

[JaySmith]

the 6.8x51 or .277 fury is for the XM250 machine gun, the 6.8 LMG is for the XM5 carbine it seems. Way to be confusing as hell.

[imashooter2]

80,000 psi. Imagine shooting that indoors. Going to be a lot more deaf GIs.

[JaySmith]

80,000 psi. Imagine shooting that indoors. Going to be a lot more deaf GIs.

Depends on what can they have on the end of them. I really like that they come with cans.

[raxar]

80,000 psi. Imagine shooting that indoors. Going to be a lot more deaf GIs.

What do you think barrel life is going to be with those kinds of pressures? Throat erosion is going to be terrible.

[TooBigToFit]

What do you think barrel life is going to be with those kinds of pressures? Throat erosion is going to be terrible.

[citation needed] but I was browsing the TFB comments. Someone said the bid spec called for 5000 round barrel life, and said the Sig was hitting 7000.

[JaySmith]

This actually upsets me. They get factory suppressors, yet I have to jump through dog and pony show to get mine. Before they had the m4, and I had the ar15. But now they have the XM5 and to get a civilian equivalent it's $8k and a form 4.