Will 6.8 eventually be cheap ammo?

[TexaRican]

Since US Army is moving over?

Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $4,500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture and delivery of the XM5 Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, the XM250 NGSW Automatic Rifle and the 6.8 Common Cartridge Family of Ammunition, as well as accessories, spares and contractor support. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 18, 2032. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-22-D-0008). (Awarded April 19, 2022)

[westtexducks]

Probably take 15 years but yeah probably will be at some point.

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[Black Ice]

I hope.

I finally got a SPC Wilson Combat with a Hyperion K can and it’s a blast to shoot.


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[tward1604]

One thing to remember is this isn't the 6.8 SPC it is a 6.8x51.

[TexaRican]

One thing to remember is this isn't the 6.8 SPC it is a 6.8x51.

Nope, I totally missed that.

[brrdnk]

The civilian round will be the .277 Fury

[Clay C]

Yeah. It's the .277 Fury. I don't see that ever being cheap considering the cartridge itself. This seems like a pretty dumb endeavor. I think it would be a great as a machine gun and DMR round. Seems dumb to replace the M4/5.56 with this.



Who is Sig sleeping with?

[Drycreek3189]

Yeah. It's the .277 Fury. I don't see that ever being cheap considering the cartridge itself. This seems like a pretty dumb endeavor. I think it would be a great as a machine gun and DMR round. Seems dumb to replace the M4/5.56 with this.



Who is Sig sleeping with?

The military has been doing dumb stuff concerning weapons since George Washington.

[doppelganger]

Yeah. It's the .277 Fury. I don't see that ever being cheap considering the cartridge itself. This seems like a pretty dumb endeavor. I think it would be a great as a machine gun and DMR round. Seems dumb to replace the M4/5.56 with this.



Who is Sig sleeping with?

https://www.ammoland.com/2022/04/us-armys-new-rifle/

From this article

After sixty-plus years, our existing M4 rifle (5.56×45) actually runs as well as any military weapon ever has, and many of us rely on our M4s every day, in the domestic environment.

Yet for military use, the 5.56×45 NATO round (223 Rem) has shown itself to be consistently inadequate in range and penetration, ever since its adoption in the 1960s. Since that time, many different bullet weights and configurations have been introduced in an effort to address range and penetration issues, but none have adequately solved the problem.


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[ultrastealth]

This round will not transition well to the civilian market. At 80,000 PSI it's going to burn up barrels fast, which is fine for the military, because they look upon everything as expendable. I've yet to see Sig answer a single question about barrel life, and there's a reason. Secondly, as a composite case, manufacture will be more expensive than all brass cases. This will always be a niche cartridge.

[doppelganger]

I think the civilian version will just be the 277 fury, 50k psi


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[Artos]

The only way I see it becoming a popular civi round would be if other nato countries adopt it & crazy production is pumped out.

[doppelganger]

The only way I see it becoming a popular civi round would be if other nato countries adopt it & crazy production is pumped out.

Exactly!!! And then they will have to offer 80k pressurized rounds to the public. Having two different round pressures will make it much harder for it to be popular. Government buying 80k pressured rounds and civilians having to use 50k. That’s why the 556 is so popular, a NATO round is the same for everyone, and anyone can buy it, and manufacturers aren’t having to decide which type of round to make.


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[doppelganger]

I do wonder what the justification was for the 6.8 over something like the 6.5CM. Yeah, over pressured round will get you more speed, but also faster at shooting out the barrel.


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[175gr7.62]

Since US Army is moving over?

Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $4,500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture and delivery of the XM5 Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, the XM250 NGSW Automatic Rifle and the 6.8 Common Cartridge Family of Ammunition, as well as accessories, spares and contractor support. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 18, 2032. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-22-D-0008). (Awarded April 19, 2022)

No. Totally different.


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