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The .277 Fury or 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge, (designated as the .277 SIG Fury by the SAAMI) is a centerfire rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge announced by SIG Sauer in late 2019. Its hybrid three-piece cartridge case has a steel case head and brass body connected by an aluminum locking washer to support the high chamber pressure of 80,000 psi (551.6 MPa). Background The cartridge was designed by SIG Sauer for the United States Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program (NGSW). It is dimensionally similar to the 7.62×51mm NATO service cartridge. In December 2019, the cartridge was announced for non-military usage, along with the SIG Sauer CROSS bolt-action rifle. As a short-action rifle cartridge (cartridges having an overall length of 2.750 inches (69.85 mm) or less), increased internal ballistic performance for its cartridge case volume is accomplished by applying high gas pressure. In 2020, it was accepted by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) as a new rifle cartridge and chambering. In 2022, SIG Sauer announced that it intends to commercially chamber the SIG MCX Spear semi-automatic rifle in .277 Fury. Specifications The cartridge uses a case that is the same length and diameter as the .308 Winchester. Each "hybrid" cartridge case consists of a stainless steel base coupled to a brass body via an aluminium locking washer. Stainless steel has a significantly higher yield strength than brass, allowing the engineers to use higher maximum average pressure (MAP) chamber pressure levels. Bullets are either 135 grains (8.75 g) "match grade" with a G1 ballistic coefficient of ≈ .488 or 140 grains (9.07 g) "hunter tipped" with a G1 ballistic coefficient of ≈ .508 (ballistic coefficients are somewhat debatable).These projectile ballistic coefficients are equal to the publicized specifications of the Sierra .277 135 grains (8.75 g) HPBT MatchKing and .277 140 grains (9.07 g) TGK GameKing projectiles. The SAAMI warns that MAP levels greater than 65,000 psi (448.2 MPa) may present an increased risk of unsafe cartridge case or firearm rupture and thus will require new cartridge case and firearm designs that depart from traditional manufacturing practices, including the use of materials, construction methods, production lines, and other important design criteria.The .277 Fury SAAMI (voluntary) MAP chamber pressure of 80,000 psi (551.6 MPa) enables a 135 grains (8.7 g) projectile muzzle velocity of 3,000 feet per second (914 m/s) from a 16-inch (406 mm) barrel. It also means that the .277 Fury is normally chambered in small arms that are capable of handling the accompanying bolt thrust safely. Commercially, reduced-power .277 Fury Elite ball FMJ ammunition using non-hybrid conventional cartridge cases is offered, that fires a 135 grains (8.7 g) projectile with a G1 ballistic coefficient of ≈ .475 at a muzzle velocity of 2,750 feet per second (838 m/s) from a 16-inch (406 mm) barrel. Performance SIG Sauer claims that the cartridge has performance superior to the 6.5mm Creedmoor, exhibiting 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) less bullet drop at 1,000 yards (914 m), while delivering 20–25% greater energy. Reduced-power .277 Fury ammunition, which does not employ the stainless steel case head (.277 Fury Elite ball FMJ), and thus cannot achieve pressure above current SAAMI brass specifications, is virtually identical to the commonly available 7mm-08 Remington, which was developed in 1980.The bullet diameter of the .277 Fury cartridge is close to that of the 7mm-08 Remington, the difference in diameter is 0.006 inch (0.15 mm) or approximately the thickness of two human hairs. The muzzle velocity and downrange energy of the reduced-power .277 Fury without stainless steel case head and 7mm-08 Remington are practically identical in similarly weighted bullets with similar ballistic coefficients.Reduced-power .277 Fury ammunition (.277 Fury Elite ball FMJ) performs close to the brass-cased .270/308 Winchester wildcat rifle cartridge, that has a case capacity of 3.5 ml (54 grains) H2O and the bullet, diameter-wise, fills a position between the .260 Remington and 7mm-08 Remington rifle cartridges. Military award and designation as 6.8 common cartridge In January 2019, the United States military began the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to find replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun. On April 19, 2022, the United States Army announced that it had selected SIG Sauer to build the XM7 rifle to partly replace the M4 carbine, while the XM250 automatic rifle was to replace the M249 SAW in the LMG role. In both cases it had selected the company's Fury ammunition, utilizing government provided projectiles and vendor-designed cartridges as the new weapon's ammunition.The XM7 was designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of the 5.56×45mm NATO round used in the M4 carbine and M249 SAW and increase their lethality and effective ranges compared to common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO.Operational testing of the XM7 rifle, XM250 automatic rifle, XM157 fire control optic platform agnostic unit and the 6.8×51mm ammunition squad weaponry is expected to begin in 2024. However, this does not guarantee actual widespread future issue. The military designation for this round is 6.8 common cartridge. The XM1186 is the general-purpose 6.8 mm round, with other versions including reduced range rounds so weapons chambered in 6.8 mm can fire on existing ranges designed for the 5.56 mm, marking rounds for force-on-force shooting, and blank and tracer rounds. Military solicitation As of March 2022, the United States Army has a solicitation ongoing for an M240 machine gun 6.8×51mm conversion kit for the 7.62×51mm NATO-chambered M240B and M240L general-purpose machine guns. References External links New for 2020: SIG Sauer .277 SIG Fury Ammunition via YouTube (Archive) .277 SIG Fury SAAMI Drawing Archived June 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Discover the Jennifer Beckstrand popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jennifer Beckstrand books.
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Lizzie Searches for Love Trilogy
Linda BylerContains all three Lizzie Searches for Love books by Linda Byler Ideal gift for readers in search of a love story Excellent choice for fans of Girls of Paper and Fire, Story Thiev...
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Banished
Linda BylerThe first book in The Long Road Home trilogy, a unique and gripping Amish romance set in the South at the turn of the century. It was the early 1900s when Obadiah (Oba) and Me...
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The Healing
Linda BylerA hopeful story of unexpected love in the midst of illness, pain, and family conflict John is the youngest of seven boys and is constantly overshadowed by his big brothers who seem...
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Little Amish Lizzie
Byler LindaLizzie is a fiveyearold Amish girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is spunky, sensitive, and not nearly as pious as her older sister Emma. Lizzie sometimes daydreams instead of pra...
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A Dog for Christmas
Byler LindaOne Christmas morning, while young Amish twins Henry and Harvey are sledding, they find a big black dog wandering in a field. They adopt the Newfoundland and name him Lucky, and he...
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A Horse for Elsie
Byler LindaA heartwarming tale of longing and hope in Lancaster by bestselling author Linda Byler Elsie is desperate for a horse of her own, but her family barely has enough money to get by a...
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A Plain and Simple Christmas
Amy ClipstonTake a trip to BirdinHand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartach...
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The Homestead
Linda BylerHannah is a fifteenyearold Amish girl who lives on her family’s farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When her family, hit hard by the Great Depression, loses their farm, Hannah’s fathe...
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Love in Unlikely Places
Linda BylerWhen Emma leaves the security of her Amish community for a job in North Carolina, she finds herself navigating choices, circumstances, and a relationship that she never could have ...
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First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill
Jennifer BeckstrandBefore irrepressible eightysomethings Anna and Felty Helmuth became Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s mostbeloved matchmakers, they were mismatched young lovers facing seemingly imposs...
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All in Good Time
Linda BylerThis final book in The Long Road Home trilogy is full of unexpected twists. The redemptive ending will leave you smiling for days. As May settles into family life, she has so much ...
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The Amish Schoolteacher
Jerry EicherWhat will it take for Mary to let go of her pride and see Marcus for who he really is? A swift and heartwarming Amish romance, full of misunderstandings, tragedy, and the...
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Garment of Praise
Linda BylerThe final book in the New Directions series delves into the complexities of a blended Amish family. Are love and faith enough to navigate through relationship tensions, homesicknes...
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The Christmas Visitor
Linda BylerOne moment, Ben Miller was high up in the rafters at his neighbor's barn raising. The next, his foot slipped and he plunged t...
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Tapestry of Love
Linda BylerThe second book in the New Directions series following Weaving of Life, this Amish romance will keep you guessing until the end! Susan Lapp is back in Lancaster and ready to begin ...
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The Weaving of Life
Linda BylerThe first in a new series about an independent Amish woman and her struggles in career and romance. Susan Lapp is a hardworking Amish woman in her early twenties. She enjoys the fi...
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Disappearances
Linda BylerSadie may be married now, but she's as spirited as ever, and her life is no less tame. In fact, soon after she and Mark are s...
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His Amish Sweetheart
Jennifer BeckstrandFondly nicknamed “The Peanut Butter Brothers,” Andrew, Abraham, and Austin Petersheim skillfully run one of Wisconsin’s most cherished family businesses. But their mischievous youn...
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A Christmas Engagement
Linda BylerBestselling Amish novelist Linda Byler spins a sweet tale of heartache, disappointment, and ultimately hopes fulfilled at Christmastime. Liz had been in love once, had even been en...
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A Second Chance
Linda BylerHow long will Edna have to wait for the love of her life? Will God reward her patience? From Linda Byler, bestselling author of Amish Romances, comes a new story with "multifaceted...
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Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill
Jennifer BeckstrandHuckleberry, Wisconsin’s very own Amish matchmaking grandparents, eightysomethings Anna and Felty Helmuth, continue to meddle into love livesand bring faithful hearts together, in ...
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Becky Meets Her Match
Linda BylerBecky Esh has lots of spunk. Never mind that she’s Amish, she regularly confronts authority figures. Her beautiful singing touches those who hear her so deeply that even men cry. I...
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Beacon of Light
Linda BylerThe second book in The Long Road Home series, a unique and gripping Amish romance trilogy set in the South at the turn of the century. At the end of Banished, Clinton has died and ...
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The Honeybee Sisters Cookbook
Jennifer Beckstrand & Tearsa DainesA collection of delicious honey recipes from the Honeybee Sisters book series, featuring quotes and recipes from Sweet as Honey, A Bee in her Bonnet, and Like a Bee to HoneyAmish r...
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Marriage Can Be Mischief
Amanda FlowerMillie Fisher may be widowed, but she leads a full life in her Amish hometown of Harvest, Ohio. There’s her quilting circle, her Boer goats, her gift for matchmakingand the occasio...
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The Dakota Series Trilogy
Byler LindaThree Amish novels set during the Great Depression, by bestselling Amish romance author Linda Byler Follow feisty and independent Hannah as she grows from a fifteenyearold girl in ...
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Hope Deferred
Linda BylerWill Daniel and Anna be able to reconcile their faith struggles and their love for each other? Beloved Amish novelist Linda Byler once again writes a compelling and surprising love...
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Amish Romance at Christmastime
Linda BylerBestselling Amish novelist Linda Byler’s three heartwarming Christmas romancesin one affordable volume! Linda Byler is beloved for her skillful story telling and truetolife descrip...
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An Amish Bride
Rosalind LauerIn Joyful River, Pennsylvania, the faithfilled Amish community lives side by side with the English world, healing problems and overcoming hardship with compassion, love, and abidin...
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Fire in the Night
Linda BylerOne barn fire might be an accident, the Lancaster County Amish community believes. But two barns burning just weeks apart is suspicious. Sarah Beiler wants to protect her family, e...
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The More the Merrier
Linda BylerFrom beloved Amish writer Linda Byler, comes a heartwarming Christmas romance set during the Great Depression.It’s 1931, and times are tough for the Miller family, who are raising ...
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Lizzie and Emma
Byler LindaIn Little Amish Lizzie, the first book in the Buggy Spoke series, fiveyearold Lizzie moves to a new home with her family and must adjust to a new school, new house, and lots of new...
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Second Chances on Huckleberry Hill
Jennifer BeckstrandBeloved inspirational romance author Jennifer Beckstrand continues her uplifting Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series featuring Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s, irrepressible eight...
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Home Is Where the Heart Is
Linda BylerJoin Amish writer Linda Byler on a trip into a world few are allowed to visitthe world of Amish romance.Hannah, feisty and independent as ever, has put everything into building up ...
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Hope on the Plains
Linda BylerFrom beloved Amish writer Linda Byler, comes the sequel to The Homestead, Amish Romance set during the Great Depression.Hannah, a feisty young Amish woman, lives on her family’s fa...
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Dating Can Be Deadly
Amanda FlowerSet in the fan favorite Amish village of Harvest, Ohio, the latest novel in the USA Today bestselling author’s Amish Matchmaker series features the unlikely sleuthing duo of an Ami...
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Her Pretend Amish Boyfriend
Rachel J GoodIn this USA Today bestselling author’s sweetly romantic inspirational series, a bustling Green Valley Farmer’s Market in Pennsylvania is the perfect place for residents of nearby A...
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Love Conquers All
Linda BylerAmish novelist Linda Byler spins a heartwarming tale about an Amish widow trying to survive in colonial America. Paula has been cursed since birthor so her mother told her for as l...
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Courting Caleb
Kelly LongIn a small Appalachian community with few single men, young Amish women take fate in hand and help forge their own paths to happy marriages . . . Wanted: An Amish Mail Order ...