.277 Fury

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A side-by-side comparison between the .270 Winchester (left), .277 Fury (center), and .27 Nosler (right), sourced from Outdoor Life.

Military Contract & Adoption

On April 19th 2022, the United States Army announced that it had selected SIG Sauer to build the new XM5 Rifle to (partly) replace the existing standard M4 carbine, as well as the XM250 Automatic Rifle to replace the already standard M249 SAW. Along with the and that it had selected the company's .277 FURY cartridge, utilizing government provided projectiles and vendor-designed cartridges as ammunition for the new weapon systems. The XM5 and XM250 were designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge based on concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of the current 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge used in the M4 carbine and M249 SAW. A newer, more effective cartridge would help increase their lethality as well as their effective range when compared to common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO.

Additional Information

External Links

Bellm T/Cs .277 Fury Analysis - An excellent analysis of the .277 SIG Fury, as well as a comparison to other excellent long-range performers like the 6.5 Creedmoor and 7mm-08 Remington cartridges.