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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 ...
The 6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II or 6.8×43mm) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms in collaboration with members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and United States Special Operations Command [6] to possibly replace the 5.56 NATO cartridge in short barreled rifles (SBR) and carbines.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
Cartridge, Caliber 5.56 mm, Plastic, Practice, M862 [Brass primer, Aluminum case and Blue plastic projectile]: Short Range Training Ammo (SRTA) uses a light plastic bullet with a maximum range of just 250 meters. Because the M862 has less energy, the M2 training bolt must be used in the M16 Rifle / M4 Carbine for the weapon to cycle properly.
.256 Winchester Magnum.257 Roberts.257 Weatherby Magnum.26 Nosler.260 Remington.264 LBC-AR.264 Winchester Magnum.270 Weatherby Magnum.270 Winchester.270 Winchester Short Magnum.275 H&H Magnum.275 No 2 Magnum.275 Rigby.276 Enfield.276 Pedersen.277 FURY.277 Wolverine.28 Nosler.280 Ackley Improved.280 British.280 Flanged.280 Jeffery.280 Remington
7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum.308 Winchester – considered interchangeable with 7.62×51mm NATO according to SAAMI. 7.62x51 NATO - Original cartridge.300 Winchester Short Magnum.300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum [33].325 Winchester Short Magnum.338 WSM.338 Federal; 8.6 Blackout.358 Winchester.358 Winchester Short Magnum.375 ...
The SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR (the rifle's commercial designation) is chambered in the 6.8×51mm (.277 in) SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of ammunition such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (for the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm NATO (for M240).
A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge with a larger case size than, or derived from, a similar cartridge of the same projectile caliber and case shoulder shape. [ clarification needed ] The term derives from the .357 Magnum , the original revolver cartridge with this designation.