Quote History Originally Posted By Green_Canoe:
Potential problem I see is that in a gun not designed for the .277 is you are essentially firing what would be proof loads for that action on every shot.
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I agree - and 80,000PSI range is incredible pressure for a firearm cartridge - I think the underlying logic is - push it to the max and then throw it away.
I was interested to see if the system (or for that matter existing NATO 308 rifles) e.g Beretta BM59 could be reconfigured for the new round - e.g. utilize platforms in 308 to the new cartridge - rather than invent new guns, merely new locking systems (or gas in gas guns) to improve increased pressure demands rather than build new designed guns from the ground up.
In reality - perhaps the cartridge was supposed to be a red hearing for Russian body armor and small arms industry to go back and overspend chasing a new paradigm.
One way to defeat an enemy is to outspend them or have them dilute spending across too many platforms.