BTW...the .227 Fury is basically a wildcat cartridge developed by SIG originally. In fact, SAAMI even calls it the ".277 SIG Fury".
Like many rifle manufacturers, SIG developed this cartridge for one purpose...to sell more new rifles. There are more manufacturer wildcats out there than you can shake a stick at for this exact reason. It's not because the round performs any better than another standardized and mass produced military round. No, it's because they'll tell you it performs better, BUT you have to go buy a whole new rifle to find out. Almost all of the 'ultra-mags' fall into this category. They have a counterpart which has nearly the same terminal ballistics, but you have to go buy a new action to chamber the shorter round. Anyone who requires that much extra time and effort chambering a round which is 5mm+/- longer in the same caliber probably shouldn't be firing that weapon anyway. We're talking fractions of a second here.
Needless to say, I am not a fan of these specialized rounds which really only serve one purpose...making you buy a new rifle. This is one area where the outdoor publications and firearms rags really show their manufacturer biases and influence. They're always hyping these rounds as something special, but when you study the actual ballistics, they're just the same cat in a different coat.
Case in point...how long ago did the 6.5 Creedmoor start showing up in all the sports mags as the ultimate "gotta' have" round? What, maybe 20+ years ago? Yet 6.5 Creedmoor ammo is still 50% more than other similar ammo. It's all just a money game. All of my 7.62x63mm, 7.62x51mm, 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm ammo works just fine. Though I will admit to owning a .22-250 for specific applications, and some might argue that the 5.56x45mm could satisfy this niche, but I do see some advantages in the larger powder capacity of the .22-250 at long distances.
For most people who just buy ammunition from the store, they'll never notice nearly any of the differences I've noted in this post and the one above it. Most will rarely ever get a rifle sighted in well enough, using consistent ammo, to realize these finer points. I reload all my own ammunition, so I can get two rounds and even a whole box pretty damn close to the same ballistics, round to round. And there are guys WAY better than me.
Like many rifle manufacturers, SIG developed this cartridge for one purpose...to sell more new rifles. There are more manufacturer wildcats out there than you can shake a stick at for this exact reason. It's not because the round performs any better than another standardized and mass produced military round. No, it's because they'll tell you it performs better, BUT you have to go buy a whole new rifle to find out. Almost all of the 'ultra-mags' fall into this category. They have a counterpart which has nearly the same terminal ballistics, but you have to go buy a new action to chamber the shorter round. Anyone who requires that much extra time and effort chambering a round which is 5mm+/- longer in the same caliber probably shouldn't be firing that weapon anyway. We're talking fractions of a second here.
Needless to say, I am not a fan of these specialized rounds which really only serve one purpose...making you buy a new rifle. This is one area where the outdoor publications and firearms rags really show their manufacturer biases and influence. They're always hyping these rounds as something special, but when you study the actual ballistics, they're just the same cat in a different coat.
Case in point...how long ago did the 6.5 Creedmoor start showing up in all the sports mags as the ultimate "gotta' have" round? What, maybe 20+ years ago? Yet 6.5 Creedmoor ammo is still 50% more than other similar ammo. It's all just a money game. All of my 7.62x63mm, 7.62x51mm, 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm ammo works just fine. Though I will admit to owning a .22-250 for specific applications, and some might argue that the 5.56x45mm could satisfy this niche, but I do see some advantages in the larger powder capacity of the .22-250 at long distances.
For most people who just buy ammunition from the store, they'll never notice nearly any of the differences I've noted in this post and the one above it. Most will rarely ever get a rifle sighted in well enough, using consistent ammo, to realize these finer points. I reload all my own ammunition, so I can get two rounds and even a whole box pretty damn close to the same ballistics, round to round. And there are guys WAY better than me.