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No, the 264 and 277 USA cartridge design is based on a slightly shortened 6.5 Carcano case, .450" dia. 55,000PSI max pressure. The USA cartridges have apx 42gr capacity or 6 more than the Grendel/264LBC. The AMU believes it will take a cartridge of that size to beat the ballistics and terminal performance of the 308 while keeping recoil and weight to a minimum of 20% lighter than the 308.
If they go through with this they will develop new lead free bullets. We have already seen bullet designs for each caliber with the same BC(.500-G1 or .250 G7). Proportionally they are the same only the weight is different. The .264 is apx 112-115gr and the .277 118-120.
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