LWRC: 6.8 SPC is the new 300 Blackout

jimbobborg · Jan 21, 2014

http://www.alloutdoor.com/2014/01/2...ent=2014-01-21&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter They just scored a contract with a foreign military for 40,000 ARs in 6.8 SPC. The new rifles they're building have a different mag well and proprietary Magpul mags. Not a lot of details on the rifle.

pwoolford · Jan 21, 2014

Great....another caliber to stockpile! Although at those prices I'm not sure I'd stockpile too much 6.8.

chale127 · Jan 21, 2014

just because they made a bunch of them will still make it a "niche" round as it's referred to as.....300= change a barrel, 6.8= change almost everything...it's a no-brainer

MikeTF · Jan 21, 2014

This is another nail in the coffin on my decision to go with a 6.8 AR build instead of a 5.56.

HarCo2ANewb · Jan 21, 2014

chale127 said:
just because they made a bunch of them will still make it a "niche" round as it's referred to as.....300= change a barrel, 6.8= change almost everything...it's a no-brainer

Yeah... There's a lot of hearsay in that article.

jimbobborg · Jan 21, 2014

Since the lower no longer takes standard AR mags, like say a 9mm AR, would that make it MD legal?

Evil Twin · Jan 21, 2014

I just can't bring myself to buy one in 6.8SPC. Nothing wrong with it. In fact, I'm sure it's a good bit better than a 5.56 any day of the week. I wouldn't mind having another mouth to feed, I just want one that eats the same thing as my other rifles.

FrankOceanXray · Jan 21, 2014

The P90 had some big contracts all over the world. I would not consider it any replacement round or even near the current popularity of 300AAC.

kenpo333 · Jan 21, 2014

I've had my lwrc 6.8 for about a year now and have done some farm yard ballistic results (on whole chickens - I know we are a little sick on the eastern shore) and there is significant difference with 6.8 verses .223. I do like it but the cost is quite a bit more. Mine is an sbr with 10 but still quite accurate at the 200 yard mark with the acog.

erwos · Jan 21, 2014

jimbobborg said:
Since the lower no longer takes standard AR mags, like say a 9mm AR, would that make it MD legal?

Yep... assuming this is really the case and it can no longer take 5.56x45 mags. An enlarged magwell doesn't necessarily make this so.

FrankOceanXray said:
The P90 had some big contracts all over the world. I would not consider it any replacement round or even near the current popularity of 300AAC.

I'd bet that 5.7x28 is WAY more popular than .300AAC in terms of how many rounds are sold. .300AAC has zero military or LE takeup, as far as I can tell.

Anyways, I've always liked 6.8 as an alternative to 5.56, so I'm glad to see it's getting some traction again.

stu929 · Jan 21, 2014

kenpo333 said:
I've had my lwrc 6.8 for about a year now and have done some farm yard ballistic results (on whole chickens - I know we are a little sick on the eastern shore) and there is significant difference with 6.8 verses .223. I do like it but the cost is quite a bit more. Mine is an sbr with 10 but still quite accurate at the 200 yard mark with the acog.

If you shop around you can find bullets for 17-20 and I have a bunch of premium hunting bullets i got for 30-40 cent a piece so its not that much more than 223 and for anything bigger than a coyote id def trust the 6.8 a lot more.

Brass is the only difficulty im having. Finding spent brass is tough.

Wayne1one · Jan 21, 2014

Yes .300 blackout is easier to switch too because of magazine & bolt interchangeability, but when you talk about ARs in other calibers such as AR-15, with bolt modification

223 WSSM
5.45x39mm (.21 Genghis)
243 WSSM
6mm PPC
6mm WOA
6mm BR Remington
6mm Hagar
6.5mm PPC
6.5 WSSM
6.5 WOA
6.5mm Grendel
25 WSSM
6.8x43mm SPC
.30 Herrett Rimless Tactical (6.8x43mm case trimmed to 41mm and necked up to .308; the 6.8mm version of the .300 Whisper)
7.62x25
7.62x39mm
.30 RAR
300 OSSM
.357 Auto
.35 Gremlin (necked up 6.5 Grendel to 358)
.358 WSSM (various names, but all are some form of a WSSM necked up to 35 caliber, some are shortened to make them big game legal in Indiana)
.458 SOCOM
.50 Action Express
.50 Beowulf

I think 6.8spc is the better/more popular round out of the ones listed! either way this round is moving forward, I remember when it first came out everyone killed it and said it would never last (this is after the US Military decided to stay away from it)! "6.8spc, don't buy it 6.5 grendel is the way to go"...... Oh my how things have changed. It will increasingly get better as ammo becomes more affordable and a little cheaper. More manufacturers are offering ammo, and more rifle companies are making provisions for it either as conversions or standalone offerings. Barret, Magpul, LWRCi, PRI, Federal, Ruger a lot of big names (and that is just the tip of the iceberg) I am happy with this!

My 5 top AR must have rifle calibers are (in no particular order) 5.56/.223, 7.62x51, 6.8x43 SPC, .300 Blackout, .22LR

Wayne1one · Jan 21, 2014

erwos said:
Anyways, I've always liked 6.8 as an alternative to 5.56, so I'm glad to see it's getting some traction again.

I have found that we agree on a lot of things!!

erwos · Jan 21, 2014

Wayne1one said:
I have found that we agree on a lot of things!!

We should get together at BRGC one of these days... I bet the contents of my safe might provide some interesting review material for you.

Yoshi · Jan 21, 2014

The purchasing country will quickly go broke from feeding those ARs.

Wayne1one · Jan 21, 2014

erwos said:
Yep... assuming this is really the case and it can no longer take 5.56x45 mags. An enlarged magwell doesn't necessarily make this so.

Good news (no other mags can work in it)!! We need to start ordering these ASAP!!!

erwos said:
We should get together at BRGC one of these days... I bet the contents of my safe might provide some interesting review material for you.

This is a great idea, just gotta wait tell this weather breaks a bit!

Wayne1one · Jan 21, 2014

Yoshi said:
The purchasing country will quickly go broke from feeding those ARs.

These guys will be able to make an affordable 6.8 round for military contract and probably for us too, can't wait till we can get our hands on some of this!

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/06/20/6-8-spc-ammo-prvi-partizan/

erwos · Jan 21, 2014

Now someone just needs to make 5.56x45 magazines in that bigger format they're using for the 6.8 mags.

annihilation-time · Jan 21, 2014

Wayne1one said:
Good news (no other mags can work in it)!! We need to start ordering these ASAP!!!

This is a great idea, just gotta wait tell this weather breaks a bit!

Group buy! Wooooooo!

Wayne1one · Jan 21, 2014

annihilation-time said:
Group buy! Wooooooo!

I'm in!

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