Any Hunting AR setups here?

DJones2987 · Dec 15, 2016

Anyone here hunt with an AR? Deer, hogs, coyotes? Anyone have specs and pics of their setup?

What factory ammo you guys like for hunting?

Mine is chambered in 6.8 SPC and I'm leaning towards the Federal MSR 115g for deer and hogs and the MSR 90g for coyotes and other varmints. Opinions?

My setup so far:

Anderson stripped lower
PSA Defender MOE LPK with NiB FCG
Magpul MOE fixed rifle stock
Anderson upper
AR Performance 16" 5R Socom barrel
AR Performance Vortex flash hider
AR Performance NiB BCG
Strike industries gas tube
Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24 scope
CPD 10 round mags
CPD 28 round mag

Still need a gas block, charging handle, Vortex scope mount and a handguard. Thinking of going with the ALG EMR V1 13" in black.

engineerbrian · Dec 15, 2016

6.8 spc hunter here. I love it for deer and hogs! I use the Federal Fusion 110gr (i think) and it turns their insides out.

Its topped off with a Burris Tac 30 1x4 and a Specwar 7.62 threaded on the end of it.

The gun is super light an so easy to handle in the woods. I dont think i'll ever go back to a "normal" hunting rifle.

DJones2987 · Dec 15, 2016

engineerbrian said:
6.8 spc hunter here. I love it for deer and hogs! I use the Federal Fusion 110gr (i think) and it turns their insides out.

Its topped off with a Burris Tac 30 1x4 and a Specwar 7.62 threaded on the end of it.

The gun is super light an so easy to handle in the woods. I dont think i'll ever go back to a "normal" hunting rifle.

I believe the Fusion only comes in 90 or 115grain. Assuming your gun shoots well with that ammo?

I hear ya on the "normal" hunting rifle thing lol, my current deer rifle is a Savage 7mm rem mag.

engineerbrian · Dec 15, 2016

Oh BTW, ditch the 28 round mag and dont get a charging handle with a large latch. Standard A2 charger is good.

I found out the hard way that large mags and latches hang up on stuff while hunting and can spook game.

engineerbrian · Dec 15, 2016

DJones2987 said:
I believe the Fusion only comes in 90 or 115grain. Assuming your gun shoots well with that ammo?

I hear ya on the "normal" hunting rifle thing lol, my current deer rifle is a Savage 7mm rem mag.

I just looked. Yes, its 115 gr ammo. I've never shot past 100 yards with it but it will easily do a 1" group at 100 yards. I tested all of the available 6.8 ammo on the market about 3 years ago and the Fusion shot the best for me.

I'll post some pics later, but our youtube channel in the link below has a 6.8 video. I've "updated" the gun since then

steves1911 · Dec 15, 2016

I use this one for varmint/predator hunting. It has an 18" kreiger barell and wears a viper pst 2.5-10x. I use sierra 65gr gameking bullets and they have done a fine job on everything from groundhogs to fox havent had a chance to put one into a coyote yet.

BUFF7MM · Dec 15, 2016

Stag 6.8 upper Factory build
E R Shaw 25-45 sharps home build
Bushmaster (old plant) 450 Bushmaster factory build
I won't bore you with my details on the build but I can assure you it's nothing fancy but it works for me.
Also all ammo is rolled by me for that perfect touch

Rack&Roll · Dec 15, 2016

My 1:7 twist M&P 15 with Nikon scope. Pretty basic 5.56 set up for critters.

Klunatic · Dec 15, 2016

My old hog/deer hunting setup was
300BLK 16" Sota Arms Upper on Engage E4 Lower
Trijicon BLk ACOG with Clipon Armasight GenII Nightvision
110gr or 115gr Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos, Drops hogs like a ton of bricks.

Just finishing build on 12.2" 300blk Noveske Upper
AAC SDN-762-6
Armasight Zeus 3 Thermal Scope
Hope to have a picture of it soon, waiting on scope.

Rack&Roll · Dec 15, 2016

me like. And not suppressing it, just shooting it?

Thinking about 300 Blackout for 2017....but I am not all fired up about suppressing.

DaemonAssassin · Dec 15, 2016

Rack&Roll said:
me like. And not suppressing it, just shooting it?

Thinking about 300 Blackout for 2017....but I am not all fired up about suppressing.

Let me know when you want to do the assembly, I'll give you a hand and let you use the tools I have on the workbench.

In addition to that, I have assembled a few 16" 300BLK uppers that are sub-MOA with good ammo. The real kicker is that the 16" 300BLK barrel is $100 plus ~$8 for shipping. If you want a parts list, Let me know and I'll send it to you via PM.

DaemonAssassin · Dec 16, 2016

Running a 300BLK with a 16" AAC barrel, free floated with a 13" BCM KMR, YHM Phantom flash hider/comp, Alpha Shooting Sports laser engraved upper, Wilson FA BCG, AXTS Raptor, One of Lou's Adcor lowers, forgot who made the LPK, Geissle G2S (the 4# version), Magpul CTR stock, Spike's Tactical T1 buffer, Burris P.E.P.R. mount, Vortex Crossfire II 3-9x40 w/ BDC, Single point end plate, Magpul RSA, and Crosstac Ambi-Sling (for single point or 2 point).

I get 3/4 MOA with my hunting ammo.

Biggfoot44 · Dec 16, 2016

While I am by no means advocating .223 as an all around deer ctg , I keep intending to use one at least one, just to make an anti-gunners head explode.

I have the ammo already, Black Hills loaded with 55gr X Bullet.

Either Sportster , or the noisy one. Will have to do group comparison between PSA , and the Wylde red upper I got from Mopar at summer Blue Fin show.

And get my 4th Quarter finances in shape for next year to go to WM instead of usual Va .

outrider58 · Dec 16, 2016

Yup. I have a couple...

sleev-les · Dec 16, 2016

I'm building a 6.8. Lower is done, but need to build the upper. Some friends ask me every year to get into hunting with them so I may get into it next year.

jimbobborg · Dec 16, 2016

I still have my 6.8 AR. The 20" complete upper was built by Bison Armory,under $600, with free-float rail, and a Young's NM bolt carrier. I load 110gr Accubonds in SSA brass, 2750+ fps.

emkuba · Dec 16, 2016

Just finished two 6.8 builds. One for a friend with the complete upper from Bison Armory: 18" barrel, YHM free float, Vortex Diamondback 3x9, Magpul CTR stock. Finished mine with a 18" Bison Armory barrel, 12.5" Odin Works M-lok handguard, ALG Defense trigger, Magpul Ctr stock. Both are shooting Hornady 120 gr SST. My friend took a nice 8 point with his a few weeks ago.

DJones2987 · Dec 16, 2016

engineerbrian said:
Oh BTW, ditch the 28 round mag and dont get a charging handle with a large latch. Standard A2 charger is good.

I found out the hard way that large mags and latches hang up on stuff while hunting and can spook game.

The 28 round mag is just to keep loaded at home. I'll use my 10 rounds to hunt.

You don't have any issue with the standard charging handle and a scope?

Mike3888 · Dec 16, 2016

Great choice on the 6.8. Those arp barrels are shooters for sure. My 6.8 is what I use mostly for deer. I also have had great performance with the 6x45. Both of those guys are aero upper and lower with RRA 2 stage triggers and blackhole weaponry barrels. I also have a ar 10 in 308 that's a great shooter. The only factory ammo I shot was the 90 grain federal gold dot. Palmetto will have sales on it and it shoots great. I'm like Buff, I handload everything. Enjoy your build!

DJones2987 · Dec 16, 2016

Mike3888 said:
Great choice on the 6.8. Those arp barrels are shooters for sure. My 6.8 is what I use mostly for deer. I also have had great performance with the 6x45. Both of those guys are aero upper and lower with RRA 2 stage triggers and blackhole weaponry barrels. I also have a ar 10 in 308 that's a great shooter. The only factory ammo I shot was the 90 grain federal gold dot. Palmetto will have sales on it and it shoots great. I'm like Buff, I handload everything. Enjoy your build!

I did some pretty extensive research before choosing 6.8 due to the ballistics and my hunting style. ARP is said to be one of the industry leaders. And I didn't feel like $200 shipped was bad for a barrel of that quality. And I've heard they're tack drivers so I'm looking forward to finishing up the build. Hoping to have it done in a month or two.

Do you think the 90g gold dot would be heavy enough for whitetail? Or should I shoot the 115g?

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