Opinions on 6.8 spc

[BradMacc82]

ASS MONKEYS!!!!

Don't hold back now, tell us how you REALLY feel...


I'll admit to being a reformed piston puffer, but saying I shoot a .40 is tantamount to crossing the line good sir!

 

[browning guy]

Any way.............. I think the 6.8 has merrit but I find the 30 cal does have more options.

The last batch I loaded up was 220 gr seirra match sub sonics
I think the next batch will be 180 gr pushing a little faster.

 

[clandestine]

Any way.............. I think the 6.8 has merrit but I find the 30 cal does have more options.

The last batch I loaded up was 220 gr seirra match sub sonics
I think the next batch will be 180 gr pushing a little faster.

Youll shoot yer aye out.


BTW, Lord Wes. That post you made I have come back to multiple times and it cracks me up everytime. WIN!

 

[Maverick0313]

I think Mark at 2A shoots this.....loves it. I THINK.

 

[BradMacc82]

I think the 6.8 has merrit but I find the 30 cal does have more options.

That's one thing I've noticed, the 6.8 using .277" bullets, there doesn't seem to be as much variety in selection as the .30 cal offerings.

Just looking at a reloading supply magazine, here's the options that I'm seeing.

.264" (6.5) - 90gr to 160gr is the range I'm finding.

.277" (6.8) - 85gr to 150gr, seems the 85gr and 110gr to be the norm for 6.8SPC.

.308" (300BLK) - 110gr to 240gr, published data only covers a handful of bullets so far - but experimentation leads to more load data.



(I can be serious when I have to be.)

 

[browning guy]

Youll shoot yer aye out.


BTW, Lord Wes. That post you made I have come back to multiple times and it cracks me up everytime. WIN!

I am here to help Sir!

 

[booker]

Good discussion here.. don't get me wrong, the 6.8 is an outstanding round that would serve many different users very well in a variety of roles and situations.

I don't see any issue using a semi-auto to hunt. If it is flatter-shooting round with better first-shot lethality, it may actually be a better choice. As with any firearm issue, it is the person behind the trigger who is ultimately responsible for its correct, safe, and ethical use.

 

[rml33]

Tula will be producing 6.8 in 2013. That should make the rounds cheaper. Initial price per box in the10-11 range. Another middle eastern country is in the works to have the 6.8 , possibly the Saudis. It's the Jordanian militaries round of choice. LWRC is in the process of dedicated lower to take a thicker version of the pmag. Hog hunting isn't going away . The 6.8 might make it after all.

 

[sykesville]

Tula will be producing 6.8 in 2013. That should make the rounds cheaper. Initial price per box in the10-11 range. Another middle eastern country is in the works to have the 6.8 , possibly the Saudis. It's the Jordanian militaries round of choice. LWRC is in the process of dedicated lower to take a thicker version of the pmag. Hog hunting isn't going away . The 6.8 might make it after all.