Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Why no love for 6.8 SPC

With all of the What deer round for my recoil senisitive kid or wife and the popularity of the AR platform along with the surge in suppressors why is there no love for the 6.8 SPC. Looks like it would be a good choice for deer and hogs in any of the above scenarios?

Don't have either at this point, but the 6.5 Grendel eats the 6.8's lunch pretty much across the board for varmints, medium game, and especially as a long-range cartridge. It fits the same platforms as well. A fast-twist .223 also surpasses the 6.8 for a lot of purposes, I think, and has mountains of available rifles and cheap ammo and components.

All that doesn't mean the 6.8 isn't worth owning and using, just that there's better stuff out there. It probably doesn't help that the 6.8 is a stubby little number that looks kind of dumpy compared to the sexy Grendel.

Another issue for me is that 6.8 brass is an odd duck, and given what we've been through the last few years, feeding one could become problematic in a pinch.

Screw the AR platform...I wish there were bolt guns available in the 6.8!

+1

The 6.8 is a good choice for the scenarios that you talk about.
PSA often runs Federal gold dot ammo for $9.99 per 20
Runs 2800 FPS or more out of a 16 inch barrel.

Hornady 120 Grain SST loads run about 2450 from a 16inch barrel.
The Hornady Grendel 123 grain SST load is slower than the 6.8 out to 200 yards
and both loads are about the same at 300 yards.

In my opinion both are 200 to max 250 Yard deer cartridges.

IF a man can be satisfied with a 250 yard capable cartridge in a short, lightweight,low recoil rifle then I think that the 6.8 is a good hunting cartridge/rifle.

I have 2 6.8 rifles as I like the concept of short ,lightweight and low recoil.

I have a IWT 16 inch 6.8 uppers on an Aero Precision Gen 2 Lower.With a Leupold 3-9x40 VX1 scope in An Aero Precision scope mount AND loaded 10 round magazine the weight is 7 pounds 7 ounces.

I built an upper with the same components but used an 18 Inch ARP 6.8 barrel and the weight is 7.9 ounces Loaded.

Looking forward to trying both out on deer this upcoming season.

To learn more about the 6.8 and other AR calibers go to 68forums and you will find a ton of info there including a lot of bullet test on hogs ,deer and various other media using a lot of different bullets.

Amen brother. I really wish I had bought one of the 700 Lightweight "Tacticals" (as much as I detest that word) when they were closed out by one of my distributors for under $600...

I thought CZ made (or makes) one in the 527. Remington tried to sell them but without a whole lot of luck, I think. TC sold Contenders, but also sells 7-30 Waters, which is similar.

It might fit in a Vixen. That would be handy.

Edit: Checked GB. No bolt guns, just ARs and Contender barrels.

I built one on a mini mauser years ago. the young lad who used it killed deer without much fuss.

You and me both! been looking for one!

What's the standard 6.8 twist? Wondering if you could run 130 grainers in a single shot.

If you build it...................

I believe Most are saying 1/11 twist is best for 6.8.
A ton of Information on 68forums.com

Probably because it sucks.




Dave

Exactly!

Isn't the 6.8 just a gay 270?

120 SSTs with a BC of .400 and MV of 2600ish will definitely make short work of medium game out to 300 with ease.

I really like the 6.8 and find it just as useful as my 308 for deer.

Didn't Ruger make a bolt version a year or two?



edit
http://www.ruger.com/news/2009-01-14f.html

Are you getting the 2600 from factory loads and 16 inch barrel?

You DO know that it's a 270-Lite, don't you?

Back when Ruger brought out the hawkeye compacts in 6.8 I bought one for the boy thinking it would be a perfect starter deer rifle. He's eight now and killed three deer with it this past season. I was right!

Edit to add that I did have the chamber reamed to SPC II for mo' betta' ammo choices.