Originally Posted by hh4whiskey
The short barrel doesn’t kill the SPC like it often does most 6.5s and smaller bores.


That's a common theme the 6.8 fans like to repeat, but it's not really true. The 6.5 Grendel does just as well with shorter barrels as the 6.8 SPC. If we're going short, I will (and do) take a 12.5" 6.5 Grendel over a 12.5" 6.8.