After countless deer and more than a few hogs, not to mention other stuff, (with both) the 6.8 kills far better than any 223, with even the best bullets. I don’t compare it with much in a 308 or ‘06 sized case, because neither will fit in an AR15….which is what’s making the SFAR attractive right now…..I haven’t tried the 6ARC or HAMR, but I’d expect them to be at least on par with the 6.8 and Grendel….which is more than a 223 and kill a lot of deer and hogs. Some folks do get soured on certain rounds for personal or anecdotal reasons. I don’t care what bullet is on hand, if I can’t shoot a hog or deer in the CNS, I’d rather not shoot it with a 223. It sucks to try to trail blood on either from a 223 in the thick stuff, vs most anything else. JME.
The SFAR may solve a lot of the cartridge quandary for some folks vs deer and hogs in a reasonably light/handy AR platform….and that’s good.
I’m interested to see how much worse port pop is in the 308 vs a 6.8, 223, etc though.
