Barry, Sorry the site ads here suck up the bandwidth and lock my comp on Firefox or IE. I don't come here much now. Try a 3/32" .093 port first on the 7.62x40, avail at any hardware store. If that doesn't work you can step up to a #38-.101 if needed to run H110. I would run a standard weight buffer and spring not a H1 or H2.
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Barry, Sorry the site ads here suck up the bandwidth and lock my comp on Firefox or IE. I don't come here much now. Try a 3/32" .093 port first on the 7.62x40, avail at any hardware store. If that doesn't work you can step up to a #38-.101 if needed to run H110. I would run a standard weight buffer and spring not a H1 or H2.
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Hersesy I say! Anyone knows you can just bolt together the cheapest collection of parts and barrel and get you a sub $600 functioning rifle! Even the experts that once threw a touchdown pass 30 years ago!!
I'm entertaining buying a 6.8 upper for deer hunting while prices are stable now.
Any suggestions on brand, vendor, and features to look for? Throw in any experience using it for deer and factory loads to try. This may be my wife's deer gun if she doesn't like my 35 rem.
Prefer a 20 inch barrel over a 16 inch if possible.
Thanks in advance guys.
HD
Pretty nice looking complete 20 inch rifle for sale here- Bison 6.8
Disclaimer: I do not know the seller or anything about the rifle other than what I read in the ad.
I'm entertaining buying a 6.8 upper for deer hunting while prices are stable now.
Any suggestions on brand, vendor, and features to look for? Throw in any experience using it for deer and factory loads to try. This may be my wife's deer gun if she doesn't like my 35 rem.
Prefer a 20 inch barrel over a 16 inch if possible.
Thanks in advance guys.
HD
Pretty nice looking complete 20 inch rifle for sale here- Bison 6.8
Disclaimer: I do not know the seller or anything about the rifle other than what I read in the ad.
looks good, but I just need an upper.
Another dumb question or 2..
I assume you need 6.8 magazines? I heard you can use 5.56 mags too
I assume you need 6.8 magazines? I heard you can use 5.56 mags too
I've found that you can only load about 4 rounds of 6.8 in a 5.56 mag. It may vary with different brands of mags, but I doubt you could get many more cartridges loaded.
The only barrel i will only use on a 6.8 is a ARP barrel, priced right and are unbelievably accurate! I only use PRI mags, as the others i had nothing but problems! I have a suppressed 12.5" short barrelled rifle that i cannot put down! Its my go to rifle from hogs, whitetail and exotics. Fixing to build another, was going to go to 20" but after doing a little reading decided to just do a 16", as it seems 4 more inches gives you not enough velocity to worry about, but then again i shoot evything suppressed and im not worried about the little extra blast from a shorter barrel. For all your 6.8 needs! http://68forums.com/forums/forum.php.
I can get 3 to feed from a magpul 223 magazine. However you just have to bite the bullet and buy some PRI mags, they are not cheap. I have 3 magazines for my 6.8, IIRC they are about $40 each.
I assume you need 6.8 magazines? I heard you can use 5.56 mags too
Yes, you can use 5.56 magazines, but the cartridge will sit a hair lower than you want for reliabilty. The rounded shoulder on the 5.56 magazine is sharper than the same shoulder on the 6.8 magazine, and the radius keeps the larger case pushed down a bit further. Your BCG "may" pick up the rounds and feed the cartridges OK, but not all do.
JMHO, the PRI mags have the strongest following for strength and reliability. They are heavy gauge stamped steel, and will last probably longer than you will be shooting.
ASC is a good magazine for the average shooter, I own both, and haven't had problems with either, especially in a 5-10-17 round size for bench and hunting.
Most magazine companies keep the same length as the 5.56 magazines, so the 20 round length is 17 rounds of 6.8, and 25 rounds 6.8 in 30 round length.
If you want to try an ASC magazine, I'll trade you for a PMAG of your choice.
I use the ASC 10 round and 25 round Mags ,no problems unmodified But I do Modify them by taking the needle nose pliers of a Leatherman and SLIGHTLY bending the feed lips upward and outward so the Bullet tip is pointed more toward the chamber than the bottom of the ramp.
Also take the Mag apart and Bend the leg of the spring under the follower under the front of the cartridge providing more upward pressure .
Doing this allows me to pull back on the Bolt and just let it ease forward and it will chamber a round without the case or bullet tip catching on anything.
All these Mods with pics are talked about on 68forums,lots of knowledge and help on the site.
