Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles Anybody use the 6.8mm Rem SPC?

30x6.8 vs HAMR? Case capacity, which equals velocity.

I’m not to concerned with the sectional density in the 30 with today’s good bullets….plus, I’m referring to deer and hogs, not moose hunting with it, per se.

With almost any bolt platform, you get more length to seat bullets out. With almost any increased barrel length, you get increased velocity.

I have a <6# 308 bolt gun and a 270 mtn rifle, if I want 22” barrels and more velocity and bullet weight. Having said all that, there’s zero reason a 150 gr 30 bullet suited for a 30-30 or 300 savage wouldn’t work nicely in a 30 AR/Herrett…..to at least 30-30 speeds.

The 6.8 is still the easy button in an AR, vs gains…..to me.

I've got 2. I like them. Not going anywhere any time soon.

Just checking the zero on my 12.5” SBR a few weeks ago. The 6.8 is a great deer, coyote and defense round.
H4198 and 90 grain Speer Gold Dots at 2700 fps seem to be dialed in.

"Seem to be.."

Lol.

Kind of why I am leaning that direction. No special steps to handloading and factory ammo available so to speak.

“Seem” = Ebonics. Lol

I love the caliber. I had 4 rifles in it. I say had because I still have 3 but Milwaukee PD has one in their stolen firearms department. It was stolen 5 years ago and the [bleep] who ended up with it has been in County for going on 4.5 years. I hope to get it back if the [bleep] ever goes to trial. I have killed a lot of pigs on hunts in TX and Alabama. I have shot 1 deer with it and it did very well.

Up.

I’ve always kind of wanted a 6.8. A couple months ago I ran into a deal on some Winchester Deer Season XP 115gr. I ended up with a case (200 rounds) delivered to my door for $112. I then waited until I got what I think is a bargain on a new Stag Arms varminter in 6.8. I just mounted a scope last night and hope to get it in the field come rifle season in December. I’m not a hand loader so I’m hoping for the best with the Deer Season XP.

In action…..

I was intrigued with the round , so I purchased an upper for myself. Have not shot it yet, but intend to this week! Cool little rounds and history! That is a primo looking weapon you have there!

I had the 16” 6.8 in the truck while checking fences the other day when this little guy came trotting across the pasture. Tried to stop him several times by barking but be never broke stride. Put the + on his nose and squeezed, lost sight of him at the shot but after driving to where I last saw him, there he laid. 168 yards, 120 grain SST.
He wasn’t too healthy looking and eat up with mange.

Yeah…..I should probably start back using my 6.8 as my night rig for coyotes again, as I definitely get less runners. Lol

Upper came yesterday. Factory Hornady for now then 110 Accubonds when I start loading.

I’m wanting a 12.5” barrel to build an upper for my SBR. If you can get the NABs anywhere above 2500, they’re about all that’s ever needed. The folks able to push them past 2700 are creating a hammer that likely outperforms the HAMR or much else from an AR to 350+. Other stuff is more up close or passes it further out, but little does as much for all in between, IMO. (From an AR or mini action)

We will see. 18" barrel right now. May look at a 20" if this one is a melon for some odd reason.

Running suppressed, so longer than 16” is no bueno for me and the 6.8.

Affirmative

I also like the 6.8. Built mine in 2015 with 18” blackhole barrel shooting the 110 gr sierras. Killed a bunch of deer with it. And it’s scary accurate. Then blackhole came out with the .30 x 6.8 so of course I had to have it. Built the upper bought the dies and that’s as far as it went. So it has been unfired. Between work and family it will probably collect dust, unless someone is looking for one.