Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting 6.8 SPC for elk- is it enough gun for 250+ yards?

Does not impress me as such a hot idea.....

Why on earth would you want a premium bullet in such an anemic round is beyond me. The round will easily kill elk, but I wouldn't want the bull of a lifetime looking back over his rump at me at 300 yards with the 6.8 in hand. Flinch

It would give you something to rant about on the internet if bull didn't drop.

They drop. The more research, the more photos pop up of people killing large elk with AR-15s etc. and it works:



It is only a matter of time before it's used more and more on elk, albeit cows, raghorns and mature but non-huge trophy elk...look at how they perform:

Below is a photo of Mark LaRue of LaRue Tactical and his bull elk, taken at 405 yards with a 6.5 Grendel 120 Barnes TSX from a 20" rifle.








And look at what's next in paint schemes to appeal to another market demographic, women:


So, conclusions are clear, up to about 150 yards, the 6.8 SPC would be very good on elk with proper shot placement.

What bullets would you use? Thinking TSX...

How many of you will give it a try, why or why not?

We can be responsible and take this upcoming year to practice with our assault/black rifles and be prepared for elk, especially in places like Colorado, Montana, Wyoming etc.

In the end, we also have an option that no bolt-shooter has: We can fire multiple, precision-placed shots on target. This produces the double wammy effect of the triple shock caused by the bullets themselves. Two quick shots would essentially make it possible to be as powerful as a 30-06 or even a 300 Win. Mag.

Yeah, that multiple shot idea.

Like the guy I hunted elk with in 1986 that had a semi-auto Browning .300 Win. Mag...guess the AR was not the first.....

That is a huge head on her

Multiple shots works! They don't call it "Double Tappin'" for nothing! Especially when you can both do "double tappin and triple shockin" fire for effect!

The more I read this, the more I am convinced of the power for game animals...

Keep on track, it would be useful. This is an important discussion on the merits of the 6.8 SPC on game and we should focus on how all of us can enjoy the benefits of having hunters in the woods shootin at game with these black rifles as long as it increases hunter numbers it's good for all of us.

Yeah that is exactlly what I want a bunch of hunters running around in the woods with AR type rifle "double tapping" everything they see.

What I would like to see is some new hunters that come along and try to do things right and learn the art of hunting before they take to the woods dressed like a swat team.

Responsible "double tappin" is ok as long as it's to ensure the elk is down; just like a follow-up rifle shot.

At this point, swat or not, pray and spray are here to stay.

Don't go all Jim Zumbo on us;) you'd be disrespecting the whole hunting community who use black rifles all the time.

Besides, let's here some more experience on these cartrdiges on game like large elk.

Sounds like you've got your mind made up man...

Why you even asking anybody?

PS - The "double tapping" turning your 6.8 into a 300 WinMag comment made me laugh out loud for some reason...

I haven't made up my mind, it sound good, but please share knowledge and info to determine success.

Under what situations would you use one?

Thinking dark timber...when all you see is part of the elk but you know that it's there and can drill right down and buck some brush by double tappin through or just use as a light recoiling cow killer?

Many options to consider and a long winter to practice.

Go nuts have fun report back.

Why a 6.8 though? Why not an AR10 platform with more cartridge? You can still "double tap" if you like.

I appreciate your insights. I value the effort and contributions about learning on these new rifles and the 6.8 SPC cartridge. Please keep up the excellent work.

Definitely turned into trolling...

DFTFT...

Brooksrange - I don't suppose you have a kill pic from one of your elk hot spots? Double tapping game!!!??? You're a moron and you watch too much TV. Your lack of experience oozes from your posts.

Good question. What cartridges does an AR10 platform allow? Can I get one in a 7mm-08? or a 358Win- now that would be a thumper and longer range!

Greg,

What cartridge would you recommend on that platform then? Thx.