Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles 6.8SPC Vs 308Win ??????

Ya with cheap ammo too.

I thought of the 6.8 and its a good choice, the 5.56 and 308 do the same thing on medium game. I wanted a .308 AR as I could not rationalize going up just a bit in power. I keep thinking I still might wind up with a 6.8 upper someday as the 5.56 size platforms are much more nimble but then I pull the trigger sending a good 5.56 bullet on the way and stuff dies.

.....what I am looking for "Kill medium game such as deer, hog & coyotes out to the 200 to 300 yd line"




If that's your goal the 6.8 is fine. I have all three (and more) in ARs at the moment. The 16" .308 is my favorite, by far. With that said, there is a significant weight penalty with it. The 6.8 will do practically everything the .308 will do inside 300 yards or so. My favorite 6.8 has a 14.7" barrel pinned to 16". Lose a little velocity over the 18" barrel, but handles so nicely.

whats the purpose of chopping a barrel under 16 to only pin on a flash hider or such... never could get that in my head.

its better to have a cool looking gun than the extra few FPS and balance!

16" vs 16.7" or so depending on the FH used.

I'll never do a 14.5 barrel again.

The shorter the better!!!


That's what I tell her, anyway.

I went 6.8. Very little recoil, not much more than 223. Leaves an awfully nice blood trail. Exit holes shown here. I double tapped this doe. First shot was tight behind shoulder, second was a little too far back but shattered the liver.

We were amazed at all the blood around her. This pic is cleaned up a bit.

Riding around some 3rd world chit-hole in a pickup truck (with bullet holes in it) with one other GI and no radio would clear that up for you.

what bullet?

85gr Etip @2900fps. 230 yard shot.

http://68forums.com/forums/forum.php

Lots of info here....

W

I've used 68forums for a couple of years. However, I find some of the load data scary, so be cautious.

They also just love PRI magazines because you can load so much more powder behind a bullet loaded to 2.30" instead of 2.265"

What?

Have you considered a bit larger bore?


http://www.bushmaster.com/products.asp?cat=6

Granted all my shots are under 100 yards, and admittedly the 5.56 does not leave a big exit but its terminal with one shot 6 animals so far with 62TSX and 75 grain Swift S2. 1 10 point deer, 1 160 or so pound pig, 2 shoates, 1 7 pt. deer. so far..I guess I could shoot twice just never do it.

like your float tube, what barrel length?

If you're talking deer sized game and smaller, the 6.8 is a hammer!

Hahahaha

Nordic tube. Wilson 16" Recon fluted.

And yes it hits deer hard.