Posted: 12/20/2013 3:21:46 PM EDT
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I was looking deeper into the 6.8, but I'm only finding lightweight varmint loadings. Where are the 130 gr. and 150 gr. loadings? Are any of the ammo companies planning on loading these in the future?
I'd like to switch over to this cartridge for deer hunting, but not with low SD varmint bullets. Any help from the 6.8 junkies? |
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If you reload, the 6.8 is GREAT! Lots of choices for bullets (esp Barnes triple shock). Bullets usually range from 80g-120g.
But because of limitations of seat depth, you can only go so far w bullet weight. Unless you are hunting something really big, there are plenty of .277 dia bullets out there for you. Or you could go 270 if you want a bolt gun. But honestly, if you want a long action bolt 30-06 is a better choice from the reloaders standpoint. In an AR platform tho, the 6.8 is gr8! Finding ammo isnt , but thats why u reload! Also, look in a dif forum. Try AR15-AR variants up there. |
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Go info on the 6.8 here 6.8 Forum
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I think don't think anyone makes a 130gr. Hornady makes a 120gr SST that I use for deer hunting. Don't ask me how it works, I haven't seen a deer in years.  Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. |
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If you reload, the 6.8 is GREAT! Lots of choices for bullets (esp Barnes triple shock). Bullets usually range from 80g-120g. But because of limitations of seat depth, you can only go so far w bullet weight. Unless you are hunting something really big, there are plenty of .277 dia bullets out there for you. Or you could go 270 if you want a bolt gun. But honestly, if you want a long action bolt 30-06 is a better choice from the reloaders standpoint. In an AR platform tho, the 6.8 is gr8! Finding ammo isnt , but thats why u reload! Also, look in a dif forum. Try AR15-AR variants up there. I have other hunting rifle choices. I'm thinking of an upper for my AR. Think: ultimate all-weather, compact rifle. My next bolt will be something synthetic (probably Tikka) and something in 7mm-08. I've reccomended this cartridge so many times to people and don't even own one. It just could never plug it into any niche that needed filling when it came time for a rifle purchase. I need get rid of some dead weight, consolidate and take my own suggestions for once. Don't reload anymore. I should get back into it. Just don't have the time or really the space right now. My barns are full and so is the house...lol. |
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Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. Quoted:
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I think don't think anyone makes a 130gr. Hornady makes a 120gr SST that I use for deer hunting. Don't ask me how it works, I haven't seen a deer in years. Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. There are PLENTY of 6.8 loadings that are devastating on deer and hogs..... plenty. The 85 Grain TSX loading is awesome. The 110 Accubond is fantastic and there are several other loadings out there that are proven deer and hog slayers. You have to meet the correct OAL in an AR15 magazine for proper function...... you don't have that concern in a bolt rifle. When you start getting into the heavier bullets, mag length becomes a concern. There is at least one 130 grain loading offered by Wilson Combat I think.....don't know if it is a game bullet or not ....... I have never used any. Like I said, there are PLENTY of good bullets in the 85 to 120 GR weights and for hunting with the 6.8, there is no reason to go heavier. Go to the 6.8 Forum and look around. ETA: The Sierra 110 GR. Pro Hunter is an excellent all around bullet for the 6.8 |
| Barnes 95gr TTSX at 2850fps, 100 or 110 Accubond at around 2700 fps. There are plenty of medium game hunting bullets becoming available for the 6.8 and you can push them to respectable velocities. The constraints of the AR15 platform limit it to just above 30-30 energy levels, if you want more than that you will have to go to an AR10 or bolt gun. I have killed 6 deer with it the last 3 seasons, it has become my go to deer rifle. |
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There are PLENTY of 6.8 loadings that are devastating on deer and hogs..... plenty. The 85 Grain TSX loading is awesome. The 110 Accubond is fantastic and there are several other loadings out there that are proven deer and hog slayers. You have to meet the correct OAL in an AR15 magazine for proper function...... you don't have that concern in a bolt rifle. When you start getting into the heavier bullets, mag length becomes a concern. There is at least one 130 grain loading offered by Wilson Combat I think.....don't know if it is a game bullet or not ....... I have never used any. Like I said, there are PLENTY of good bullets in the 85 to 120 GR weights and for hunting with the 6.8, there is no reason to go heavier. Go to the 6.8 Forum and look around. ETA: The Sierra 110 GR. Pro Hunter is an excellent all around bullet for the 6.8 Quoted:
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I think don't think anyone makes a 130gr. Hornady makes a 120gr SST that I use for deer hunting. Don't ask me how it works, I haven't seen a deer in years. Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. There are PLENTY of 6.8 loadings that are devastating on deer and hogs..... plenty. The 85 Grain TSX loading is awesome. The 110 Accubond is fantastic and there are several other loadings out there that are proven deer and hog slayers. You have to meet the correct OAL in an AR15 magazine for proper function...... you don't have that concern in a bolt rifle. When you start getting into the heavier bullets, mag length becomes a concern. There is at least one 130 grain loading offered by Wilson Combat I think.....don't know if it is a game bullet or not ....... I have never used any. Like I said, there are PLENTY of good bullets in the 85 to 120 GR weights and for hunting with the 6.8, there is no reason to go heavier. Go to the 6.8 Forum and look around. ETA: The Sierra 110 GR. Pro Hunter is an excellent all around bullet for the 6.8 Yeah, I remember reading that. I didn't realize that OAL precluded the use of 130-150 gr. bullets. I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Who loads this bullet and how fast.? Just checked the Wilson site and they have no 130 gr. loadings for the 6.8. They do have a 110 gr. TSX @ 2700 fps that looks pretty good. Are those numbers straight? Not seeing a price or even a way to order. |
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If you reload, the 6.8 is GREAT! Lots of choices for bullets (esp Barnes triple shock). Bullets usually range from 80g-120g. But because of limitations of seat depth, you can only go so far w bullet weight. Unless you are hunting something really big, there are plenty of .277 dia bullets out there for you. Or you could go 270 if you want a bolt gun. But honestly, if you want a long action bolt 30-06 is a better choice from the reloaders standpoint. In an AR platform tho, the 6.8 is gr8! Finding ammo isnt , but thats why u reload! Also, look in a dif forum. Try AR15-AR variants up there. I've had phenomenal results with handloading .270Win. |
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The 6.8 could have been designed to shoot normal-weight .270 bullets, but at the expense of case capacity. Velocity would have been very low. That's why now we only have 85 to 140 grain loadings, and the 140 is a bit too heavy, IMO, for what I do with the cartridge (though it does hold its velocity well, in the 140-grain Berger/SSA loading).
I've killed 15 deer now with my 6.8; it sits in a rack full of very good deer rifles but it's the rifle I have chose to hunt with since 2007. I've killed whitetails that weighed #225 live, I've killed them that were very close and very far (over 300 yards) and I've killed them with the 85 TSX, the 110 V-Max, and the 110 Accubond. |
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Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. Quoted:
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I think don't think anyone makes a 130gr. Hornady makes a 120gr SST that I use for deer hunting. Don't ask me how it works, I haven't seen a deer in years. Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. My bad, I was under the impression we were talking specifically about the 6.8 Rem SPC and not the .277 round in general. Some have stated that a 130gr round is made for the 6.8 and that is news to me. I've had a hard time finding load data for the 120gr SST. I suppose I could work something up but I'm not that comfortable in my reloading knowledge to do that right now. |
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Yeah, I remember reading that. I didn't realize that OAL precluded the use of 130-150 gr. bullets. I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Who loads this bullet and how fast.? Just checked the Wilson site and they have no 130 gr. loadings for the 6.8. They do have a 110 gr. TSX @ 2700 fps that looks pretty good. Are those numbers straight? Not seeing a price or even a way to order. Quoted:
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I think don't think anyone makes a 130gr. Hornady makes a 120gr SST that I use for deer hunting. Don't ask me how it works, I haven't seen a deer in years. Wut? Everyone makes a 130 gr. .270 bullet. I like the Accubond by Nosler, but a Partition would be nice for some bigger meaty stuff. There are PLENTY of 6.8 loadings that are devastating on deer and hogs..... plenty. The 85 Grain TSX loading is awesome. The 110 Accubond is fantastic and there are several other loadings out there that are proven deer and hog slayers. You have to meet the correct OAL in an AR15 magazine for proper function...... you don't have that concern in a bolt rifle. When you start getting into the heavier bullets, mag length becomes a concern. There is at least one 130 grain loading offered by Wilson Combat I think.....don't know if it is a game bullet or not ....... I have never used any. Like I said, there are PLENTY of good bullets in the 85 to 120 GR weights and for hunting with the 6.8, there is no reason to go heavier. Go to the 6.8 Forum and look around. ETA: The Sierra 110 GR. Pro Hunter is an excellent all around bullet for the 6.8 Yeah, I remember reading that. I didn't realize that OAL precluded the use of 130-150 gr. bullets. I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Who loads this bullet and how fast.? Just checked the Wilson site and they have no 130 gr. loadings for the 6.8. They do have a 110 gr. TSX @ 2700 fps that looks pretty good. Are those numbers straight? Not seeing a price or even a way to order. I took my first deer with the Sierra 110 grain pro hunter. He wasn't the biggest, but I got him. OP, check out SSA. They should have what you're looking for. |
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I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Compared to a .270 Winchester driving the same bullets 500 fps faster, yeah, maybe - but every bullet I've hit a deer with from my 6.8 (including the v-max!) has given complete pass-through. |
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I'm not seeing a 6.8 Pmag or any polymer mags for that matter. Aluminum mags only? That might be a deal breaker for me.  Why? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile So I'm left to assume I'm right...there are no 6.8 polymer mags? It may seem like picking nits, but I really dislike the metal mags for hunting. They feel much colder than plastic mags, make more noise (tink) and have sharp edges that seem to catch on things. I never noticed it till this year when I hunted with an AR for the first time. For frame of reference, I'm comparing this to my bolts and levers. Does anyone make a 6.8 mag with a different base plate? Something like how the Magpul baseplate is made. |
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So I'm left to assume I'm right...there are no 6.8 polymer mags? It may seem like picking nits, but I really dislike the metal mags for hunting. They feel much colder than plastic mags, make more noise (tink) and have sharp edges that seem to catch on things. I never noticed it till this year when I hunted with an AR for the first time. For frame of reference, I'm comparing this to my bolts and levers. Does anyone make a 6.8 mag with a different base plate? Something like how the Magpul baseplate is made. Quoted:
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I'm not seeing a 6.8 Pmag or any polymer mags for that matter. Aluminum mags only? That might be a deal breaker for me. Why? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile So I'm left to assume I'm right...there are no 6.8 polymer mags? It may seem like picking nits, but I really dislike the metal mags for hunting. They feel much colder than plastic mags, make more noise (tink) and have sharp edges that seem to catch on things. I never noticed it till this year when I hunted with an AR for the first time. For frame of reference, I'm comparing this to my bolts and levers. Does anyone make a 6.8 mag with a different base plate? Something like how the Magpul baseplate is made. I don't think you'll ever see a polymer 6.8 mag unless polymer technology makes another leap forward; right now there's just not enough room for the thick polymers needed and still be able to fit a 6.8 cartridge. I understand your point about hunting with metal magazines; I hunt with my 6.8 and after listening to it rattle during a predawn walk to my stand one morning I wrapped mine with tape. It looks funny but it worked perfectly. It didn't hurt that I have a tight lower and the tape (that I wrapped just higher than the bottom of the magwell) sort of squished up a bit to where I have to be careful to insert the magazine properly. This isn't an issue; I've yet to have to do a tactical reload in the middle of a charge while deer hunting. As a matter of fact, other than the CO-legal 5-round magazine I bought when I carried the 6.8 to CO as a backup gun, the only magazine I've used in it was an old 18-round CP mag. I load it up before deer season and haven't ran it empty yet. FWIW the sound of my tuning-fork flash hider singing after chambering a round bothers me more than the magazine noise, but I haven't had an issue with it while in the stand yet. Just chamber up before I leave the house or car. It's nice, though, to have a hyper-accurate low-recoil semi-auto when hunting. Did a triple on does one afternoon last month. 
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I don't think you'll ever see a polymer 6.8 mag unless polymer technology makes another leap forward; right now there's just not enough room for the thick polymers needed and still be able to fit a 6.8 cartridge. I understand your point about hunting with metal magazines; I hunt with my 6.8 and after listening to it rattle during a predawn walk to my stand one morning I wrapped mine with tape. It looks funny but it worked perfectly. It didn't hurt that I have a tight lower and the tape (that I wrapped just higher than the bottom of the magwell) sort of squished up a bit to where I have to be careful to insert the magazine properly. This isn't an issue; I've yet to have to do a tactical reload in the middle of a charge while deer hunting. As a matter of fact, other than the CO-legal 5-round magazine I bought when I carried the 6.8 to CO as a backup gun, the only magazine I've used in it was an old 18-round CP mag. I load it up before deer season and haven't ran it empty yet. FWIW the sound of my tuning-fork flash hider singing after chambering a round bothers me more than the magazine noise, but I haven't had an issue with it while in the stand yet. Just chamber up before I leave the house or car. It's nice, though, to have a hyper-accurate low-recoil semi-auto when hunting. Did a triple on does one afternoon last month. Quoted:
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I'm not seeing a 6.8 Pmag or any polymer mags for that matter. Aluminum mags only? That might be a deal breaker for me. Why? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile So I'm left to assume I'm right...there are no 6.8 polymer mags? It may seem like picking nits, but I really dislike the metal mags for hunting. They feel much colder than plastic mags, make more noise (tink) and have sharp edges that seem to catch on things. I never noticed it till this year when I hunted with an AR for the first time. For frame of reference, I'm comparing this to my bolts and levers. Does anyone make a 6.8 mag with a different base plate? Something like how the Magpul baseplate is made. I don't think you'll ever see a polymer 6.8 mag unless polymer technology makes another leap forward; right now there's just not enough room for the thick polymers needed and still be able to fit a 6.8 cartridge. I understand your point about hunting with metal magazines; I hunt with my 6.8 and after listening to it rattle during a predawn walk to my stand one morning I wrapped mine with tape. It looks funny but it worked perfectly. It didn't hurt that I have a tight lower and the tape (that I wrapped just higher than the bottom of the magwell) sort of squished up a bit to where I have to be careful to insert the magazine properly. This isn't an issue; I've yet to have to do a tactical reload in the middle of a charge while deer hunting. As a matter of fact, other than the CO-legal 5-round magazine I bought when I carried the 6.8 to CO as a backup gun, the only magazine I've used in it was an old 18-round CP mag. I load it up before deer season and haven't ran it empty yet. FWIW the sound of my tuning-fork flash hider singing after chambering a round bothers me more than the magazine noise, but I haven't had an issue with it while in the stand yet. Just chamber up before I leave the house or car. It's nice, though, to have a hyper-accurate low-recoil semi-auto when hunting. Did a triple on does one afternoon last month. Thanks for the reply again! The tape idea sounds decent and something I'll consider. I found many good things about the AR while hunting with it this year, but also some bad. The mag issue was one of the bad. An AR has so many sharp edges and protrusions compared to a bolt or lever it's ridiculous. Hunting with one is a little like cuddling a porcupine. I'm just thinking to the future on what I'd like to purchase this spring for next years season. I'm kind of on a budget and I'm trying to decide if the 6.8 in a new upper is the best move or pick up a new bolt in something long range like a 7mm mag. A big plus (cost wise) for the 6.8 is that I have a scope I could use in Bobro Q.D. mounts already on my 5.56 upper ready to go. One more question...my ideal upper is a CHF 18" pencil or light weight, quality free float tube (like a DD MFR) and quality (tested) BCG. Who makes this? I checked PSA and they have something similar, but the barrel isn't a pencil. I also checked Daniel defense, RRA and BCM. |
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One more question...my ideal upper is a CHF 18" pencil or light weight, quality free float tube (like a DD MFR) and quality (tested) BCG. Who makes this? I checked PSA and they have something similar, but the barrel isn't a pencil. I also checked Daniel defense, RRA and BCM. Not sure. I think I have a CMT/Stag bolt in mine - I'd have to check my records. My forend is a Badger Stabilizer. They're not even made anymore, to the best of my knowledge, but they're great for bench work or shooting from a stand with a rest. My barrel is a 20" Rainer/Shilen. The 6.8 doesn't need a 20" barrel but when I swapped from my first barrel (an 18" WOA) I wanted to try a 20" to maximize velocity; I do very little hunting of the sort where really short barrels are of any benefit. My Rainer barrel seems to be a tack-driver. I think I'm at 7 shots and 7 deer right now. |
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Thanks for the reply, but that load pretty much duplicates my .30-30 Hornady LE loads and I'm not even sure that's a hunting bullet. Not to mention those are about $10 more a box. Am I missing something here? http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Not trying to be a dick, but I need much better than that to justify this purchase. The Hornady 120 gr. looks a little better and cheaper. |
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Magpul 6.8spc polymer magazines for sale:
https://www.lwrci.com/p-354-magpul-pmag-68mm-30rd.aspx 
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Hold on... Those will only work in Six8 LWRC lower.... |
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MAGPUL 6.8 MM MAGAZINES WILL ONLY FUNCTION IN THE NEW LWRC SIX8 MODEL RIFLES. THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION IN OLDER 6.8MM RIFLES OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER'S RIFLES 
Just got into the 6.8 game myself and just registered over at 6.8 forums and still reading and learning. So far I have learned that mags for 6.8 are all stainless due to the strength, aluminum mags have to much flex and "swell" with 6.8 rounds. G.I. mags cannot be converted with good results for that reason. The 6.8 was designed for optimal performance in short barrels ie.16'' or less. |
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Thanks for the reply, but that load pretty much duplicates my .30-30 Hornady LE loads and I'm not even sure that's a hunting bullet. Not to mention those are about $10 more a box. Am I missing something here? http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Not trying to be a dick, but I need much better than that to justify this purchase. The Hornady 120 gr. looks a little better and cheaper. Quoted:
Thanks for the reply, but that load pretty much duplicates my .30-30 Hornady LE loads and I'm not even sure that's a hunting bullet. Not to mention those are about $10 more a box. Am I missing something here? http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Not trying to be a dick, but I need much better than that to justify this purchase. The Hornady 120 gr. looks a little better and cheaper. I really like my 6.8spc but honestly at it's best it is just 30-30 performance on an AR platform. The 6.8spc will never ever perform like a .270 Win - or even come close ever! |
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Thanks for the reply, but that load pretty much duplicates my .30-30 Hornady LE loads and I'm not even sure that's a hunting bullet. Not to mention those are about $10 more a box. Am I missing something here? http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Not trying to be a dick, but I need much better than that to justify this purchase. The Hornady 120 gr. looks a little better and cheaper. Quoted:
Thanks for the reply, but that load pretty much duplicates my .30-30 Hornady LE loads and I'm not even sure that's a hunting bullet. Not to mention those are about $10 more a box. Am I missing something here? http://www.hornady.com/store/30-30-Win-160-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Not trying to be a dick, but I need much better than that to justify this purchase. The Hornady 120 gr. looks a little better and cheaper. I'm pretty sure that ammunition is not legal in Wisconsin. |
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MAGPUL 6.8 MM MAGAZINES WILL ONLY FUNCTION IN THE NEW LWRC SIX8 MODEL RIFLES. THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION IN OLDER 6.8MM RIFLES OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER'S RIFLES
Just got into the 6.8 game myself and just registered over at 6.8 forums and still reading and learning. So far I have learned that mags for 6.8 are all stainless due to the strength, aluminum mags have to much flex and "swell" with 6.8 rounds. G.I. mags cannot be converted with good results for that reason. The 6.8 was designed for optimal performance in short barrels ie.16'' or less. Quoted:
MAGPUL 6.8 MM MAGAZINES WILL ONLY FUNCTION IN THE NEW LWRC SIX8 MODEL RIFLES. THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION IN OLDER 6.8MM RIFLES OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER'S RIFLES
Just got into the 6.8 game myself and just registered over at 6.8 forums and still reading and learning. So far I have learned that mags for 6.8 are all stainless due to the strength, aluminum mags have to much flex and "swell" with 6.8 rounds. G.I. mags cannot be converted with good results for that reason. The 6.8 was designed for optimal performance in short barrels ie.16'' or less. I love the 6.8, but IMO the LWRC rifle that uses a proprietary upper/lower is stupid. The whole purpose was to see what performance could be stuffed into a regular AR; swap out for a new upper and lower and you might as well go to an AR10 type platform. Time and market forces will prove me right or wrong. |
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Compared to a .270 Winchester driving the same bullets 500 fps faster, yeah, maybe - but every bullet I've hit a deer with from my 6.8 (including the v-max!) has given complete pass-through. Quoted:
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I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Compared to a .270 Winchester driving the same bullets 500 fps faster, yeah, maybe - but every bullet I've hit a deer with from my 6.8 (including the v-max!) has given complete pass-through. That alone should tell you what a Dog the 6.8 is.
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That alone should tell you what a Dog the 6.8 is.
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I'm seeing the 110 gr. Accubond on the Nosler site. That looks decent, but still pretty low SD numbers. Compared to a .270 Winchester driving the same bullets 500 fps faster, yeah, maybe - but every bullet I've hit a deer with from my 6.8 (including the v-max!) has given complete pass-through. That alone should tell you what a Dog the 6.8 is.
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You don't need 270 Win performance to accomplish the goal with a .270/6.8 bullet....
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-snip- I love the 6.8, but IMO the LWRC rifle that uses a proprietary upper/lower is stupid. The whole purpose was to see what performance could be stuffed into a regular AR; swap out for a new upper and lower and you might as well go to an AR10 type platform. Time and market forces will prove me right or wrong. I completely agree. That said... We've got this new law in Maryland that specifically bans the AR15. Of course, if you change the dimensions of the lower, now it's not an "AR15" anymore, and you can buy it. (no shit, AR10s are perfectly fine. Don't try to make sense of it.) So if the LWRC stuff takes off, I can predict a population of around 1.2 million gun owners that would be in the market for one, even rebarreled to .223. (Yes, I realize how stupid that sounds.) Also, it might be an interesting opportunity to mag-feed 80gr .223s. If you really cared about that sort of thing. 6.5 could also benefit from some extra mag length. |
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For my 6.8 18" AR, I just shoot 110 vmax handloads. I think I found AA1680 to be the highest velocity. I bought a .270 Win featherlight bolt gun to shoot all the other size bullets, because I found the lighter hollow points didn't feed, and the ogive didn't work with the OAL & crimp with heavier bullets (and thought velocity was too low) |