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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 6.8 or 6.5 for Deer?

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:08:32 PM EDT

Living in MN, .223/5.56 is not deer legal. I have an AR-10 and had planned on setting it up for deer but was thinking about the possibility of using 6.8 or 6.5 for this instead.

I don't know much about the two different rounds but will start to do some research. Any input before I start this search?

Thanks guys!

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:10:05 PM EDT

[#1]

I am leaning towards the 6.5, mainly because of bullet selection.

Bob

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:17:25 PM EDT

[#2]

I'd imagine either would do. What 'deer hunting' loads are sold in 6.5? IIRC Silver State Armory was offering a hunting round for 6.8 www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=648660.

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:27:06 PM EDT

[#3]

I'd thought about doing this also.

Hey does anyone have 6,8mm uppers in stock even? I see bravo co is backordered. MIdway has 16" dpms, but it seems like I'd want a 20

Also the dpms 5 round mags (a necessity to be legal hunting in NY) are like $ 50 from midway!

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:31:25 PM EDT

[#4]

Aimless, check with CMMG?

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:31:50 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
I'd imagine either would do. What 'deer hunting' loads are sold in 6.5?

120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:34:07 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Aimless, check with CMMG?

Did not think of them!

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:48:49 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Aimless, check with CMMG?
Did not think of them!

Their new midlength is hot.

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:52:28 PM EDT

[#8]

Thanks, I was searching for 6.8mm and not finding 6.8.

I would prefer a government profile, but it sounds like you can buy the barrel from them and build it yourself.

Posted: 3/1/2006 12:56:37 PM EDT

[#9]

Apparently, they'll have a variety of profiles "depending on demand." I'm fighting hard not to buy one...

Posted: 3/1/2006 1:20:10 PM EDT

[#10]

Denny has a 6.8 Recon also.

Posted: 3/1/2006 2:36:59 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Also the dpms 5 round mags (a necessity to be legal hunting in NY) are like $ 50 from midway!

Check with Wes or ADCO for a better price. They usually have the 10 & 15 rounders for $40 I'd image the 5 rounder would be similarly priced.

Check with Randall at AR15barrels.com If he has barrel blanks in stock he can build you an upper.

Posted: 3/1/2006 4:03:00 PM EDT

[#12]

the sierra pro hunter 110grn 6.8 is very effective on whitetail.
silver state armory offers a loading with the pro hunters.

both these calliber offerings have bullets more then adequate for light skinned/muscled game like deer.

Posted: 3/2/2006 7:35:18 AM EDT

[#13]

Comp1911, if you like to practice a lot with the same ammo you hunt with, Wolf will be offering a 6.5 Grendel 123gr hunting soft-point slated for this June. See Wolf's 2006 catalog in PDF format here: www.wolfammo.com/Wolf_Ammo_Catalog2006.pdf.

John

Posted: 3/2/2006 4:29:35 PM EDT

[#14]

My vote would be for the 6.5, much better selection of bullets, and better sectional density.

Nostler 120grn Balistic tip out of the old 6.5 x55 is deadly on deer, no reason for the 6.5 G to be any different.

Posted: 3/3/2006 2:15:37 AM EDT

[#15]

A vote here for a 6.8, it worked wonders on the deer that I shot this season.

Posted: 3/3/2006 4:31:09 AM EDT

[#16]

I like the idea of wolf ammo to play with, but does anyone make 6.5s yet besides AA? The 6.8mm cmmg upper is a lot cheaper, and that'd pay for a lot of ammo...

edit besides having Randall make one

Posted: 3/3/2006 6:49:13 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I like the idea of wolf ammo to play with, but does anyone make 6.5s yet besides AA? The 6.8mm cmmg upper is a lot cheaper, and that'd pay for a lot of ammo...

edit besides having Randall make one

Last I read there were several people making the 6.5 under license now or very soon.

I was drooling over (I think) combat solutions 16 middy uppers the other day.

Bob

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:03:41 AM EDT

[#18]

Either round will do you well. The 6.5mm as an advantage with bullet selection, but there are more companies producing factory ammo in 6.8mm including 3 or 4 different hunting loads that I can think of off the top of my head. Good luck with either cartridge!

Stephen

Posted: 3/3/2006 3:49:09 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I like the idea of wolf ammo to play with, but does anyone make 6.5s yet besides AA? The 6.8mm cmmg upper is a lot cheaper, and that'd pay for a lot of ammo...

edit besides having Randall make one

Last I read there were several people making the 6.5 under license now or very soon.

I was drooling over (I think) combat solutions 16 middy uppers the other day.

Bob

I heard the same thing, but have not seen upper yet. I like the availability of plinking wolf, but it seems like there's more general support for 6.8mm based on my brief review yesterday.

Posted: 3/5/2006 3:30:26 PM EDT

[#20]

check out (http://www.rifleshootermag.com/ammunition/remington_0303/) The author used a 6.8 (110-grain V-Max bullet (loaded to what specs, he didn't say) from a CZ bolt action rifle) to hunt mule deer.

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