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Posted: 5/16/2021 2:50:17 AM EDT
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There’s a 224V rifle on the wall at a local shop. Close as I’ve seen in years.
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:06:24 AM EDT
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The biggest dealer in the south is In Rosenberg Texas the shop name is Xtreme Guns and Ammo
They would be able to get you on a list Personally it’s a solution looking for a problem that doesn’t exist Proprietary lower that is only good with P-Mags If you build an upper with a barrel from a great barrel maker I am not supposed to mention his name on here for about $200 plus upper and rail and he sells high quality bolts too you can build an upper for $500 that shoots 1/2” groups and will handle the hottest of loads Get you some PRI steel mags and you are GTG I’ve been shooting this caliber for 15 years and never had an issue with those mags and Hornady ammo is lights out. I’ve handloaded too it’s almost a requirement now |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:26:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The biggest dealer in the south is In Rosenberg Texas the shop name is Xtreme Guns and Ammo They would be able to get you on a list Personally it’s a solution looking for a problem that doesn’t exist Proprietary lower that is only good with P-Mags If you build an upper with a barrel from a great barrel maker I am not supposed to mention his name on here for about $200 plus upper and rail and he sells high quality bolts too you can build an upper for $500 that shoots 1/2” groups and will handle the hottest of loads Get you some PRI steel mags and you are GTG I’ve been shooting this caliber for 15 years and never had an issue with those mags and Hornady ammo is lights out. I’ve handloaded too it’s almost a requirement now I don't own a Six8, but do have four (four) 6.8 SPC uppers and use Barrett and Precision Reflex Inc. magazines. I could never get good result with C-Products or ASC unless I used their 17 round models. The 25 round magazines needed to be modified. I would be willing to sell all of my uppers at this point to fund one Six8 and use the Magpul dedicated magazines if they work 100%. This is the greatest issue facing larger calibers in the AR-15 platform, the receivers weren't designed for larger calibers. A wider and longer (2.600" cartridge OAL) magazine well would allow for higher performance in 5.56mm and the use of 6.8/6.5/6mm rounds that would gain serious downrange performance. 5.56mm ammo using 77/80 grain match bullets seated longer would allow for higher velocities without spiking pressure. As originally designed for 55 grain ball the current magazine length isn't optimum for modern match bullets or the 6.8/6.5's either. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 11:10:39 AM EDT
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Have been shooting 6.8 for 10-11 years, and I did the same thing last year. I have 4 rifles that shoot lights out, from 8.5in to 14.5 inch.
Bartlein barrels, LWRC bolts etc. Mags work well for the most part, Barrett and PRI have been the most reliable ones, but almost none of them were 100% Last summer, due to an abundance of funds and time, I decided to pick up a few Six8 sets and rebuild the rifles to make use of the Magpul mags. All 3 rifles have been 100% since then. I decided to keep one of the standard non Six8 rifles too, since I have lots of PRI/Barrett and other mags, and I had a hard time finding another Six8 set that wasn't priced stupid |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 12:59:49 PM EDT
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I love my Six8 SBR
 The Six8 + PMAGS works 100% each time every time. My experiences with 6.8 mags in conventional lowers was mixed and frustrating. Only, the Barrett mags were GTG consistently. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 2:31:49 PM EDT
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I have been shooting 6.8 for years and switched to the Six8 due to reliabilty issues. The results have been great
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Posted: 5/16/2021 2:49:06 PM EDT
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I bought a brand new Six8 UCIW in Patriot Brown towards the end of January. I found it on Gunbroker for slightly under MSRP.
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Posted: 5/16/2021 3:43:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bought a brand new Six8 UCIW in Patriot Brown towards the end of January. I found it on Gunbroker for slightly under MSRP. I cloned one on a Six8 set I got. 8.5 inch bartlein and Tomahawk stock for maximum shortie! It's super light too, without the heavy piston and crazy barrel contour. It's about the get cerakoted Patriot Brown too. The color is just cool |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 3:51:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I cloned one on a Six8 set I got. 8.5 inch bartlein and Tomahawk stock for maximum shortie! It's super light too, without the heavy piston and crazy barrel contour. It's about the get cerakoted Patriot Brown too. The color is just cool |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 9:52:34 PM EDT
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Thanks for the replies. I do have an order in with Xtreme Guns & Ammo but have been waiting almost 5 months. Hopefully LWRC will be turning out a big production run soon.
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:30:21 PM EDT
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I too must echo the sentiment that the LWRC Six8 PMAG is an improvement over the standard receiver steel magazines. Even with PRI magazines, I had continual issues getting some to work properly, namely in the 25 round magazines.
Every Six8 PMAG I've opened has worked flawlessly, no hassles or tweaking required. 
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Posted: 5/17/2021 3:47:49 PM EDT
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Zerlak, off-topic, but what brand is that flash hider?
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Posted: 5/17/2021 3:49:48 PM EDT
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Surefire.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 5:27:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Surefire. This. It's no longer made but is for the FA762K silencer. Still needing to get a new can for it and my other SBR non-5.56 setups. |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 4:49:59 AM EDT
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I’ll echo previous sentiments. The Six8 mag design is a significant improvement in reliability. PRI and Barrett make some of the best steel mags out there, but in my experience are still not 100% reliable like the Magpul’s.
One thing nobody has touched on is the LWRC advanced combat bolt. It uses a fully supported bolt face and dual extractor springs, similar to KAC’s E3 bolt. This person in this video does a great job explaining the differences between a mil spec bolt and the ACB. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdvt7BG8_R8 |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 5:25:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I cloned one on a Six8 set I got. 8.5 inch bartlein and Tomahawk stock for maximum shortie! It's super light too, without the heavy piston and crazy barrel contour. It's about the get cerakoted Patriot Brown too. The color is just cool Where’d you get the barrel? |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 9:39:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where’d you get the barrel? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I cloned one on a Six8 set I got. 8.5 inch bartlein and Tomahawk stock for maximum shortie! It's super light too, without the heavy piston and crazy barrel contour. It's about the get cerakoted Patriot Brown too. The color is just cool Where’d you get the barrel? Custom Bartlein spun up by Lone Star Armory in Ft. Worth |
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Posted: 5/19/2021 10:20:15 PM EDT
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OP-
I have a six8 I am on the fence whether to sell or not. Nothing wrong with the rifle just contemplating whether to get out of 6.8 or not. Shoot me a DM if you’d like. |
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