2012 6.8 SPC Discussion Thread... Can we please start over?

so For the current state of who know's WTF will happen... I should consider picking it up, but know the ammo costs more?

It's like my big ass truck... amazing truck, does everything you ask it, but sucks for gas MPG.

FWIW, Brownell's has PRI 25 mags in stock... I just ordered some.

Get 'em while you can/they do fit the longer projectiles/reloads. Pricey maybe? Doubt you'll have this quality/access easily and "banned" by the libtards very shortly...

http://www.brownells.com/magazines/r...prod23320.aspx

Well, the transplanted statists continue pushing/winning/keeping the now PR-KO children safe, so I'd recommend looking at this mag if you own a 6.8 SPC... Beyond the nonsense, it's likely a generations-inheriting mag.

I'm done w/ trying to keep 6.8 discussion "pure" here... Buy whatever you want, but there are differences and 6.8 SPC does continue to rock w/ many.

B2

OK, I will have fun w/ some N-TX hog action soon... Sadly, all of my posted 6.8 nonsense was already lost in Lake Texoma.

No clue how long this will last/just catching up but PSA has some 6.8 mags in stock/on sale:

http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...m_medium=email

Probably too late but looks like they have stock if anybody is still looking for 25-rounders.

As said, the PRI will fit the "longer" reloads but are spendy; I have no clue about the "new" C-Products mags but I haven't had any issues w/ any of my older ones.

I have been shooting 6.8 for a number of years. It is a great hunting caliber and even home defense but due to round costs, it isn't a plinking caliber. On the plus side, Federal did start producing some very high quality small primer brass and the cost for once fired has been about $50 for a hundred. Again well above the cost of .223 but it is a superior hunting cartridge with lots of .270 caliber bullet options and it also suppresses very well (not as we'll as .300 Blackout but ballistics are better). I reload so it isn't that horrible in cost as long as I am not trying to make volumes of SHTF ammo- in that case I just snap on my 5.56 upper and roll that way! Oh the one thing that really is a PITA about 6.8 is the price of mags and the fact that the mags from each vendor allow different OAL rounds.

Looking to add/build a 6.8?

Dang good deals on 6.8 kits sans lower receiver plus some other non 6.8 stuff: http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...-day-sale.html

C Products Defense mags are inexpensive for the 6.8, I have some that I paid less than $10 for. They will mostly load as long as the PRI and feed reliably. Plus the company is really standing behind them, anything goes wrong and they will take care of it. Federal ammunition has brought the price down and now that reloading supplies are loosening up there are a lot of great bullets available as well as several new powders that have come out in the last year or so that work very well in 6.8, the best probably is AA2200. More once fired brass available as well as cheap as $.28 a case. I have bought some for $16/100. With Jordan and Saudi Arabia adopting the cartridge look for more price drops. The latest is the DEA has started using 6.8 as well. Still the second most purchased AR caliber.