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Just to put this thread back on course...
The general consensus is, the 6.8 SPC over the 6.5 Grendal.
How about barrel length? 16, 18 or 20" length, or does it really matter? How about twist? The ones I'm seeing have a 1-9.5 twist rate? Is there a optimum bullet weight for that twist rate or does the 6.8 even come in different bullet weights?
“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.” Andrew Jackson
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
Inevitable, but I tried... http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=50890Originally Posted by OneGuy67
I hear less and less from the 6.5 community and WAY more from the .300 community now... Hell, I hope to own both someday as both are just fine options.
6.5 vs. 6.8 is beaten to death; personally, I chose 6.8 and it's WAY far from nearing death and one of the more popular "alternate" options/flying off the shelves. "Cheap" ammo and different mags are an issue but it's well-proven death on hogs/mid-size game from the TX-gang and one hell of an upgrade to even the best reloads of 5.56/.223... The Barnes 95 TTSX projectile is near perfection but there are plenty of options.
Can't we all just get along? (Don't make me bust out the 458 SOCOM...)
B2
Another way to decide might be to count how many different ammo manufacturers are producing the cartridge. I just jumped on MidwayUSA and counted different manufacturers listed for each caliber. By that measure, 6.8 SPC is way ahead of 6.5 Grendel.
Of the other AR calibers, .300 BLACKOUT is ahead of .30 AR by quite a bit but still a bit behind 6.8 SPC.
Oddly Wolf Gold line has 6.5 Grendel in several loadings including two in the Wolf Gold line (probably an inexpensive source of brass) but none of the others.
Inevitable, but I tried... http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=50890
I hear less and less from the 6.5 community and WAY more from the .300 community now... Hell, I hope to own both someday as both are just fine options.
6.5 vs. 6.8 is beaten to death; personally, I chose 6.8 and it's WAY far from nearing death and one of the more popular "alternate" options/flying off the shelves. "Cheap" ammo and different mags are an issue but it's well-proven death on hogs/mid-size game from the TX-gang and one hell of an upgrade to even the best reloads of 5.56/.223... The Barnes 95 TTSX projectile is near perfection but there are plenty of options.
Can't we all just get along? (Don't make me bust out the 458 SOCOM...)
B2
It may have been beaten to death for you, but I'm trying to learn here in order to make a good decision on what to spend my limited dollars on. There are people here with personal information and accounts that can aid me in that decision. Hence, the reason I started this post.
“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.” Andrew Jackson
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
I am going back to thinking of doing my 6.8 upper again as well. Might as well have one of everything right?
I think SPC II is 1/11 twist and there is some differences in the chamber from SPC I
I am not a hunter, so I am looking at all around rifle I can use in case I needed to, so a 16" barrel 1/11 with a mid length gas system.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles. --Jeff Cooper"
My feedback
The 6.8 would be a good choice, if brass was not stupidly expensive.
You know I like my coffee sweet in the morning
and I'm crazy about my tea at night
Luckily I haven't gotten addicted to reloading yet.
Commercial bulk ammo is cheaper than I thought and there is a lot of custom stuff out there.
I already have a .300 BLK in a 10" barrel. Am I silly for wanting to do a 6.8 SPC to have another caliber? I guess I have to think about my limited $$$ to feed the beasts. I think the .300 is great for all around, but the 6.8 SPC II has a slightly more punch. I would like to have an AR I can slap in the back of the JEEP when I go wheeling / camping that I can use to defend against 2 & 4 legged critters and just all around.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles. --Jeff Cooper"
My feedback
I am.We wont have a new caliber will be using a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range...........
Who is geek enough to remember where that came from?
I've got an extra lower as well that I want to turn into a deer gun. Was originally thinking 6.8 but the 300 is looking really nice. And ammo seems to be a lot cheaper.
This is my current dilemma. I want to use it on Turbo goats and deer. Not sure if I should go the 6.8 or the 300 blog route. I don't reload yet so that kinda has me leaning towards the 6.8. What say the knowledgeable elders of this site?
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