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6.5 or 6.8?
I have an extra complete lower looking for a new upper partner. I've been considering something more/different than the standard .223/5.56 and have been doing some reading on the 6.5 and the 6.8.
Which is better in terms of using my existing lower, commercial ammo availability, ballistics, and any other factors I've not mentioned?
Help me make a decision! Thanks!
“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.
Do you want long range accuracy at 600 yards or deer killing power up to 300 yards?
military is switching to 6.8
I'm thinking long range accuracy, I believe. Not necessarily looking at it as a hunting platform, although a friend in GJ insists his 6.5 is outstanding for coyote banging.Originally Posted by Rucker61
“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.
6.8 > 6.5 , but I would seriously consider 300BLK
6.8 is easier to find commercially and have more options from manufacturers for
configuring your rifle. You want to get a Spec II chamber so you can shoot the "combat" or "tactical" loads.
300BLK is the new hot round.....mtn man i dont see the .gov switching cartridges in the near future
Says who?
450 bushmaster. Go big or go home.
Seriously: 6.8 or 300blk have more potentials/parts available right now.
"The French soldiers are grand. They are grand. There is no other word to express it."
- Arthur Conan Doyle, A visit to three fronts (1916)
I am thinking of adding a 300 blk
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