6.8 Remington SPC

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Howard Nguyen

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I got an offer for a Remington rifle in 6.8 SPC.

So, I looked up Hodgdon manual, which shows 115 grs bullet at maximum load going out the muzzle at 2,600 ft/sec.

Is there anything with this caliber to get excited about?

Is there anything this round can do which 6.5x55 cannot?

Any thoughts on this round?
 
Doesn't impress me at all. It was designed by Remington for the M4/AR platform of military rifles to offer more power than the 5.56mm/.223 for knocking men down at intermediate ranges. Maybe it will do so, though I'm not convinced the 6.5 Grendel isn't a better option. This was Remington's bid for the big money military contract. Seems to be fizzling with not much interest. In a bolt gun it's pretty tame. Might make an ok kid/womans gun for fairly close range deer hunting. It's not even in the same league as a properly loaded 6.5 Swede. I'd take a 6.5x55 anyday and everyday over the shorty Remington .270 cartridge.
 
I like it if you want a round that was more power then a .223 on an AR15 platform and dont plan on shooting past 300yrds its a great round, The 6.5 grendel is a better round if you plan on shooting longer ranges.
6.5x55 great round unless you want a light weight semiauto.

The 6.8spc is being used in by the military The 6.5 is not.

Gary
 
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The 6.8spc is being used in by the military The 6.5 is not.



The 6.8 is being used by the military? Not that I'm aware of. Can you give a source or link for this? That'd be interesting, thanks.
 
As far as I know, the 6.8 has NOT been adopted by any of the military branches. There may be some used by some special forces somewhere, but then, they can pretty well use whatever they want.

The only reason I have interest in it is the AR-15 platform. I wouldn't even consider it in a bolt-action.
 
I have no doubt that the military, as well as many others, are purchasing ammo from Silver State Armory. I'm sure there is still some testing going on, but if the military ever adopted the 6.8, they wouldn't be buying their ammo from Silver State.

I'm buying ammo from Silver State, but I certainly haven't "adopted" the 6.8, only playing with it.
 
I'm someone who thinks to not at least explore the 6.8 as a coyote round is silly.

It has plentiful brass available, available dies, has a huge amount of .277 bullets available, and will function well in the beloved AR 15 platform.

I'm a guy who finds the 223 a bit too light for reliable kills in the East. My favored .243 is an awesome round, but my thinking is the 6.8 may fall right between the two for an impressive coyote stopper 200 yards and in.

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So, I looked up Hodgdon manual, which shows 115 grs bullet at maximum load going out the muzzle at 2,600 ft/sec.



Howard, if you are a coyoteman in the East, yes that is very exciting. Reason is the 223 just can't deliver a heavy enough bullet for me to utilize as an effective woods hunting round. Large quartering coyotes present a challenge the 223 Remington is not always up too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Mike, I applaud your efforts working with the 6.8, and this round may work up into a premire coyote stopper. I know Gary has shot a coyote with his 6.8 with excellent results. It may not be as good as this or that, but its a little bit more than the 223, and that may be enough for some folk.

Keep us posted Dtech...........
 
Like I have said in the past: The 6.8 is far from my idea of the perfect cartridge for an AR. BUT, and it's a big BUT..... it is now a commercial cartridge and with it's limited case capacity and huge bore capacity, it lends itself very nicely to a short, light gun. The .243 WSSM is an awesome cartridge chambered on the AR, but a 16" barrel is out of the question. The 6.8 SPC I build has a very light, stainless steel, 16" barrel. The complete gun weights in at 5.95 pounds! Now that is what got my attention!

As I have said before: ANY chambering that you can shoot through an AR that has more energy than the .223. The 6 x 45, in my opinion, is an excellent round to use on an AR. The trouble is, it's a wildcat and you MUST reload for it. I find that many people just don't want to have to reload for the AR, they want to be able to buy, preferably cheap, ammo over the counter. That is the "edge" that the 6.8 SPC has.
 
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I would just like to know why it is called a 6.8 when it shoots a 7.04mm bullet? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

Jack



Probably much the same as the .223 Remington.........That's actually .224
 
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I would just like to know why it is called a 6.8 when it shoots a 7.04mm bullet?



/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif All these time I thought it's .270 cal which is round it off to 6.858mm and that's why call it 6.8
 
Jack - it's the old bore diameter vs. bullet diameter bit - pick one or the other to name a round after...

I seem to recall reading that the 6.8 was worked up by some Special Forces (7th Group? 5th Group?) non-coms in Afghanistan in partnership with Remington. It was not designed to be adopted by the military as a standard-issue item, rather to be used as 'special' equipment by SF on an as-needed basis for whatever missions they were pulling - in this case close-range use out of an M4 carbine, to give it more oomph than a .223 in urban (well, village) combat.

Just my $.02....
 
it was designed to have more knockdown power in 14.5 inch barreled M4's at CQB ranges. the low velocity produced by this short barrel in 5.56mm prevents this bullet from fragmenting as needed. the 62gr bullet we use now has a steel penetrator for shooting through body armor, car glass, wood and light metal. it zips right through skinny iraqis and requires multiple hits alot of the time. if we were shootin people wearin body armor it would probably work fine. at first they tried 5.56mm 77gr MK 262 mod 1 but I guess they didn't get the results they were lookin for. so they then developed the 6.8 rem. so I think it was designed to replace the 5.56mm(.223) in military service. if it does or not remains to be seen. most engagements are between 0-300m in urban areas where the current 5.56mm is lacking.
 
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