6.8 SPC II start up

[DaveB]

My son is itching to get his hands on a 6.8 SPC II and since he has a job and is cheap as Scrooge, I thought maybe I should be looking at some numbers and choices. Helps I picked up a 6.8 SPC case at the range.

First thing I noticed is SR primer which kind of surprised me and then the bullet weight choices are much lighter than I expected-heaviest is 130 and most are in the 100-120 gr range. Nosler only goes as high as 115.

Reload tables don't show me much in terms of performance.....and oh boy this thing uses fast burn rate powder, very surprising. RL7, RL 10, IMR4895 and 8208. Now I unnerstand the brake, bet this recoil is snappy. I think this answers the SR question.

Wonder why the twist rate is 1:10, very 308 243 30/06. Bullet must be long for weight.

So far it looks to me like a military upgrade from the 223 to a cartridge that can carry a heavier weight bullet which will carry further and be less affected by crosswinds. The penalty for this performance is sightly heavier loaded mag's. I understand the military version has inline brake & lots of weight-reduction technology.

The semi-auto's are going for $1600 to 2400 bucks...Barrett has one at 1900, seems like all of them are direct impingement, anyone touched/fired/own one of these and if so your thoughts and observations please and thankyou

 

[TresMon]

Its a legit round.
I've fired more 6.8 Spc than the newer 2. Like you say it delivers more of everything, except maybe flat trajectory at mid range than 223/556 does. And yes, only at a cost of heavier ammo. The reason for the lighter bullets is the constraint of the platform / magazine length. Military stuff uses a faster than common twist rate, because the DOD wants the bullets to be stable anywhere on the globe....including the polar caps. And the colder (more dense) the air the more destabilizing to the bullet. So a tighter twist rate is required...if your favorite soldier is going to be firing at -100 deg. LOL.

I assume your son want's it in an AR?
PM me if He'd like a custom build, which would save him money at the same time.

 

[jlanecr500]

Check out 68forums. There is a ton of info on there and lots of good loads. The brass is available in small and large rifle primers.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Also check out Palmetto State Armory and bear creek Armory. You may be able to get that price point down significantly.

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[LY]

I'm loving mine. Built it myself with an 18" ARP barrel. I went a little overboard and the price ran up to $1,300ish but you can definitely build one for less. Complete uppers albeit without the bells and whistles can be had in the $700 range, lowers from $150 to way too much. I built mine the way I wanted figuring I'd just have the one.

I'm shooting 110 Accubonds, but lots of folks love the 100's and 90 gr Gold Dots seem to be the majorities favorite.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

There is both LR and SR brass out there. RMR has bulk 90gr gold dots that are accurate, proven, bonded bullets great for hunting. Seems the favorite is 95gr TTSX or 110 Accubond. I use the gold dots for fun and the TTSX for business. AA2200 is the powder you want. ARPerformance and Stag both make awesome bang-for-buck barrels. 68forums has all the info you would want and more. There are many AR's in the deer woods these days, but a lighter weight 16" 6.8 is about the best it gets.

 

[Swampster]

A friend of mine bought a Barrett Rec10 last year and she has invited me over to shoot it a couple of times. Not the caliber you were asking about and definitely not $1900, but I sure liked the way it shot. I don't know what she spent, but after adding a scope and sales tax, has to be well north of $3,000.

 

[DaveB]

The rifle we purchased developed a loose barrel after about 90 rounds. Sent in back for repairs, got it back wednesday, at the range Thursday.

Now we are seeing some accuracy and can narrow our focus a bit.