I'm looking into my new hunting rifle for hogs and deer. There have been many times i've had a heard of 5-10 hogs run up on me in the stand and my bolt gun didnt have the follow ups to get it done. We have medium sized piece of land and the longest shots i will be making would be 250 yds. My initial thought was to go to an AR in .308, specifically the Smith and Wesson MP 10, that is until i started looking into the 6.8. The initial pros of the 6.8 to me is the convenience of slapping the 6.8 upper on one of my current .556 lowers, but is the 6.8 as effective on large pigs/deer as the tried and true .308? And as accurate?
Cons would be ammo. I can reload the 6.8, but initially how hard is it to find the 6.8 SPC in your local stores? im not worried about .308 i have plenty of hand loads from the thousands of rds i have bought over the years.
Also, would building a 6.8 upper be basically the same process as building your typical .556 upper? as in would there be any specific differences that could sacrifice accuracy (i.e adjustable gas block, barrel nut torque specs, BCG metal)
Thanks for the input
Cons would be ammo. I can reload the 6.8, but initially how hard is it to find the 6.8 SPC in your local stores? im not worried about .308 i have plenty of hand loads from the thousands of rds i have bought over the years.
Also, would building a 6.8 upper be basically the same process as building your typical .556 upper? as in would there be any specific differences that could sacrifice accuracy (i.e adjustable gas block, barrel nut torque specs, BCG metal)
Thanks for the input
