6.8SPC-Smash or pass??

[PStough]

Got the opportunity to purchase a Noveske 6.8spc switchblock upper factory built. Anybody that knows or has talked to me knows im a sucker for anything Noveske..

Main question is, is 6.8 worth the investment? Obviously i can barrel swap etc but if i was to do that id just source and build a upper.. Anybody got any love or hate for the 6.8??

 

[MuleShoe]

I’ve got a 6.8 and really like it ! I’ve bought loading dies to reload for it as well. I’m using hornady 110 grain v-max black and they work well for deer hunting. Also very accurate .

 

[spencer60]

What are you looking to do with it is the first question I have to ask?

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

Depends on what you want to use it for.

 

[PStough]

Oh you know just larping in the basement and possibly the occasional pig killing.
Other than that it’ll be a table piece.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

Oh you know just larping in the basement and possibly the occasional pig killing.
Other than that it’ll be a table piece.

6.8 does well with pigs. Noveske does well as a table piece. You should be good to go.

 

[cjnowell72]

Im picking up some LWRC 6.8 spc barrels in the next couple days if you wanna build one

 

[greg vess]

6.8 spc is a great round. I know guys who take elk with them. You have 85gr. to 120 gr. range. The Barnes TTSX rounds are wicked. Plus you can stretch an 85 grain pill up to 3100 fps. The 6.8 fills a lot of gaps. It's basically lite 270 round. Both use the same diameter Bullet at .277 inches. I have three and I have built probably 10. Everybody that I have sold one to only uses thier .223 for target practice. Excellent deer gun out to a few hundred yards and a pig slayer. They are more punchy than you think. They rip dude. Awesome round. Jump all over it. You will not be disapointed. We were plinking steel plates with .223's. After about 20 minutes I drug out the 6.8 and ripped each plate off the hangers. It's a very noticable difference in Impact force. A huge difference!


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[greg vess]

Plus they don't weigh you down with ammo reserves. I can't say enough about it. Has the exact same ballistics as a 6.5 Grendel out to 400 yards snd actually has a faster muzzle velocity initially.

 

[lifeandliberty123]

doesnt really do anything all that much better than 556. Better energy on target but 11" 556 drops big hogs easy as cake so why bother with something larger?