Advantage of 6.8 over 5.56/223

[Captk]

I'm new to this form. What are the main uses for a 6.8? Mainly hunting?

[68WJ]

Welcome. Some good reading on the subject here: http://68forums.com/forums/showthrea...-6.8-SPC-Guide.

Many here will say that the 6.8 makes an AR what it should have been. I guess I am one of them. It is capable of great accuracy from a familiar platform, with more energy on target, and very good (and growing) industry support.

[OC455]

I'm new to this form. What are the main uses for a 6.8? Mainly hunting?

Hunting medium game, it is a great cartridge, if I was allowed to, I would use it as my main duty gun for work. More a$$ than the 5.56!!!

[346CI]

It was targeted for the .Mil in 2004 but a screwed up chamber made it look different from what we use today. Today's 6.8 is another animal with more power and the ability to run well from short barrels. Most of us still have a 5.56 for blasting or 3 gun but when you need some more power/reach, the 6.8 wins hands down. It along with the 6.5G/.264 offer the most out of a AR15.

[Captk]

Wow great data! I haven't had time to read it all---soDo you need to have dedicated weapon or you can purchaseUpper and use lower from 5.56. Also what is good starter brand

[OC455]

Wow great data! I haven't had time to read it all---soDo you need to have dedicated weapon or you can purchaseUpper and use lower from 5.56. Also what is good starter brand

The 6.8 upper will work fine with the 5.56 lower, you need a dedicated 6.8 magazine. Stag, Armalite, Bison, AR15 Performance, and there are others...

[Captk]

Thanks! Is their a specific make and model you Recommend as a starting point?

[BradL45]

Some states, no deer hunting, most states 6.8 is OK. The 6.8 also has a handful of premium hunting rounds. Many Pig hunters here have shared and compared 5.56 to 6.8 on tough hogs, 6.8 does a better job on the tough pigs. May pigs are slain with 12 inch 6.8's to 300M.

In a Personal defense mode(patrol, HD, Military), the 6.8 can deny cover where a 5.56 round might not penetrate. It's an accurate cartridge, and will kick a two legged predator a## as well. For LEO's who work around cars a LOT, the 6.8 has barrier blind rounds that ROCK, I think a better tool vs the 5.56.

[RugerIte]

Only thing the 5.56 has over the 6.8 is ammo cost is lower. But 5.56 dedicated real hunting ammo is about the same as the 6.8 in cost. For Models...check out the vendors here and depends what you want to spend. You can get a great shooting 6.8 for cheaper one can think. Some buy out right but I followed advice. I did a "Build" that was a complete upper (cheaper than building from scratch for me) and a complete lower. I got an ARP for greater range and performance to compliment my Mini 6.8 I use for grunt stuff.

[Captk]

Thanks. I'll read over all this info and check out what is being offered by sites.