6.8 spc taking off in 2011, Ruger hawkeye bolt action

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Was just flipping through the Ruger catalouge and saw that the Hawkeye rifle is coming out chambered in 6.8 spc, they also offer the SR-556 upper in 6.8 as well.

As for the hawkeye I think that would make a awesome light fast handling deer rifle with light recoil. Anyone see on of these in Canada yet?
 
Depends on the model. My regular blued/walnut Hawkeye is a shade over 7 lbs unscoped. At one time, that was considered fairly light, but in this day and age of truly featherweight rifles, I have actually seen people complain about the weight of standard rifles.
The recoil should be nice and light, IIRC the cartridge uses the .30 Rem case as a parent, basically equivalent to a rimless .30-30.
 
I just saw it listed in the WSS catalouge but it looks like it only comes in the compact model with the 16.5 inch barrel, would have to shoulder one, seams that 12.5 inch l.o.p. might be a bit awkward for me :D
 
Might as well have the .270 covered off in a non magnum short ctg.... :cool:

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NAA.
 
Kilo Charlie said:
Depends on the model. My regular blued/walnut Hawkeye is a shade over 7 lbs unscoped. At one time, that was considered fairly light, but in this day and age of truly featherweight rifles, I have actually seen people complain about the weight of standard rifles.
The recoil should be nice and light, IIRC the cartridge uses the .30 Rem case as a parent, basically equivalent to a rimless .30-30.
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Closest you could find would be the 7mm Waters, 30-30 necked down to 7mm

6.8 SPC should be a great little deer rifle.

But I really think they should have brought back the 280Enfield :D
 
woodchopper said:
Closest you could find would be the 7mm Waters, 30-30 necked down to 7mm
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My thoughts exactly.

It seems to me that over the last few years, though everybody and his dog has bought some sort of 300 Mag for elk/moose/bears, a lot of people have been throttling back on their whitetail rifles. The .260 seems to be a success, ditto the 7mm-08, and I doubt the .257 Roberts was ever much more popular than it is right now. And the 6.5X55 Swede was rediscovered in a HUGE way due to a whole bunch more rifles imported from Scandinavia in the mid-eighties. Good times for a recoil wuss like me!
 
"that would make a awesome light fast handling deer rifle with light recoil"...you mean like a 243 has been for over 50 years?:D

I'd take long sleek .243 100 gr at 3000 over a short stubby 110gr .270 at 2650 any day....but it'll kill deer no doubt...:)
 
Rembo said:
"that would make a awesome light fast handling deer rifle with light recoil"...you mean like a 243 has been for over 50 years?
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Something like that, just with a heavier slower bullet then the 243 and something metric for fun
 
I read that somewhere on the internet, I think it was raining outside and everyone was stuck inside fighting over lands and grooves, I missed most of it because or range has a roof and a woodstove :D

All we need now is a better selection of quality 6.8/270 hunting bullets in the lighter weights, 110-130 grain and life would be grand
 
Rembo said:
I've always wanted to meet more cgn members....:)...whereabouts is this "range"?:D
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Vancouver Island has some of the best facilities I have shot at :cool:

Sorry, but I think even the 375Ruger will have more longevity than this 6.8 round.
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I think you will see more factory ammo on the shelves for the 6.8 spc now that more then one major firearm company is chambering rifles for it, and I think its a little more versatile with the possablity of a larger following :cool:
 
Rembo said:
yeah, right.....but remember...the 270 is actually a 7mm...not a 6.8...:rolleyes:..
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and the british 280 enfield was designated as the 7x43mm :D

too bad the US insisted on having the 7.62x51mm as the NATO standard :rolleyes:


There are so many good intermediate calibers (6-7mm)(.243-.284) out there that are just perfect for deer

I'm using a 25-06 as my deer gun.
 
I hunted black bear last spring & deer last fall with my 18.6" 1 - 11" twist barrel 6.8 SPC spec 11 chambered Robinson Arms XCR-L and had a blast doing it Saami spec is 1 - 10" twist with a shorter lead chamber.

I load 95gr TTSX @ 2825fps these bullets were specifically designed by Barnes for the 6.8 SPC cartridge they are supposed to expand at velocities as low as 1600fps which = 450 yards with this muzzle velocity.

First deer fell to a well placed 166 yard shot second to a 80 - 90 yard shot both were instant DRT.

I have been able to consistently get 3" or better 3 shot 300 yard groups with this load and I would not hesitate to shoot deer to 350 yards with this combo and if conditions were good the bonus is this is also an excellent coyote combo and I would not have an issue shooting out to 450 - 500 yards I just need to practice a bit more for those distances before I'll shoot that distance.

These little bullets are very susceptible to wind drift so I do not push beyond 350 yards in anything more than a 7 - 8 mph cross wind...

I am looking for a T/C Contender carbine barrel in 6.8spc right now but they as of now are not available up here so I may be looking at the Ruger may only cost a few hundred more than the T/C barrel.

I shot the little meat buck :) in my left hand with the 6.8spc...

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780.oo is the advertised price at wholesale, tossing the thought myself.
would sure beat dragging the 26 inch heavy fluted barrel of mine around the thick stuff. The OAL of the hawkeye is 35.5 inches, thats right in line with my marlin 336 in 35 rem, anything past 130 yards with a 200 grain roud nose is a hope and a prayer.
 
Rembo said:
yeah, right.....but remember...the 270 is actually a 7mm...not a 6.8...:rolleyes:..
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Considering the amount of misinformation out there about the .270 and the 6.8 SPC, I thought it relevant to a forum about guns. Heaven forbid we learn anything about how caliber is measured...

E.G. From Wikipedia:

In tests, it was determined that a 6.5mm projectile had the best accuracy, but a 7mm projectile had the best terminal performance. Further tests showed that a 6.8mm projectile was the best compromise between the two, providing accuracy, reliability and terminal performance up to 500 meters.

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The 6.8 mm SPC projectile is 7.0 mm. Land to land, the bore is 6.8 mm.
 
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