Hornady 6.8mm SPC : DESIGNED FROM THE START FOR THE TOUGHEST JOBS.

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DESIGNED FROM THE START FOR THE TOUGHEST JOBS.
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The 6.8mm SPC is the hottest new cartridge on the market. Developed at the request of the U.S. Special Forces to be more effective than the 223/5.56 NATO, the 6.8 SPC is a perfect sporting cartridge for game up to the size of whitetail and mule deer. This NEW cartridge is in about the same power class as the 300 Savage, but delivers a flatter trajectory and less recoil.

Hornady's 6.8 SPC ammo features either a 110 gr. BTHP bullet, specifically designed for the cartridge, or a proven 110 gr. V-MAX™ bullet. The 110 gr. BTHP delivers excellent expansion and maximum energy transfer at all velocities, while the 110 gr. VMAX™has all the characteristics of our Varmint Express ammo -- flat trajectories and rapid, violent expansion.

The combination of power, low recoil and dimensions optimized for 223 actions, make this a sure hit with shooters everywhere!

6.8mm SPC 110 gr. BTHP/WC No. 8146
6.8mm SPC 110 gr. V-MAX No. 8346
 
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6.8 is .277... a short .270 cal for AR style semis... this has been around for a couple of years now.
Boddington actually hunted with a longer barreled bolt in this chambering and wrote an article about in Petersons last year. He gave it a thumbs up for deer... low recoil, flat shooting, lots of energy.
 
Basically it's the 270-30 Remington. Betwixt and between the 260 and 7mm-08, without the power of either. Unless you're wedded to the AR platform, I don't really see the point, except for just the fun of playing with it, which is reason enough. Obviously I need to buy a 270 barrel soon. - dan
 
Woooo Hooooo! More Marketing Nonsense!!!

A catridge to fill a gap that didn't need filling!

Woooo hoooooo!

Toss it in the pile with Lever Revolution and the .338 Federal :rolleyes:
 
Amphibious, if hunters and shooters werent marketed new cartridges to hunt and shoot with, because they were similar to another cartridge already available, that wouldnt be much fun.

Plus, you'd be shooting a 220 Swift instead of a 22-250, and a 35 Whelen instead of a 338-06 :)
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so when are you selling your .260's to buy a 6.8 SPC ?

"Designed from the Start for the toughest Jobs"

but in the same power class as a 300 Sav? WTF?
 
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Im not going to trade off my 260 for anything, let alone a 6.8 SPC :)

the 300 Savage comparison is a bit misleading, as even with a 180 round nose, the 300 still packs more energy at 200 yards, but lands with a bullet over 150% heavier with 10% more frontal area. Anywho, ammo companies do this all the time. Its how they sell guns to idiots. ;)

6.8 SPC sales aint gonna put much of a dent in any other rifle cartridge currently offered. Its 'SPC' is indeed true, as it IS a Special Purpose Cartridge. That purpose is to give better power out of a AR rifle than the 223 Rem. Not too many people, especially in Canada, need that. :)
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If the U.S adopts this and phases out the 223 this would lead to surpus ammo.Which means cheaper shooting,lots of brass all for a cartrige better suited for deer size game than the 223.
Not sure on the dimensions of this round but if it fits into a mini-mauser type action it would make a wonderful youth rifle.Chamber it in a Ruger semi and it would kick 7.62x39 ass in all aspects.

I see it as a good thing all around.
 
Any cartridge that makes it into regular USArmy service is usually a guaranteed success.
Lots of cheap surplus ammo and brass, lots of aftermarket parts,etc.
That is why I would much rather buy a .223, that a 222 Magnum or a 224 Wby.
 
Amphibious said:
Woooo Hooooo! More Marketing Nonsense!!!

A catridge to fill a gap that didn't need filling!

Woooo hoooooo!

Toss it in the pile with Lever Revolution and the .338 Federal :rolleyes:
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The wheel was invented a long time ago. It can only get so round :D


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Actually, the round does fill a purpose. The US forces have been finding the 5.56 a bit lacking at extended ranges and wanted something with a bit more punch yet still work in the AR's. Obviously, a 110 grain 270 caliber projectile is going to have better terminal performance that the 55 or 62 grain 223. For the civilian market, however, the round does not offer anything that can't be achieved in an existing cartridge. Now, if Armalite come out with an upper for the 180B in that round I'd be interested. Better yet, if they come out with one in 6.5 Grendel I'd just have to get one!
 
I read somewhere that a case was made for a 6mm service cartridge, but was passed over due to the extra weight of the cartridges being a detriment for infantry types...

IF that's true, one might suspect that this new round would be issued in limited circumstances vs. the 5.56...

Then again, I really don't know much of anything about military armaments.
 
Read up on the 6.8 SPC a bit.Only thing I dont like about it is the 115gr pill seems to be the heaviest you can load in it without seating them deep.But I aslo saw Barns makes a 110gr triple shock in .227.Still a little light IMO.But I think it would make for a better round than the 7.62X39 in the ruger semi.
It sould prove interesting to see where this goes.
 
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Neck it down to .243, or maybe even .204 or .224 then you might have something interesting. Case capacity is similar to the 6mmBR, so even then you don't have a cartridge that does something that hasn't already been done. Other than maybe cycling reliably in magazines or semi's, it offers nothing new there either.

It's an answer to a question no civilian has asked yet. Keep in mind though, that the same was said of the .308 and .223....
 
Its a move hback toward the cartridge the Brits originally proposed for NATO standard. Yanks bulldozed through a 30 cal, then switched to a little 223. There are huge "pork barrel" contracts involved in the US, these are usually what drives their purchase cycle, not what the troops want or need.
 
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Actually, the round does fill a purpose. The US forces have been finding the 5.56 a bit lacking at extended ranges and wanted something with a bit more punch yet still work in the AR's. Obviously, a 110 grain 270 caliber projectile is going to have better terminal performance that the 55 or 62 grain 223. For the civilian market, however, the round does not offer anything that can't be achieved in an existing cartridge. Now, if Armalite come out with an upper for the 180B in that round I'd be interested. Better yet, if they come out with one in 6.5 Grendel I'd just have to get one!
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Actually, it was at close range that the the 223 is lacking. for house to house "urban" combat, the 6.8 delivers a larger more lethal payload, and does so in an existing chassis that is easily retrofittable to the US Military. The military's version of a brush gun so to speak. :D

They filled a niche that was needed to be filled per the soldiers (and designers... How is that, a round designed and developed by the troops that are actually using them. Novel Idea:cool: )
The 6.5 grendel wasnt designed by US soldiers, and the story alone has given it credit, and marketability... Remington tooled 100,000 cases to start, and now its commercially available.
Much more of a stopper than a 223, and more portable than a M14.
 
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