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74novaman wrote:When I get around to building an AR, I'm going to heavily consider 6.8 instead of 5.56

You won't be disappointed, amigo. 6.8 is my new favorite caliber. It is outstanding in every way, extremely flexible and versatile, and cheap enough to be a real solid contender for the long term.

You can use the sam emags in a pinch, but my 5.56 mags would shoot a couple 6.8 then have feeding issues. It turns out that the lip needs to be spread out a bit. But there's no point in that since there are plenty of 6.8 mags available almost anywhere.

that is a great forum....i've been on there for a while and have learned a ton.

Good stuff.

it's a hair more expenesive, but it's not a crazy drain on the wallet or anything. I reload my own, so I don't get all wrapped up in that. I've been shooting .223 for classes (I'm a firearm's instructor and CHL instructor) and shoot over 500 rounds at each class, so the reloading helps. So, i plan to do the same for 6.8 rem. as the dies and components are readily available.

But if you're not shooting that much...who cares? It's not THAT expensive.

The benefits highly outweigh the slightly elevated costs.

I just shot my 6.8spc AR this weekend....my gosh! I shot 2 boxes of ammo and left wondering why I even had the .223 upper. WOW! What a round.

It shoots almost as light as a .223, has considerably more knock down power, and is just as versitile as it isn't too large or small.

Anyone else tried it? I can't think of a better all around cartridge for hunting and self defense.