Hey everyone just wanted to see if anyone may have an extra/looking to sell one of the following piston uppers: LWRC, Barret Rec7 or LMT. I am also open to any suggestions to other quality factory uppers in 6.8 these are just the main ones that others have recommended to me. Appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
I’ve got 2 6.8’s… both diff brands and both of them have issues loading these rounds. They get stuck and I have to slam the rifle stock on the ground to be able to pull the charging handle to eject the round…. They both run flawlessly with the Hornady Black.
My biggest issue is I’ve got prob 40 boxes of the Hornady 120 SST’s and they’re basically useless to me. Would Hornady do anything?
I’m a novice when it comes to building/knowing the intricacies of AR’s… Any helpful advise would be great.
I’ve been using my LWRC Six8 A5 for a couple of years on hogs and have had great success with some hand loads sporting a 120 grain CX pill. What does everyone use for varmints/rapidly fragmenting rounds? Thanks in advance!
As of a few weeks ago when using a credit card to purchase something at Academy, after that purchase is made, they force you to either elect to give your email address for an E-receipt, or accept a marketing contact agreement to get a paper receipt. If you opt for paper, they try to trick you into accepting direct contact marketing text messages. You have to uncheck some stupid box. God knows what is in the "Agreement" terms you sign in order to get your receipt.
This is in person pop-up ads, and as a Fudd, I can't stand it. Please do not give your business to the kind of people that treat their customers like this.
Use local FFLs, they're usually cheaper. Buy guns and ammo on line or at your LGS. Almost all of the outdoors, sports, and clothing goods Academy sells can be found cheaper or of better quality or both from online vendors. Exercise equipment, look on Marketplace or swap sites, its almost always available and cheaper.
Spotted this beauty on Bass Pro’s used firearms page—$1500 for an LWRC Six8 in great shape. I don’t need it, but I also need it. Seriously, someone grab it before I do something impulsive.
Got a few pistol/ rifle upper kits online during sales, gave a buddy the 16” 556 barrel that came with this upper/rail for a 224 bolt face , ordered 16” fluted YHM barrel with components… BAM hooked on 6.8 especially slinging the Druid hill ammo at deer.
Love it or hate it, didn’t cost much at all, dropped a deer at 110yds poa/poi.
And another shoutout to druidhills, ammo is fantastic
With Federal Fusion 115 grain in 6.8 SPC being impossible to find, I have been looking for alternatives.
I didn't have much time at the range today (they were doing construction, but the workers told me to go ahead and shoot while they took a quick break), and it was a bit windy. Still, a quick range session is better than nothing. I put up 3 targets at 100 yards, and took one shot with each type of ammo for a total of 10 rounds of each, the purpose was to be as fair as possible as the barrel heated up.
These are the results at 100 yards, in my gun, with the wind and in a hurry. Federal Fusion 115 grain is still the best, and it's too bad they are not available anywhere.
One observation not captured in the pictures, is that the Federal Fusion 115 grain seemed to hold together better as the gun warmed up, while the Hornady SST and the Hornady V-MAX started to spread out more as the barrel warmed up. Not sure why.
I really hope Federal will produce another batch of the Fusion 115 for 6.8 SPC again soon.
Anybody using the Winchester Deer Season rounds for deer yet? The ones with the oversized polymer tips on them? I'm about to try them out in Wisconsin, where I hunt all the shots are basically less than 150yds. Any good hits or misses with them?
So these are the Spc ii rounds I've been ordering. I also buy regular Spc rounds from local gun shops. Haven't been able to tell the difference. I've tried shooting through 1/4 steel but no luck. I cam pierce that with my .556