Made the mistake of getting ahold of Ed this week and now I have a 6.8 spc carbine barrel for my G2. Don't tell the wife. Ed even had some ammo so I got a box of the Remington 115 gr OTM. Ed had good things to say about the 6.8. Previous stuff I had seen on the internet had people getting nearly 2750 from 22-24" barrels. I chronographed two rounds and got about 2615 fps. I do not know if it being a brand new barrel would make any difference in muzzle velocity, but I was a little dissappointed since the advertised velocity is 2800 fps. However the accuracy was good. Once I got it on the paper I shot a 5 shot group at 100 yds. 3 were in the x ring and one was on the border between 9 and 10, had one flyer still in the 9 that I probably pulled after seeing the first one in the bull. 3 of the shots were in 3/4" and the 4th opened the group to 1". The flyer was another inch out of the group. Very little kick but some muzzle blast and a little barrel rise. I have some Silver State ammo on order. I called them and asked about muzzle velocity and they thought I would get around 2775 fps with their 110gr pro hunter load in the carbine. I will chrono it and see. They said they had to reduce the load in their 115gr because it was a little too hot for the AR rifles to cycle well. Maybe Remington backed off theirs a little too. Anyone else chronographed any factory ammo in a encore or contender carbine? Anyone got any info on handloads other than what is posted on IMR and Hodgdon sites? I think I am really going to like this caliber.
