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Offline Elwood

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6.8 Remington
« on: September 13, 2004, 03:25:00 PM »
Has anyone noticed, Remington is introducing a new cartridge soon a 6.8mm . It is based upon a shortened 30 Remington necked down to .277".  It is intended as a military special purpose round to function in M-16 rifles. But .... it should make one heck of a contender round. Would it be better than the 7X30? Maybe, maybe not but it sure sounds interesting.         Elwood
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Offline pharmuse

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6.8 Remington
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2004, 04:04:46 PM »
JDJ alreay has barrels available in the 6.8 REM SPC.  Compares it very closely to their 6.5 JDJ based on the 225 win case.  The 6.8 is .270 cal 115 gr bullet at 2600 in a 24 inch tube.   I'm looking into getting an upper for a Rock River lower AR15 now (waiting for AWB to expire).  The great thing is that the .223 mags can be used without any modifications.
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Offline Robert

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I heard that there IS a slight modification required
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2004, 09:42:51 PM »
I do not know that for sure though.
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6.8 Remington
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2004, 02:11:24 PM »
i just got a 270 Ren barrle rechambered for 6.8 SPC...but  ammo isnt out yet...should get about 2400 FPS with 130s and 2500-2600 FPS with 115's..cant wait to find out. :D
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