Made the mistake of getting ahold of Ed this week and now I have a 6.8 spc carbine barrel for my G2. Ed has 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 at 100 yds I shot a 3 shot group that measured 0.69 inches. Then a 5 shot group at 100 yds. 3 of the 5 were in the x ring (0.69" again) 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. The 4th shot opened the group to 1"and the flyer made the group total group 1 7/8". 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. Remington appears to have backed off their loads 150+ fps or so since some of their reported early loads. Anyone else chronographed any recently made 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 and despite what one article indicates handloads should be able to equal or better the box of factory ammo that I have.
