6.8 spc

[bigred94]

hi guys. quick question. I have a model 16 action. it was a 6.5 creedmoor. can I use this action to build me a 6.8 spc or would it be better to start with a 223 action?

thanks

[Nor Cal Mikie]

The 6.8 SPC should work with No Problem. All of my Savage actions are short actions. Get yourself a .223 bolt head, have it opened up to fit the 6.8 case, spin on a 6.8 SPC barrel and you're ready to go shooting!
Mine was built mostly because there wasn't that much info about the 6.8 SPC on a bolt gun platform and I wanted to see how it would work. Sounded like a good enough reason to me? And remember, it's a Savage so it can be just about anything you want.
I went with the SPC rather than the SPC II. Shorter throat so I could jam my bullets into the lands. And I went with the lighter bullets for starters and will go heavier as the throat wears. 90s and 100s will get me a 5 shot group, from the bench that I can cover with a dime or real close. A little holdover without any scope changes and I can hit steel out to 440 yards, 10 out of 10 times. SSA small primered brass and mild mid range loads and my brass lasts a long time. I went with single loading so no feeding issues. Should feed from a .223 mag as a single stack? HTH, Mike.

[bigred94]

So if I get a single feed follower for my 6.5 creedmoor dbm I should not have any chambering issues? Who can open the bolt head?

[tammons]

You probably want a 223 bolt baffle and probably use a 223 magazine.

We have a 6.8 mini and I have had 2 more 6.8 setups in Ar15 and its a great round.

FYI, if you roll you own there are some guys running a new cartridge over at arfcom, 7mm AR which is 223 length and 308 case size.

[bigred94]

Can you please give me some more info in that cartridge? I've never heard of it and can't find any thing on it. All I find is 7-08 stuff
Thanks

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Try the 6.8 forum. LOTS of info there. Just punch in 6.8 SPC on the www and you'll be looking for days!
My first experience was when I found a piece of fired brass at the range. 6.8 SPC? Never seen one before. Looked interesting. Bigger than the .223, not longer. More pep. Shorter than the .308, less recoil. I HAD to built it. Well worth the effort.

[tammons]

Can you please give me some more info in that cartridge? I've never heard of it and can't find any thing on it. All I find is 7-08 stuff
Thanks

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/6-8-spc-ballistics/

We load mostly the 110 gr prohunter or 95 gr Barnes TTSX.
Probably the hardest hitting round low recoil I have ever used.

[brasse]

I have built two Savage 6.8 SPC II rifles this year, look for breastroker at http://68forums.com/forums/showthread.php?33757-Savage-model-16-going-to-6-8&highlight=breastroker.

I have some 6.8 info on this forum too.

One of them started as my model 16 Creedmoor, it will soon be a 6.7 pound 6.8 SPC II hunting rifle, with scope! The other started as a 223 blind magazine, it now wears a varmint profile barrel 6.8 from Black Hole Weaponry.

All you need is a barrel, the bolt head and a savage barrel nut wrench.

The 6.8 is extremely popular now, harder to get ammo than almost any other centerfire. But you can get it if you look.

There are a couple of people making the bolt head, PTG @ $49.99 and one guy at the 6.8 forum.

There are now several makers of 6.8 barrels, with more coming.

[brasse]

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