This pretty well sums up my reason for building my 6.8spc. I do like the idea of 35 cal though.
I would even consider running a 35 cal pistol so I could run 9mm or 357 bullets for light loads then amp up to rifle bullets for hunting purposes.
Off to google barrel hunting...
The 6.8SPCII is a lightning bolt. 95gr TTSX is a good exmple. you can safely pump it to 2,850fps from a 18" barrel that is a lethal round.
That is about the best do it all, do it pretty well, factory caliber that I like,.. of course, if big game is in the menu I like to have a bit more killing
power but is not like the 6.8 will disappoint for deer hogs and the average game size even a tad larger. Move closer. Become a better hunter.
With small calibers I like to keep striking speeds around or above the ideal 2100,2200fps striking speed with decent grain and with premium
bullets to maximize nervous system disruption and not rely only in the wounding potential like other small AR rounds.
Wounding should be also broad and deep anyway.
I think as you up your grain and frontal section you can achieve the same with lower impact thresholds and less
deflection. That is why the larger bores as such fast killers with massive shock aside form the see through holes.
That is the other reason for the 35 caliber. just bought 3K 200gr TMJ pistol bullets for 12 cents each.
It also propels the 140gr ftx to 2600fps from a 16" barrel and 2450 from a 10" pistol barrel.
180gr affordable bullets do 2,450fps and 2300 respectively.
The 200ftx for example has the same punch at 300 yards as the AK47 at the muzzle with the same barrel length.
I can get more done with 16" than with the 308 itself that it doesn't make a lot of sense so short.
Plus the 35cal is already in the bursh gun category (no deflection). 250gr speer clocks 2000-2010 fps.
That is not the ideal load but many bullets carriy the mail further than the larger bores due to the better ballistics.
I think the 200-220gr is just perfect for the AR15 otherwise is too much and doesn't really pay off downrange
specially when we extend the range. surprinsingly these bullets are also great for the AR10 courtesy of the
358 winchester that gives massive killing power.
I put a lot of though into the terminal ballistics. Fast clean kills are very important to me. I hate to see animals suffer
unnecessarily and I only kill what I am going to eat.
These are the 140gr FTX ... I am sure the tips are melting but who cares right?
anyone who likes the 357Mag and Max will understand how fun this can be.
Imagine the 357 max on steroids. That is what I got.
I will open a new thread to document this project if anyone is interested.
