i have two 6.8's that pretty much just kill paper and i love 'em. but..... i built one for my dad and it has become his main hunting rifle. the past two years he has gotten several whitetails and untold number of pig. all fancy terms and ballistic b.s. aside it is an effective round at...
if i were to look at a ar15 reciever and a m4 receiver could i tell the difference? i know there are machining differences but could you see them? not that it's likely but if someone handed me one could i tell?
it is amazing how quickly they can chew thru a heavy duty trash can. not to mention getting up under the house and tearing around at night. believe me i tried several other options.
texas state law says if you have at least 10 acres you can shoot as you like. as long as you're not in the city limits. which direction from houston? i live up north myself.
i've built 6 rifles with their complete kits. had one problem (gas port on the barrel). one phone call, sent it back, new one in a week with a 6.8 magazine for my trouble. and the only problem with the 6.8 spc chambers from them are you can't shoot those high pressure loads from silver state...
6.8 is a great round for pig and pretty good for deer at reasonable ranges. it is hard to find sometimes but was getting better until this mad rush on ammo.
problem being i did hit the coon, right in the chest at poa. mangled his chest and front leg but did not kill him. i really don't want to wound them, just keep them out of the feed and the garbage. when i shot him it was about 10 at night and about 80 degrees. today at 2 pm they performed fine...
hornady #7 says starting load is 20.5 grs of 3031. i just went and shot a few and they weren't twisting the jacket off at 50 yards so that is out. the reason i asked is the other night i shot a raccoon at about 30 yards and it didn't penetrate at all. would a 15 pound coon be too much for this...
just wondering what to expect if i used it on a medium sized varmint such as a coon or a possum. i'm using winchester brass, winchester small rifle primers, and 21.3 grs. of imr 3031.
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