looking into getting an AR

[elkslayer069]

Ive got the BRD! I have serveral friend that have AR's and theyve got me hooked. They each have different brands and calibers and they swear by each of them. Im looking for a gun that i can use for everything when its not hunting season. Coyotes, shooting, defense, ect. I'm torn between 556 and 6.8. Any suggestions.

[carpsniperg2]

i am a big bushmaster fan. i also really like the r-25's+r-15's by remington. remington,dpms,bushmaster is all owned by the same company. the r-25's come in 243-7mm-08-308win but if you are thinking just between the 556 and 6.8 get the 6.8 its a great cal to do it all

[elkslayer069]

Thats what i was leaning towards. Thanks.

[rickomatic]

And you can always get a different upper and slap it onto the lower. Very versatile!

[Hazmat870]

I have a Rock River in 6.8. I wanted something I could hunt deer with. This rifle is amazing. Right out of the box it was shooting tight groups with factory ammo. It has the RRA two stage trigger in it and it is the smoothest trigger that I have ever shot.

[elkslayer069]

i was looking at a rockriver at the gun shop they seem like nice rifles, how do you like that 6.8 accurate, distance ect.

[chrisb]

Support a local company and get an Oly. I love mine.

[FC]

I've been thinking of building another AR, this time in 7mm-08. The 6.8 is great and all but it's expensive to shoot and ammo availability is bad, 7mm-08 isn't real widely available yet or cheap but I do know that the local Wally World carries it. If you reload then it won't be a big deal either way.

[FALFire]

I have to agree with FC, the 6.8 is okay, but the available ammo supply is expensive and very limited. I also have found it not to be much value at beyond 300 yards, it just loses too much velocity and nothing is gained over the 308 or 7-08 cartridges. I have an Armalite AR10 in 308 and it's only within ounces of either of my 6.8's but at 200 or 300 yards it hits a lot harder on my steel targets. Bullet selection in either 7-08 or 308 is much better. Only downside, is the AR10 sized AR's tend to be expensive to build or buy.

[Hazmat870]

I agree that the 6.8 is not much use at a 300 yard target. Where I hunt we only get 100-150 yard shots. I got my 6.8 in August and I have not had a lot of time to shoot it but I have been getting 1 to 1.5 MOA 3 shot groups at 100 yards. I know that the more I play with it and try different ammo I will be able to tighten that up. Ammo is a little limited but Silver Springs Armory has a nice selection and their prices are pretty good. They are in the Seattle area so when I order ammo from them it only takes a day or two to get here. Cabela’s also has several different types in their Post Falls store. By going with the AR-15 rifle you can then get a .223 upper for it which is cheaper to shoot than anything that fits on the AR-10. It all depends on where you are hunting and what you are hunting. Luckily there are enough variations that you can get exactly what you want.

[demontang]

If your looking at a 6.8spc Id go one better and get a 243wssm, 25 wssm or 300 ossm. They all are great cals for a ar 15 and have the same power as the 243 win 25-06 and 30-06. Thats just my thinking if I where to drop coin into a 6.8  I would just step up to one of these. Ammo isnt to bad for the 243 or 25 but the 300 is a newer cal still. olympic arms or dtech chambers ar's in this cal.

[elkslayer069]

thanks for the great information you guys sure can help a guy spend his money.

[demontang]

lol when it comes to AR's its easy to do thats for sure

[FALFire]

Ammo for the 6.8 SPC is available from several sources including Cabelas. Silver State Armory, one of the leading ammo suppliers, is located in Packwood, Wa. and often will have brass and loading components available along with ammo sales. If you are a re-loader you will want to pay attention to the SSA brass as it has a small primer pocket that I have found to be slightly more accurate than the standard Remington large rifle primer pocket brass. We have be getting fair velocities and accuracy with the Hornady 110 gr. V-Max bullets from our 18" chrome-lined barrels. Other website gurus state they are getting well over 3000 fps from 16 to 18 inch barrels but we have not seen that level of performance yet.

I can tell you this however, the 110 V-MAX bullets flat put a stomp on coyotes but don't expect to save pelts 

[mrolen]

i just picked up my saber defence for 860 it has a crome lined barrel 1:7 twist so you can shoot the heavier bullets and a 16" barrel and the m4 rear stock i would shop around bushmaster, armalite, and colt are great but they are over priced. and you can build a compleat one for around 800 bucks.