brewer12345
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So I finally went from Colorado (where I live) to Oklahoma to hunt pigs and I had a blast. I ended up taking 2 out of 3 sows that showed up at the feeder with Dad's 1958 Marlin 336 in 35 Rem. I hunt small game with a lever a lot, so when the sounder showed up I was able to hit one and work the lever quick enough to get a second. Another 15 seconds and I would have tried for #3, but off she ran. The one that got away...
Anyway, it looks like in AR land 6.8SPC would do really nicely for pigs as well as deer. I have a 556, but basically it is a range toy since I would not use it for pigs, it isn't legal for deer and I don't hunt coyotes. The confusion arises as I start to research the round. It looks like there was more than one iteration of 6.8 SPC as the cartridge was being developed. If I buy an upper and BCG from, say, PSA, am I getting something safe to use on all commercially produced/milsurp ammo? If I reload this stuff, can I safely follow the published load data?
Finally, is there another, better obvious cartridge choice? Aside from ballistics, it is important to me to avoid orphan/wildcat/specialty cartridges if possible. Buying 35 rem ammo at close to $30 a box of 20 cured me of that real quick.
Anyway, it looks like in AR land 6.8SPC would do really nicely for pigs as well as deer. I have a 556, but basically it is a range toy since I would not use it for pigs, it isn't legal for deer and I don't hunt coyotes. The confusion arises as I start to research the round. It looks like there was more than one iteration of 6.8 SPC as the cartridge was being developed. If I buy an upper and BCG from, say, PSA, am I getting something safe to use on all commercially produced/milsurp ammo? If I reload this stuff, can I safely follow the published load data?
Finally, is there another, better obvious cartridge choice? Aside from ballistics, it is important to me to avoid orphan/wildcat/specialty cartridges if possible. Buying 35 rem ammo at close to $30 a box of 20 cured me of that real quick.