Varminterror
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I’ve been shooting the 6.8 SPC (and 6.5 Grendel) since before either was really available commercially - in the first ~10yrs of their lives, the 6.8spc had the upper hand in market by a considerable margin. But that advantage evaporated something around 5-8yrs ago. Performance wise, there really is no difference between the two, so the calculus between them in ~2015-2017 and beyond is really about component availability, and the Grendel owns that discussion. I remain to have two 6.8 SPC’s which are my primary hunting rifle and my home defense SBR, but I’d much rather both would be Grendels.
I’ve used these taking big, corn fed Kansas Whitetails as big as God makes them for almost 20yrs, so I don’t share concern for geographical influence on deer body weight. Most of the deer I have taken in the last decade have fallen to 100-123grn bullets at 2800 fps - deer really don’t take that much killing…
I’d personally rather buy/build a Grendel today over an SPC, but something on the order of Grendel, ARC, or SPC make the most sense to maximize the capabilities of the AR-15.
I’m not sure what about the LWRC would be proprietary in the lower which would make it incompatible with Stanag mags but optimized for 6.8spc, but that would be a massive turn-off for me for future-proofing. If I want to abandon the 6.8 SPC, for example, I only need replace my bolt, mags, and barrel, and I can keep my AR’s exactly how I want them, or make them more marketable if I decide to sell (and then have better retained value of the conversion parts to someone wanting to convert their 5.56). So it would be a non-starter for me if the LWRC lower was incompatible with stanag mags.
I’ve used these taking big, corn fed Kansas Whitetails as big as God makes them for almost 20yrs, so I don’t share concern for geographical influence on deer body weight. Most of the deer I have taken in the last decade have fallen to 100-123grn bullets at 2800 fps - deer really don’t take that much killing…
I’d personally rather buy/build a Grendel today over an SPC, but something on the order of Grendel, ARC, or SPC make the most sense to maximize the capabilities of the AR-15.
I’m not sure what about the LWRC would be proprietary in the lower which would make it incompatible with Stanag mags but optimized for 6.8spc, but that would be a massive turn-off for me for future-proofing. If I want to abandon the 6.8 SPC, for example, I only need replace my bolt, mags, and barrel, and I can keep my AR’s exactly how I want them, or make them more marketable if I decide to sell (and then have better retained value of the conversion parts to someone wanting to convert their 5.56). So it would be a non-starter for me if the LWRC lower was incompatible with stanag mags.