![]() The LAR-15M 6.8 series of rifles and uppers from Rock River Arms has a lot of variety for not a lot of money. YHM offered Black Diamond, KR7, and Specter series 6.8s going back to 2009 but today just lists a few barrels and accessories.Īs a key takeaway, try to stick with models with a good track record and no apparent sign of being folded away. The same can be said of Massachusetts-based Yankee Hill Machine. However, they have downsized when it comes to the caliber and now Indiana-based LMT Defense just offers some barrel, mag, and BCG options for 6.8 users. Other reasons we talk about later, but the net effect is that for some, the 6.8 ride is over.įor instance, Illinois-based Lewis Machine & Tool used to have a huge 6.8 line, with their CQB, LM8, MLC, and SLK models all clocking in to deliver. Part of this is to blame on the Trump Slump of 2016-17 that saw AR prices plummet and companies scramble to stop the bleeding. For a variety of reasons, this has atrophied to the extent that several companies that once were big players when it came to the caliber have exited the market. Just a decade ago, the 6.8 SPC was quick on the way to becoming the second most popular AR-15 chambering. In short, today, you want to be on the lookout for 6.8 SPC II. Since the cartridge’s introduction, there have been several variations and generations of thoughts, load data, specs and chamberings floated for the 6.8 SPC. Today, when looking for a well-built 6.8, look for the big and reliable names such as Barrett, Daniel Defense, LWRC, and the like. ![]() Most of those companies are now gone but left a bad reputation behind.Ĭoupled with this is some of the biggest names in the 6.8 market at first, DPMS and Bushmaster, suffered from declining quality in the last few years of production, spoiling their past work in the minds of many. In the early 2000s, with the 6.8 being the hot new round and the federal “assault weapon” ban expiring, overnight there were dozens of new AR makers popping up like mushrooms with several offering an SPC build, one for which there was no “mil-spec” to fall back upon. ![]() Takeaway: don’t burn energy searching for lengthy barrels on your 6.8 as it favors true carbine-length sizes and below. The cartridge also performs particularly well in barrels down to as short as 10-inches. 223s with full or competition-length (20 to 24 inch) barrels, a long 6.8 tapes out at 18 inches with many being shorter. A key benefit of the 6.8 SPC is that it likes comparatively shorter-length barrels. ![]()
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