Magnum Wheel Man
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So... I built a custom 6.8 SPC Remington bolt action rifle... I have a Contender Carbine also in this caliber... like the 45 ACP, these cases are mixed between both primer sizes... in the case of the 6.8, seems like the manufacturers are about half & half... so... since I'm wanting only one size, help me choose...
I currently have both Remington & Silver State Armory cases... Remington uses LR, SSA uses SR...
buying new cases right now is tough, with Remington being about the only thing I've found new... buying once fired cases, most seem to be Federal ( which also has SR, & a staked primer... which can be fixed )
my understanding, is that I may get a little better accuracy with small primers in "good" shooting conditions, & I get better reliability in extreme conditions with LR primers... ( is that seem right ??? )
I'll mostly shoot the 6.8 as an informal target gun, & likely wouldn't use it to hunt, as I have many other choices, but don't want to limit myself to just fair weather shooting... so I'm inclined to buy more Remington cases, to add to those I already have, & do something else with the SSA cases...
your thoughts & comments appreciated...
BTW... I still haven't made up my mind on 45 ACP either, but will be shooting more 6.8 this summer... so one question at a time
I currently have both Remington & Silver State Armory cases... Remington uses LR, SSA uses SR...
buying new cases right now is tough, with Remington being about the only thing I've found new... buying once fired cases, most seem to be Federal ( which also has SR, & a staked primer... which can be fixed )
my understanding, is that I may get a little better accuracy with small primers in "good" shooting conditions, & I get better reliability in extreme conditions with LR primers... ( is that seem right ??? )
I'll mostly shoot the 6.8 as an informal target gun, & likely wouldn't use it to hunt, as I have many other choices, but don't want to limit myself to just fair weather shooting... so I'm inclined to buy more Remington cases, to add to those I already have, & do something else with the SSA cases...
your thoughts & comments appreciated...
BTW... I still haven't made up my mind on 45 ACP either, but will be shooting more 6.8 this summer... so one question at a time