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I was in my shop Friday and they had a brand new XCR shorty in 6.8 SPC. Man that thing looked soooo good. I've been wondering if I should indulge in a 6.8 for some time now but can't bring myself to do it. I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this for me. Here's my thought process:
I have a 7.62 kit on order. I'll be running an 11" barrel on the weapon. I'll use it mainly for carbine class training and for my "poop hits the cooling unit" gun. From what I know 7.62 hits hard enough but accuracy beyond 200 may be questionable. 7.62 is cheaper and I don't plan on hunting with it but from what I've read the 6.8 is good for that.
If I need more I have a couple of .308's so I don't really see the need to have the 6.8.
Yesterday I shot my friend's LWRC 10.5 piston AR. We put a PWS break on it. It shot ok but I'm now convinced that AR's feel like they are going to explode when you shoot them. We then shot the XCR and it was like going from an old hot rod to a new Mercedes. So smooth and silky. That's when I decided that I am definitely getting another XCR. I've been wanting an AR so badly but when I shoot them that desire quickly goes away. The reason why I'm mentioning this is because I was thinking of buying an AR in 6.8, but I can't even imagine how horrible that experience would be. So I plan to have 2 XCR shorty's one set up permanently as 7.62 and one in 5.56.
Am I missing something? What other factors should I consider?
I have a 7.62 kit on order. I'll be running an 11" barrel on the weapon. I'll use it mainly for carbine class training and for my "poop hits the cooling unit" gun. From what I know 7.62 hits hard enough but accuracy beyond 200 may be questionable. 7.62 is cheaper and I don't plan on hunting with it but from what I've read the 6.8 is good for that.
If I need more I have a couple of .308's so I don't really see the need to have the 6.8.
Yesterday I shot my friend's LWRC 10.5 piston AR. We put a PWS break on it. It shot ok but I'm now convinced that AR's feel like they are going to explode when you shoot them. We then shot the XCR and it was like going from an old hot rod to a new Mercedes. So smooth and silky. That's when I decided that I am definitely getting another XCR. I've been wanting an AR so badly but when I shoot them that desire quickly goes away. The reason why I'm mentioning this is because I was thinking of buying an AR in 6.8, but I can't even imagine how horrible that experience would be. So I plan to have 2 XCR shorty's one set up permanently as 7.62 and one in 5.56.
Am I missing something? What other factors should I consider?