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6.8 Caliber
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05/23/22 03:59 PM
05/23/22 03:59 PM
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My son in law showed me a new rifle he bought, a 6.8 caliber. I'd never heard of it before. He already has a 6.5 Creedmor. What's the difference? He said the 6.8 will make a better elk rifle. The 6.8 cartridges certainly look more formidable. When did this caliber come out?
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Re: 6.8 Caliber
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05/23/22 04:29 PM
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My son in law showed me a new rifle he bought, a 6.8 caliber. I'd never heard of it before. He already has a 6.5 Creedmor. What's the difference? He said the 6.8 will make a better elk rifle. The 6.8 cartridges certainly look more formidable. When did this caliber come out? there are a bunch of 6.8 that cam our recently if he says good elk rifle and you say more formattable than a 6.5 Creedmoor then he is most likely talking 6.8 Western which is as close to a short action 270 as your likely to get. .277 = 6.8mm so not really anything new just a new short action version https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm-hunting/caliber-battle-270-win-vs-6-8-westernto answer the question when late 2021 but with the ammo shortage they hit the gun rags and some reviewers and not much for stock on the shelf
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Re: 6.8 Caliber
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05/23/22 04:58 PM
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Everything I can read is the 6.8 has more recoil than the 270
Don't matter ammo shortage will kill it. Saw one comparison that included ammo price .Shells for the 6.8 was 49.99- 74.99 270 21.99- 49.99
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Re: 6.8 Caliber
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05/24/22 05:20 PM
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It's called marketing. I would imagine Jack O'Conner would have a good laugh. 270 Winchester is probably the most used elk cartridge here in the Black Hills. Tweek the case and a different twist plus a metric designation its bound to get a following. According to most of the gun writers of today us old gray-haired guys shouldn't have killed much without a Creedmoore. I don't own a 270 Win. but hunted lots of times with friends who used one. Mighty fine round. As for myself i have managed to get by with a 30-06 and added a 25-06 about two decades ago just for the fun of it.
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