6.8 ar 15

hamhead · October 6, 2009, 07:42 AM

How's ammo availability for this upper ?

sholling · October 6, 2009, 10:06 AM

Spotty. Midway carries it but it's like all ammo now and often not in stock. Silver State Armory has become the definitive source but they are havng a hard time keeping up with demand.

hamhead · October 6, 2009, 10:09 AM

Thanks - for the info, how about mags

sholling · October 6, 2009, 11:22 AM

44mag.com

FYI you may want to read up at 68forums.

My 6.8 SPC: AR15 Performance MK68 Recon mid-length upper, DoubleStart lower with Geissele DMR trigger.

zoomie · October 6, 2009, 11:23 AM

Cabelas has it, too.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...set=ISO-8859-1

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...exId=cat601233

SeattleGunNut · October 6, 2009, 05:23 PM

On the best of days, it runs around a dollar a round. I prefer to shoot Hornady TAP (115gr?) ballistic tips out of mine.

tincanhunter · October 6, 2009, 07:03 PM

These guys usually have 6.8 ammo as well as brass http://www.ssarmory.com/6.8ammunitionsales.aspx. For factory ammo, Silver state has been the most accurate in my rifle. Maybe true for the upper you buy, maybe not. Different rifle, different appetite. Factory ammo is usually $1/round but you can reload for ~$0.40/round....and gain substantial accuracy.

bedlamite · October 6, 2009, 07:15 PM

SSA is moving to a bigger facility in Washington State, although I'm not sure if they are up and running yet.

zenmtnman · October 6, 2009, 09:03 PM

I've never had a problem getting it, but I also reload, and since SSA brass is good for 8-10 loads, and 270 bullets are pretty easy to find, its not bad for me! ; )
Powder is another story.
Love my 6.8...its my fav AR platform, by far.

October 6, 2009, 07:42 AM	#1
hamhead Junior member Join Date: September 23, 2009 Posts: 76	6.8 ar 15 How's ammo availability for this upper ?

October 6, 2009, 10:06 AM	#2
sholling Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 1999 Location: Hemet (middle of nowhere) California Posts: 4,261	Spotty. Midway carries it but it's like all ammo now and often not in stock. Silver State Armory has become the definitive source but they are havng a hard time keeping up with demand. __________________ Proud Life Member: National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation. Annual Member: Revolutionary War Veterans Association (Project Appleseed) and the Madison Society.

October 6, 2009, 11:22 AM	#4
sholling Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 1999 Location: Hemet (middle of nowhere) California Posts: 4,261	44mag.com FYI you may want to read up at 68forums. My 6.8 SPC: AR15 Performance MK68 Recon mid-length upper, DoubleStart lower with Geissele DMR trigger. __________________ Proud Life Member: National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation. Annual Member: Revolutionary War Veterans Association (Project Appleseed) and the Madison Society.

October 6, 2009, 07:15 PM	#8
bedlamite Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2000 Location: WI Posts: 1,395	SSA is moving to a bigger facility in Washington State, although I'm not sure if they are up and running yet. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.

October 6, 2009, 09:03 PM	#9
zenmtnman Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Foothills of Colorado Posts: 49	I've never had a problem getting it, but I also reload, and since SSA brass is good for 8-10 loads, and 270 bullets are pretty easy to find, its not bad for me! ; ) Powder is another story. Love my 6.8...its my fav AR platform, by far. __________________ M1 Garand, Tikka T-3 Hunter 30-06, Springfield 1911-A1 Loaded, Ruger Redhawk 45LC 4", Beretta A390 12g, CMMG 308 16" Carbine, Custom AR-15 20" 5.56 SPR Rifle, RRA AR-15 6.8 SPC Mid, Burgeoning Handloader Rocky Mountain Gun Toting Hippy - and Proud of it.

October 6, 2009, 10:09 AM	#3
hamhead Junior member Join Date: September 23, 2009 Posts: 76	Thanks - for the info, how about mags

October 6, 2009, 11:23 AM	#5
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,864	Cabelas has it, too. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...set=ISO-8859-1 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...exId=cat601233

October 6, 2009, 05:23 PM	#6
SeattleGunNut Member Join Date: March 25, 2009 Posts: 51	On the best of days, it runs around a dollar a round. I prefer to shoot Hornady TAP (115gr?) ballistic tips out of mine.

October 6, 2009, 07:03 PM	#7
tincanhunter Member Join Date: July 3, 2009 Posts: 94	These guys usually have 6.8 ammo as well as brass http://www.ssarmory.com/6.8ammunitionsales.aspx. For factory ammo, Silver state has been the most accurate in my rifle. Maybe true for the upper you buy, maybe not. Different rifle, different appetite. Factory ammo is usually $1/round but you can reload for ~$0.40/round....and gain substantial accuracy.