Upper Receiver: Forged and mil-spec 7075 T6 aluminum with type 3 hard coat anodizing and a picatinny rail on top
Bolt Carrier: Enhanced semi-auto with a manganese phosphate coating
Charging Handle: Standard mil-spec
Front Sight: Low profile gas block
Rear Sight: None
Lower Receiver Material: 7075 T6 aluminum with a type 3 hard coat anodizing
Hammer/Trigger pin size: Mil-spec small pin .154"
Pivot/Takedown Pin Size: Mil-spec small pin - .250"
Caliber Marking: 6.8 MM
Buttstock: A2 buttstock with trap door for storage
Buffer: A2 buffer with A2 action spring
Trigger: 2-stage match trigger = 2 pound first stage with a 3.5 pound letoff
Grip: Hogue overmolded grip
Magazine: 5rd
Safety Selector: Right Hand
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
Based on the old 30 Remington case, the 6.8mm SPC (6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge) was developed in conjunction with Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and introduced by Remington in 2003 as a harder-hitting alternative to the 5.56X45mm NATO cartridge. Bullet diameter is .277-inch, same as the 270 Winchester, but the cartridge was developed to fit into the AR platform by switching out upper receivers, so shorter (lighter) bullets must be used. Standard is a 115-grain bullet at 2625 fps. Although the 6.8mm SPC has seen combat use in Southwest Asia with good results its wholesale adoption by the military seems unlikely. It has, however, found favor as a hunting cartridge in the AR platform; its many fans consider it an excellent deer cartridge out to perhaps 200 yards. — Craig Boddington
