Posted by MarkB_MI on August 04, 2008 at 18:06:02 from (216.234.99.90):
In Reply to: Rem 6.8mm SPC posted by erp1233 on August 04, 2008 at 05:44:20:
What rifle were you considering? The only rifles I'm aware of chambered in 6.8 SPC are autoloaders, typically ARs. Personally, I don't think they are the sort of rifle I would want my son to start hunting with; not if I wanted him to learn good habits. There are a number of suitable bolt and lever action rifles, and all of them are chambered in better hunting cartridges than 6.8 SPC.
The 6.8 SPC was intended to be a cartridge with better terminal ballistics than 5.56 NATO that could still be chambered in AR-15 type rifles. The 5.56 NATO/.223 Remington is a cartridge better suited to shooting woodchucks than our fellow human beings. (Humans, unlike woodchucks, have an unfortunate habit of shooting back.) Just because the 6.8 is more powerful than .223 does not make it a big game cartridge.
There are a number of cartridges with relatively light recoil that are suitable for deer-sized game. Consider the 6.5 Swedish Mauser: surplus rifles are available at very reasonable prices, as is ammunition. Other good cartridges include .248 Winchester, 6mm Remington, .257 Roberts, .25-06, .260 Remington, 7x57 Mauser, 7mm-08 and .30-30 and .308 Winchester. Even full-powered rounds like .270 Win, .280 Rem and .30-06 have manageable recoil if you stick to the lighter bullets.
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