6.8 EGR

Here is my latest AR-15 build and my new all time favorite rifle. The upper is a lightweight Kotonics 16" with carbon fiber handguard and TA31 ACOG scope. The lower is a 6.8 Stag Arms with Geiselle DMR match trigger, Magpul MIAD grip and CTR stock with AR-Restor hydraulic buffer and Tubbs CS spring. The gun is finished in OD green Duracoat (yes, the EGR moniker stands for Evil Green Rifle). Overall weight (without the mag) is only 6.75#.

The gun is light, short and well balanced - perfect for CQB or stalking deer in the northern woods. My best accuracy so far is with Barnes 110 grain Triple Shock handloads at 1/2" at 65 yards with a velocity of just over 2,600 fps. I have no problem hitting a steel IPSC target at 350 yards every time.

The hydraulic buffer and spring make this lightweight pleasant to shoot - it feels much more like a 5.56 than the 6.8 SPC.

I believe that the 6.8SPC (Special Purpose Cartridge) is the perfect caliber for the AR platform at it's too bad that it wasn't thought of 50 years ago. It was developed as a project for the US Special Forces and has a good following in that arena. Rumor has it that some countries are seriously considering it for adoption. the 5.56 is effectively a 150 yard gun but the 6.8 easily doubles that range.

So far I have shot 4 deer and one hog with it and all have been one shot stops with the last deer dropping in it's tracks. If I could only have one rifle, this would be the one.