Rem SPC

The 21st-Century Cartridge: Laurie Holland concludes his study of the 6.8mm Rem SPC

Handloading the 6.8 Rem SPC is fairly straightforward, but does present challenges – mainly finding propellants that provide maximum performance from its small case. Also, since we’re stuck with manual bolt operation and straight-pulls lack the primary extraction cams found

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American Idol: Part three of Laurie Holland’s in-depth look at the 6.8mm Rem SPC

Let’s look at factory ammunition and components. Several American custom producers turned out ammunition, some of which produced higher than SAAMI pressures for SPCII chambered rifles – I never heard of any getting here. Remington and Hornady ammo was readily

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Bullets, MVs and groups: Part two of Laurie Holland’s investigation into the 6.8mm Rem SPC

We have a small AR/M16/M4 compatible .270 calibre cartridge, the project inspired and driven by American military Spec-Ops users. It employs a slightly shorter case than that of the 5.56/.223, but it’s fatter – increasing the capacity – and has

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The 6.8mm Rem SPC cartridge: Part one

Cartridges keep rolling in with a new arrival every year or two, most recently the .300 AAC Blackout, 6.5mm Hornady Creedmoor, and .28 Nosler, covering the entire range from subsonic midget to barrel burning elk-slayer. Launched at SHOT 2002, the

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