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Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/01/15 08:27 PM
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I stumbled across some Remington Premier Ultra Core-Lokt 115gr at Academy that is usually 34.99, marked down to 29.99, and now on clearance for $20.98. Being a Core-Lokt, and bonded at that, doesn't this sound like a great deer/pig bullet out to normal 6.8 ranges? Has anybody shot this from an AR platform, and what is your opinion?
https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/01/15 10:40 PM
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If you don't currently handload, I'd suggest you start. I can reload 6.8 for a fraction of that.
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/02/15 01:11 AM
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I have seen that ammo up there as well.
The bullet is a fine bullet but the load I question. When I did my research on the 6.8 there were tons of people saying to stay away from the Remington loads because they were underpowered. There were so many people saying it that I figured that it had to be more than just internet chatter so I have stayed away from all Remington loads in the 6.8. Now in all fairness that was about 3+ years ago that I was seeing that kind of talk so it could very well be different now.
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/03/15 01:33 PM
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If you don't currently handload, I'd suggest you start. I can reload 6.8 for a fraction of that. While that is likely true, as yet this isn't a gun I'm going to likely shoot enough to justify cranking out reloads. Which is why I asked about the load above. If you have any wisdom to share about that load or other OTC loads I'm all ears.
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/03/15 01:45 PM
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I'd snap up a few boxes at that price, it's rated at 2700fps, does not sound under powered.
I'd hunt it to 200y on hogs without worry.
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/03/15 02:01 PM
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I'd snap up a few boxes at that price, it's rated at 2700fps, does not sound under powered.
I'd hunt it to 200y on hogs without worry. I'll chrono it when I get a chance and see what it does out of a 16" barrel, but I agree it sounded pretty stout and a bonded CoreLokt ought to be bad medicine to 200.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
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Re: Remington Premier 6.8 Ammo?
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05/03/15 05:17 PM
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Last edited by Big Fitz; 05/03/15 05:20 PM. Reason: error on calculations
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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