The 6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II or 6.8×43mm) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms in collaboration with members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and United States Special Operations Command [6] to possibly replace the 5.56 NATO cartridge in short ...

The 6.8 SPC, also known as the 6.8mm Remington SPC, is an intermediate rifle round designed to outperform the 5.56. This is especially true when it came to close quarters use, the 5.56 was underperforming in the close range firefights that were common in the urban combat in Iraq.

We look at the cartridge, break down the features, and provide a selection of great 6.8 SPC rifles. A key benefit of the 6.8 SPC is that it likes comparatively shorter-length barrels. Whereas you still see lots of 5.56s and .223s with full or competition-length (20 to 24 inch) barrels, a long 6.8 tapes out at 18 inches with many being shorter.

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2025年3月5日 · In this 6.8 SPC guide, we will reveal all the information you need to know about the 6.8 SPC ballistics and why this round is great for close-range combat, competition shooting, and hunting. We will also compare the 6.8 SPC cartridge with both the .223 and the 5.56 rounds to see how they really match up.

Remington is offering four 6.8mm SPC factory loads, all with 115 grain bullets. These include two target loads, a Core-Lokt Ultra hunting load, and a Metal Case military-type load. No varmint load is included.

2017年6月19日 · Intended to launch heavier bullets than the standard U.S. 5.56 round, the 6.8 Remington SPC uses the 1906-vintage .30 Remington cartridge shortened and necked down to accept a .270-caliber (6.8mm) bullet.