Good News Comes in Pairs

[biggdawg]

Or you have ARP who took the Grendel and modified it to fit the 6.8 with their six5 that's supposed to come out "mid 2014"

Actually ARP modified the 6.8 spc case by trimming the 6.8 case back to 1.620-1.625 max then necking it down to 6.5 and he is calling it the six5. barrels should be out in a couple of months.

[ThatRandomGuy]

Actually ARP modified the 6.8 spc case by trimming the 6.8 case back to 1.620-1.625 max then necking it down to 6.5 and he is calling it the six5. barrels should be out in a couple of months.

Yep, you're right. Been a while since I read their page and mixed up details, derp.

[blofeld42]

LWRC made a couple changes. I think they made the upper slightly wider to match the lower.

http://store.avguns.com/lwrc-six8-stripp...upper-set/

[sneaky one]

Yeah, time will tell on the mags. idea. The six 5 will b interesting.- Maybe.

Ask LR 1955 of his thots upon this, the six 5---from 4 yrs. ago. He told me that he quit upon the idea of it .. No gain to b had. THe bolt would b the only winner on this setup.
Maybe-? you could push the envelope a tic higher- in the end,- we'll be better off with lighter bullets in the Grr platform. Much more to follow on this...

busy a few of us are---.

[cory]

Has anymore measured mags for max COL? I took one apart and got a measurement of 2.296" with my calipers.

[BluntForceTrauma]

My three E-Landers measure 2.283, 2.282, and 2.281, respectively. Did not take them apart but measured at a spot underneath the feed lips where the metal was doubled and the OAL would be at minimum. Am NOT claiming any authority or real accuracy for my measurements!

Same measurement on an AA-branded C-Products gave 2.300 and on a Magpul 5.56 gave 2.265. (Note: Just eyeballing it, the metal on the E-Lander seems twice as thick as the C-Products.)

[cory]

So I reached in and grabbed a random E Lander mag. Using Hornady 140gr HPBT, I had to load to 2.270 to get them to feed. It looks like the limit.