11-16-2017, 03:34 PM
ahillock Wrote:This is the most likely explanation. Not to mention the history of the 6.8SPC and the shenanigans (lying) that went on behind the scene of overpromising its capabilities and use to the military. The 6.8 was a bad idea from the beginning, especially with how the whole thing went down.
There's a lot of truth in this observation. Nonetheless the 6.8 is, like the 30-30, "good enough" for most folks' interests. That makes choosing tihe cartridge for bandwagon, cosmetic, and other reasons easy to do. The bandwagon effect is strengthened by what I view as superb marketing campaigns on behalf of the 6.8 SPC.
The Grendel is also good enough, and I happen to thinkit could be THE ONLY cartridge one 'needs' for all-round shooting for about 90% of shooters wanting harvest medium game and to participate in varminting and casual shooting. I can quote all sorts of quantitative reasons why the qualitative conclusion is right. None of those arguments, however, override one's judgement after having 'fallen in love' with a particular cartridge.
That said, many of us, including me, have and enjoy shooting other cartridges as well. The pragmatist in me, however, suggests that I'll not likely go tihe 6.8 route even though I have a .270 Win. I like shooting the grendel a lot more.
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