6.8 uppers- good, bad and ugly?

[Climber]

I'm in the market for a 6.8 upper that will by used as my new toy but the wife will understand it to be my son's deer rifle (multi-purpose!). I have a bushy A2 and a Noveske Recce so I have the lower covered. What do yall think is a good quality manufacturer? I don't want to spend the $ for another Noveske so I'll want to keep the purchase price below $900. DPMS? RRA? Bushy? I'm looking for something that is minute of deer out to at least 200 yards.

Thanks.

[50 cal]

Get a Stag upper. Can be had right from them for about $500 or so. The others are waaaaay overpriced. The Stag will do the same thing the others will.

[Links2k]

AR PERFORMANCE! Check out www.68forums.com Here is mine with Spikes lower and Trijicon.

here is mine

Edited January 1, 2011 by LINKS2K

[Links2k]

Members 6.8 AR and Smith have lots of knowledge about the 6.8 rifle.

[dlm37015]

j and t makes a great one at a very good price as well

[Taylor]

I bought a mid length 16 inch flat top 6.8 upper at Knob Creek for $450 from Rock River , only thing it needed was a rear sight to be ready to go on one of my lowers.

[Smith]

Whatever you get will be fine IF it has 1:11 4 groove rifling and SPCII chamber. The newest Stags use the proper barrel but many out there (even new ones) will have the older less desirable 1:10 rifling. So pay attention with Stag.

+1 on AR Perfomance 6.8 SPCII SS Hunter Upper.

Cardinal Armory (formerly Ko-Tonics) http://cardinalarmory.com/ was the man in the industry early on when everyone was still using the wrong twist and rifling. He's back in business and would be an excellent source.

Bison Armory is also a good source for a custom built upper for a decent price. Bison Armory - Upper Store

Edited January 2, 2011 by Smith

[Climber]

Thanks a lot for the info yall. I have read some good things about Bison Armory so I may give them a closer look. Will a 14.5" barrel give similar performance out to 250 yards as a 16"?

[323ssplt]

Check out Ruger. They are now offering their piston driven system just as an accessory straight from the shop ruger website.

I love my SR556 in 6.8 SPC. Waiting to kill a deer with it!!!