6.8 Rem – 100 gr CX – Hornady (834814) – 200 Rounds

The 6.8 Remington SPC was developed to give the AR-15 more punch than the 5.56, and it has become a capable deer and hog cartridge for AR owners. This listing is Hornady Custom 6.8 SPC 100 grain CX ammo, MPN 834814, sold as a 200 round case. It suits AR hunters who want a lead free bullet for deer and hogs and hunters in areas that require nonlead ammunition.

Hornady rates this load at 2,550 fps with 1,444 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The CX, or Copper alloy eXpanding, bullet is a solid copper alloy design with a polymer tip that starts expansion. It holds its weight and drives deep instead of fragmenting, so a 100 grain CX penetrates more like a heavier lead core bullet. That makes it a good choice for hogs, which are tough and thick shouldered. This is hunting ammunition, not a practice load.

This ammunition fits firearms chambered in 6.8mm Remington SPC, including AR-15 rifles with 6.8 SPC or 6.8 SPC II barrels from makers such as Barrett, LWRC, and Bushmaster, and the Ruger Mini-14 in 6.8 SPC. A common question is whether 6.8 SPC and 6.8 SPC II chambers take the same ammunition. Yes, factory 6.8 SPC ammunition fits both, and the SPC II chamber simply allows hotter handloads. Another common question is whether a 6.8 SPC AR uses standard parts. It needs a 6.8 specific bolt and magazines, though the lower receiver is standard AR-15.

Hornady 834814 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA by Hornady in Grand Island, Nebraska. It uses reloadable boxer-primed brass cases and non-corrosive components. The case contains 10 boxes of 20 rounds for 200 total from one lot, so your zero holds across many hunts and you can practice with your actual hunting load. That is especially useful with copper bullets, which can shoot to a different point than lead core ammunition.