New member and DD owner

[brutus51]

New guy to the forum and AR's in general. Have had a Bushmaster V match for many years, just don't shoot it much, primarily because it's setup for long range shooting with a 4X14 scope.
Nearest 300 yard range is 100 miles from home so I only get there once or twice a year. We have a 200 yard outdoor range about 40 miles away and numerous 25 yard indoor ranges,
As a result I popped for a DDM4 V5 with a Trijicon 1X4 Accupower for use at those facilities.

In my neck of the woods .223's are illegal to use for deer hunting and my 30/06 or 30/30 have been doing the job for the last 45 years but I'm getting the bug to use this setup on next years hunt.
I've read a good deal about the 6.8 SPC, which DD makes an upper for, and the 6.5 Grendel, which they don't. Anyone out there using the 6.8 for deer?

[mark5pt56]

The 6.5G, 6.8, .300 BO and other will all work fine. Take that to another thread as the normal suspects will chime in with all of the drama that follows.

Start another thread on that in the "Beyond 5.56" section right below.

[Stickman]

New guy to the forum and AR's in general. Have had a Bushmaster V match for many years, just don't shoot it much, primarily because it's setup for long range shooting with a 4X14 scope.
Nearest 300 yard range is 100 miles from home so I only get there once or twice a year. We have a 200 yard outdoor range about 40 miles away and numerous 25 yard indoor ranges,
As a result I popped for a DDM4 V5 with a Trijicon 1X4 Accupower for use at those facilities.

In my neck of the woods .223's are illegal to use for deer hunting and my 30/06 or 30/30 have been doing the job for the last 45 years but I'm getting the bug to use this setup on next years hunt.
I've read a good deal about the 6.8 SPC, which DD makes an upper for, and the 6.5 Grendel, which they don't. Anyone out there using the 6.8 for deer?

Congratulations on your purchase. DD makes a good weapon. Regarding calibers, any of those would be fine, I personally choose to use 300 Blackout with 110 grain Barnes (supersonic). That load has dropped each deer in its tracks, with the farthest going 25 yards, while the rest have dropped in place.

[pag23]

Welcome to the forum....