6.8 SPR Vs .458 Socom uppers

[redtazdog]

Who makes that can? How effective is it? I'm assuming it's not hearing safe, is it?

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SSK made the can and its 16inches long and made for my 510 Whisper.
They say no can is hearing safe but thats opinion, It sounds close to my 510 whisper with sub loads and no my ears dont ring after 100 or so rounds. The action noise is more noise than the shot, I may do a 45/70 in a bolt action with this can and bag the AR 458 and can use.
I like Quiet like bolt action and single shot guns for the large boomer bullets. I must say it does make the 458 nicer to shoot alot more rounds and
the recoil is cut down to 1/2.
The only + I see in the 458 over my 510 Whisper is cheaper bullets.

[Cagemonkey]

Soda cans up to 200 yrds is easy but after that it takes a range finder and
a balistic bullet drop chart to make good hits on a 1 gallon bucket LOL

Cool. Must be a real thumper.

[Goober]

6.8 is more practical and affordable in my mind. A 10" 6.8 upper by LWRC with an AAC 7.62 can is my dream gun and current project. Hope to have it ready by next years silencer shoot.

-Goober

[automan]

A 6.8 is about the same as a .270 cal, maybe a littles less. The .458 SOCOM has the characteristics of a .45/70.

[ccoker]

pretty much summed it up
I have a 6.8, I consider it a 270 short
I have a 270 and a 308 bolt but the 6.8 gets used more, it's just a lot of fun
and I had a 45/70 guide gun
the 6.8 is what gets taken out for hogs and it kills them or deer every bit as well as the 308 or 270