

Huntingįor sportsmen and target shooters, the 338 Spectre shines as a cartridge with light recoil and excellent performance on medium size game at close range. Not to be confined to the AR platform, the 338 Spectre can be chambered in single shot rifles and pistols as well as bolt-action rifles. Suppressors such as this are much cheaper than the heavy duty suppressors intended for 338 Lapua Magnum.
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Likewise, 6.8 SPC rifle magazines will hold a full payload of cartridges as opposed to 5.56 NATO magazines which will hold a reduced amount AR magazines intended for 7.62 x 39mm will hold the full number of rounds intended as well.įor the subsonic loading, a 9mm pistol suppressor will suffice to keep it quiet. This allows a factory 6.8 SPC rifle bolt to be used in the building of a rifle, carbine or pistol. The case head shares the same dimensions as the 6.8 SPC rifle cartridge. It only differs from a standard AR chambered in 5.56 by using a different barrel and bolt. Firearms and ApplicationsĪs previously stated, the 338 Spectre was intended for use in the M4/AR-15 platform. In many ways, this round is superior to the 300 Blackout.
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This extremely versatile round is useful in many situations from law-enforcement and military scenarios to hunting medium-sized game at close distance to casual or professional level target shooting applications. This was easily accomplished because of the low gas volume generated by the 338 Spectre which makes it an ideal cartridge for use with suppressors. 338"-diameter bullet and this in turn offers quite an array of projectiles for the reloader and shooter.Įarly prototypes and development of upper receivers used integral suppressors for sniper security teams and other clandestine operations. The parent case is that of a 10mm Magnum, which is a lengthened 10mm case and should not be confused with the shorter round. Marty ter Weeme of Teppo Jutsu invented and developed the 338 Spectre as a dual purpose round, much like his 458 SOCOM round.

It was carefully designed to stay within the overall length of a cartridge intended for an M4/AR as well as remaining within the safe limits of pressure. This round was designed so it would use a standard M4/AR-15 lower receiver with only the need to change out the upper receiver. This cartridge is intended to fill the gap between traditional pistol caliber cartridges and existing intermediate powered rifle cartridges such as 5.56 NATO. The 338 Spectre cartridge is a proprietary round developed specifically for the M4/AR-15 family of gas operated, detachable-box magazine-fed firearms.
