I’ve been thinking more about the 6.8 rifle.

I’m now starting to lean towards keeping it. I can tell because I’ve been thinking about what things I need to get in order to do handloads for it. 🙂

I’m not 100% sure I’m ready to go there just yet. I want to take it hunting and get some results before I really commit. Granted, the results are impressive as it is, but I want to see for myself especially in terms of how it works for my kids. After seeing how Oldest handled the rifle at the range the other day, it’s evident he could handle it. But to go bigger (e.g. .308)? I’m not sure about that right now. So… here we’ll sit for now.

I will say tho, I’ve been thinking about changing the optics.

I’m looking at the Trijicon AccuPoint 2.5-10×56 with Mil-Dot crosshair and probably amber dot (TR22-2). Of course, it’s expensive as all get out (MidwayUSA presently lists it at $825) and then I’d also have to buy a mount (LaRue has something), but the reason for this particular model is hunting in low light or no light situations (e.g. getting that deer just at the end of the day’s time window, hog hunting at night, etc.). It should be ideal for that application.