I wanted an AR platform rig which was legal to hunt deer with in my State. A .22 cal pill is not allowed here.
I didn't care for the attitude (overall) of the folks over on the 6.5 site when I was reading up. Nor, did I care for the "thou shalt ONLY buy from ME" attitude of the 6.5 back in those days.
I was pointed over to 68forums, liked the feel of the community, the more realistic and factual based information. I was also very impressed with the offering of daily helps to the membership by H (***). Bison Armory used to be heavily involved with helping the membership, but faded away when he moved his location, and became hard to get ahold of. I have one Bison barrel (I like it), and I have 5 *** barrels (three calibers)... need to build four of them into uppers. Once I get them all built, that'll make 4 of them in 6.8 (3 of them by ***).
Last fall, I took my *** 6.8 with me elk hunting, didn't get a shot opportunity.