Petersen's Hunting The 6.8 Western Rifle Cartridge is Holding On Strong? A flash in the pan or the best cartridge Winchester has ever designed? (Photo courtesy of Joseph von Benedikt) May 07, 2025 By Joseph von Benedikt Winchester’s 6.8 Western was introduced during the worst cartridge famine of this century. Yep. COVID. But the chambering had one gigantic advantage: Unlike all others, fodder for 6.8 Western rifles was readily available on store shelves.That simple fact was enough to get a significant percentage of the hunters in my home area of southeastern Idaho shooting the 6.8 Western. And once...Continue Reading