At SHOT Show 2022, Faxon Firearm in collaboration with Q LLC introduced bolt action and semi-auto firearms chambered in 8.6 Blackout. The 8.6BLK is a .338 caliber cartridge developed by Q and Faxon designed the guns chambered in this cartridge, more importantly, they were able to make barrels with an extremely fast twist rate of 1:3″ required to stabilize the heavy 300-grain bullets of subsonic 8.6BLK loads. Faxon Firearms has recently announced that their Sentinel series of AR-10 pattern semi-auto rifles chambered in 8.6 Blackout is now available for preorder.

Faxon Firearms @ TFB:

• New Faxon Gunner Profile Barrels Added to Faxon Firearms Barrel Lineup
• Faxon Firearms EXOS Pistol Compensators
• New From Faxon Firearms: Fill-In Magazine Marker Bands
• Faxon Firearms MUSTANG Limited Edition Rifle

The 8.6 Blackout cartridge has case head dimensions and overall length identical to .308 Winchester which in conjunction with its overall shape allows loading unmodified AR-10 magazines to their full capacity. To learn more about this cartridge, visit the Faxon Firearms website page dedicated to 8.6 Blackout HERE.

Faxon Sentinel series of firearms currently includes two pistols with 8″ and 12″ barrels and a 16″ barreled rifle. Other than the barrel length and dimensions, these three guns mainly differ from each other by the furniture and the length of the gas system. Below you can find the pictures, tech specs and prices of all three Faxon Sentinel guns.

Faxon Sentinel 8″ 8.6 BLK AR-10 Pistol

Specs:

• 7075 Billet Aluminum Receiver Set
• Faxon 8″ 1:3 Twist Big Gunner Profile 8.6 BLK Barrel
  • 4150 CMV, Nitrided
• Faxon MuzzLok® 8.6 BLK 3-Port Muzzle Brake
• Faxon G3 Aluminum Streamline M-LOK Handguard
• Faxon G2 Superfinished AR-10 BCG
• Faxon AR-10 Height Gas Block
• SBA3 Pistol Brace
• Faxon Trigger by Rise Armament
• B5 Pistol Grip
• Ambi Charging Handle
• Ambi Safety Selector
• ​​​​​​​Pistol-Length Gas System
• Weight: 6.59 lbs
• Length: 24.5″
• Depth: 7.5″
• Width: 2″
• MSRP: $2,299

Faxon Sentinel 12″ 8.6 BLK AR-10 Pistol

Specs:

• 7075 Billet Aluminum Receiver Set
• Faxon 12″ 1:3 Twist Big Gunner Profile 8.6 BLK Barrel
  • 4150 CMV, Nitrided
• Faxon MuzzLok® 8.6 BLK 3-Port Muzzle Brake
• Faxon G3 Aluminum Streamline M-LOK Handguard
• Faxon G2 Superfinished AR-10 BCG
• Faxon AR-10 Height Gas Block
• SBA3 Pistol Brace
• Faxon Trigger by Rise Armament
• B5 Pistol Grip
• Ambi Charging Handle
• Ambi Safety Selector
• ​​​​​​​Pistol-Length Gas System
• Weight: 7.87 lbs
• Length: 29.25″
• Depth: 7.5″
• Width: 2
• MSRP: $2,299

Faxon Sentinel 16″ 8.6 BLK AR-10 Rifle

Specs:

• 7075 Billet Aluminum Receiver Set
• Faxon 16″ 1:3 Twist Big Gunner Profile 8.6 BLK Barrel
  • 4150 CMV, Nitrided
• Faxon MuzzLok® 8.6 BLK 3-Port Muzzle Brake
• Faxon G3 Aluminum Streamline M-LOK Handguard
• Faxon G2 Superfinished AR-10 BCG
• Faxon AR-10 Height Gas Block
• B5 Precision Collapsible Stock
• Faxon Trigger by Rise Armament
• B5 Pistol Grip
• Ambi Charging Handle
• Ambi Safety Selector
• ​​​​​​​Carbine-Length Gas System
• Weight: 9.33 lbs
• Length: 36″
• Depth: 7.5″
• Width: 2″
• MSRP: $2,399

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Tell us in the comments section what do you think about the 8.6 Blackout cartridge and Faxon Sentinel series of firearms? Do you find this cartridge interesting? If yes, for what applications? Would you prefer a bolt action or semi-auto firearm chambered in this new caliber?

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Pictures by Faxon Firearms, www.faxonfirearms.com

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