First hunt with the AA 6.5G

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  • Nomad636
    Bloodstained
    • Mar 2016
    • 38

    First hunt with the AA 6.5G

    This is the first hog hunt that I've had the opportunity to take my new Alexander Arms 18" 6.5 Grendel on. She has a Nightforce SHV 3-10 MOAR optic and has Nikon P223XR 20MOA rails. The lower is an LRB lower with a Hiperfire 24C trigger.

    The first pig we saw was in a field about 500yds out. After a long stalk, they winded us and took off running. We did too... back to the truck so we could try to head them off. My good buddy Z was driving and I was shooting. We closed the distance to 360 yds and he put the truck in park. The hogs were still running full tilt but this time from Right to Left and not away from us. After leading the last (slowest) hog I let a Hornady SST 123gr loose. I ended up hitting him back in the stomach a little bit and slowing him down. As he was still moving, I let loos a second shot this time hitting him in the front shoulder and breaking his front leg. We drove as close as possible and I let Z have the kudagra with my 5.56. This was the second to the largest pig of the night and he weighed in (via tape) at 290. Mind you, it was only 7:00pm on Friday night.

    We had dumped corn out earlier at a spot that weve had success in the past and after loading up #1 we drove over to sit. We parked about 100yds from the corn and got out of the truck (Just as it was getting dark) about 9:00pm and started walking to the corn so we could spray some Code Blue SOW in HEAT. About 20yds from the truck we realize that there are 10 hogs coming out of the brush to our corn. We hightail it back to the truck (Mind you the truck is still running and headlights are on the corn) to grab our rifles. We get set up and Z didn't know how to turn on the Holosun Red Dot on the rifle he was using (My Armalite 5.56). I ran around the truck, turned up the brightness on his dot, ran back to my side of the truck and we took our shots. I dropped the solid black sow with a headshot and he dropped the spotted sow with a few running shots. I picked two more hogs that were running and tried to get hits on them, I know I hit them and found good blood.... but after a few hours searching the next morning we couldn't find them.

    Needless to say, by 10pm we had three hogs all over 260lbs in the back of the truck. We sat all night over the corn but didn't see anything else come through. It was such an awesome hunt. IMG_3684.JPGIMG_3685.JPGIMG_3681.JPG
  • am4966
    Chieftain
    • Jul 2014
    • 1036

    #2
    Nice job, so how do you like hunting with your Grendel?
    12.5" SBR Grendel - Need Barrel
    Surge - Rugged Suppressor
    Been a fan of the Grendel from the very beginning and haven't second guessed that choice one time.

    Aim small, miss small!

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    • Nomad636
      Bloodstained
      • Mar 2016
      • 38

      #3
      Originally posted by am4966 View Post
      Nice job, so how do you like hunting with your Grendel?
      Man it is flat shooting and hard hitting. It reminds me of a .243!

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      • Double Naught Spy
        Chieftain
        • Sep 2013
        • 2560

        #4
        Glad you like your Grendel!!!
        Kill a hog. Save the planet.
        My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

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        • customcutter
          Warrior
          • Dec 2014
          • 452

          #5
          Good shooting thanks for posting the story.

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          • LRRPF52
            Super Moderator
            • Sep 2014
            • 8569

            #6
            Great report. Glad to see you are getting satisfying results from such a lightweight package.
            NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO

            CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor

            6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:

            www.AR15buildbox.com

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            • Slappy
              Warrior
              • Feb 2014
              • 711

              #7
              X2 on you and the new rifle. GRENDELS ROCK!!!Nice going on the porksters!! BANG BANG!!

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