Lightstrider, I had many of the same questions as you initially, and didn't want to invest so much in a cartridge I would later regret. It was LRRPF52s "matter of fact" info and factual information that pushed me over the edge to invest in the 6.5 Grendel.
Fast foward two years, and my AR15 chambered in the Grendel is hands down, without a shadow of doubt my favorite rifle I own. It does everything I want and then some with a 16" barrel. I can hunt anything here in Maine with it, long range work is a blast, and it's phenomenal for my wife and kids to shoot. Stupid reliable, ammo and handloading supplies are plentiful and it's growing all the time.
I used to shoot a 18" DMR with match style 5.56 ammo (69-77gr) regularly. There is absolutely NOTHING that the match 5.56 can do that the Grendel won't do either better, or MUCH better. Wind deflection is very imporant to me. The Grendel slices through wind as if the bullets were made of teflon. It's impressive to behold first hand.
Buy with confidence!
Let alone the fact that this cartridge has two amazing handbooks breaking down every ammo and how it performs in the Grendel with enormous detail. Great bathroom reads!
Fast foward two years, and my AR15 chambered in the Grendel is hands down, without a shadow of doubt my favorite rifle I own. It does everything I want and then some with a 16" barrel. I can hunt anything here in Maine with it, long range work is a blast, and it's phenomenal for my wife and kids to shoot. Stupid reliable, ammo and handloading supplies are plentiful and it's growing all the time.
I used to shoot a 18" DMR with match style 5.56 ammo (69-77gr) regularly. There is absolutely NOTHING that the match 5.56 can do that the Grendel won't do either better, or MUCH better. Wind deflection is very imporant to me. The Grendel slices through wind as if the bullets were made of teflon. It's impressive to behold first hand.
Buy with confidence!
Let alone the fact that this cartridge has two amazing handbooks breaking down every ammo and how it performs in the Grendel with enormous detail. Great bathroom reads!
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