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Picked up a LT104 mount last week on sale, just couln't pass a deal like that.
I will have to pass on the nice ass rifle though.
My AA works just fine.
I thought it was weird they didn't make anything when I was on the market.
After Mark made his 405yd shot on that bull elk up in Wyoming and sent out Christmas cards to LaRue customers about it, I thought for sure he would start making LaRue Stealth Grendels.
That was 10 years ago, so why the long wait?
The market was still ripe for making margins on a quality 7.62 NATO AR10-type rifle, which is what LaRue did with the OBR.
On the quality large frame guns, the margins are way higher than AR15s, especially if you make all the major components in-house, which is what LaRue did with the OBR.
Now that the market is flooded with cheap imitation AR10s selling for under $700 that are hit-and-miss reliability-wise, and flooded with $399 AR15s that will actually run for 500rds or more, it's hard to give away 5.56 guns in some cases.
We're seeing more variant cartridge AR15s becoming popular, to the point that 90% of AR15s are now being made in 5.56, whereas the variant chambering market is growing rapidly.
As a businessman, it makes sense now for LaRue to keep his premium AR15s competitive by finally offering the 6.5 Grendel chambering.
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
The explosion of this cartridge in 16-17 has been amazing
More and more of my suppliers are now selling AA products, Odin Works, and many others. I'm also getting more and more customers every day coming in and asking me "what's a grendel?"
Now with Federal making a varmint, Hunting, match, and an American eagle OTM ammo, it's only going to get more popular.
I've been fighting the urge since these were announced and the fact that they are still available isn't helping. I almost broke down and ordered last night. Still fighting it today.
Told my wife it was from the guy who sends us that great Dillo Dust for our chicken. She's a master on the grill, and my waistline can be submitted for evidence of that.
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
That's awesome! I look forward to your review! I know that you've had quite a bit of experience building and successfully getting your own Grendels to shoot lights out. What was it about the Larue deal that made you decide to bite the bullet?
I was reallyyyyy trying to justify one but the 260 OBR is my dream gun so I figured I'll keep holding out a few more decades until I can afford that. That and I am still unlocking the potential from my home-built 20" Grendel.
LRRPF52 - Congratulations. I say this humbly, because of what you know of Grendel's and quality rifles, but I believe you're going to love this gun. I bought one the minute they went on sale, because I love Grendel's and LaRue rifles, and I didn't know for sure how long they'd be around. I'm glad they still are, because folks that like the 6.5 in a good quality gun need to take a look at these. I'm picky about accuracy, but it shoots sub 1/2 with reasonably priced factory ammo. It's just solid as a rock but lightweight, key mod rail was better than expected, and I expected it to be great anyway. Pleasure to shoot (that brake is awesome too). They are just by far the best "factory" Grendel rifle I've personally ever seen, and a better overall package than my custom/semi-custom gun, and it was put together base on exactly what I wanted.
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