New to 6.5 Grendel, but have messed around with low budget AR builds for several years. Life circumstance have caused me to have to sell many nice firearms over the last few years. But I do have a DPMS Oracle, set it up to prairie dog hunt in Saguache county Colorado, my preferred residence. It is pretty accurate with 55 and 62gr ammo. However these days I am caring for a farm in the southern Missouri Ozarks for a friend on active duty. As site security for his place I keep my AR handy. However, having sold my 300 Mag Ruger #1 Elk rifle and my sweet IHC M1 Garand and my .243 Ruger Target, I find myself in need of a hunting rifle for bigger game and feral hogs. Something I can utilize easily with my DPMS lower. Not interested in a fancy keymod or other forearm, simple optic ready no frills upper works ok for me, I can get it to shoot fairly good with a 130gr Barnes or 120gr Nosler partition, I will be happy. Makes my little AR into a back country woods elk rifle, Mulie & Pronghorn and big bodied Missouri Whitetail hunting rig.
So Far, Anderson, Wolf, BCA, ACME all sell Grendel uppers that look almost exactly like my Oracle 5.56 upper
My main question is, 1/7.5, 1/8, or 1/9 barrel twist? I am guessing for 120-130gr bullets I would want 1/9 twist?
also what exactly is the difference between Grendel 1 and Grendel 2, Bolt group or freebore or headspace difference?
Target crown vs muzzle brake?
Pic is of a Boone & Crockett measure mulie on the west slope of Sangre De Cristo range near my home
So Far, Anderson, Wolf, BCA, ACME all sell Grendel uppers that look almost exactly like my Oracle 5.56 upper
My main question is, 1/7.5, 1/8, or 1/9 barrel twist? I am guessing for 120-130gr bullets I would want 1/9 twist?
also what exactly is the difference between Grendel 1 and Grendel 2, Bolt group or freebore or headspace difference?
Target crown vs muzzle brake?
Pic is of a Boone & Crockett measure mulie on the west slope of Sangre De Cristo range near my home
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