6.5 Grendel Photo Gallery One

Prototype 6.5 Grendel "Hunter" model due in 2005. Barrel profile forward of gas block will be radiused, not stepped. Furniture is coyote brown. 6.5G Hunter barrel is 20", with a 1 in 9 twist which gives best accuracy out to 600 yards with hunting bullets. 6.5G Hunter has "tactical" trigger of 5 lbs. Heat treatment and custom design give "glass rod" feel. Thin blade allows "feel" with gloves. Withstands salt water.
The 6.5 Grendel gives AR-platforms a long-range, lightweight capability with external ballistics better than 7.62 NATO at range. The 24" barrel 6.5 Grendel generates mild recoil, launching a 123-grain Lapua Scenar at 2650 fps. The 6.5 Grendel out-shoots 7.62 NATO at range with about half the recoil.
Alexander Arms factory loads: 129 Hornady SST, 123 Lapua Scenar, 120 Nosler Ballistic Tip. Lapua brass is premier quality; not too hard, not too soft. Drilled flash hole for no burrs. Mil spec. Lee Dies in 6.5 Grendel allow handloading.