CMMG 6.5 Grendel

[VASCAR2]

Another manufacture has joined in production of 6.5 Grendel AR-15's! I just saw today that CMMG has joined the 6.5 Grendel community.

https://www.cmmginc.com/product-category/rifles/6-5-grendel/

[LRRPF52]

That has the Anvil receiver set and BCG, with a much larger bolt. Very interesting development.

That's a similar size to the Mutant 7.62x39 rifle they have, but with a lower that takes AR15 mags.

[m796rider]

Wow, that's cool. Wish CMMG would open up the mag well a tad to allow the use of something like the Six8 PMAGs... Certainly the receiver set is capable of such!

[montana]

Mutant Grendel is here.

CMMG is now making the Mutant in 6.5 Grendel. https://www.cmmginc.com/product-cate...s/6-5-grendel/

[NugginFutz]

Excellent news - here is a thread consolidation link...

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?14838-CMMG-6-5-Grendel

[CavityBackBullets]

[montana]

I missed the other thread, thanks.

[SHORT-N-SASSY]

It's about time !!! ---

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=374H07JJ7ME)


(http://www.tactical-life.com/firearm...il65-ex-right/)

[Kilco]

Wow very very interesting!

I have very little experience with these, but based on reviews and write ups, it seems the Anvil is a solid rifle, but wasn't the mutant very quirky with all kinds of issues in the 7.62x39? I only remember reading this when it was first released however long ago... is this still the case or did they get it straightened out?

[SHORT-N-SASSY]

Shades of the Remington R15 30 AR (https://rifleshooter.com/2011/07/rif...r-model-60100/)



Hornady 6.5mm Grendel 123-gr ELD Match, MV - 2580 fps (24" BBL), BC - 0.506

(https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/r...-match-black#!)

CMMG, thank you for seeing the light!

[Kilco]

OFF-TOPIC!! But I just picked up a 30 Rem AR! What a beast!! 110 TAC-TX at 3100fps! Whitetail laser beam.

[mongoosesnipe]

while i am all more more grendel proliferation a 16" mutant grendel rifle weighs 8.4 pounds a 16" ar10 platform weighs 8.4 pounds https://armalite.com/shop/ar-10-tactical-16/ so whats the gain

While the mutant is stronger your not gaining any case length with the ak mag so you cant really fit anymore powder so its still not viable turn a grendel into a 260 deal which is a foolish pipe dream anyway so if your going to carry the same wight as a ar10 why not just carry an ar10 an not be limited to proprietary parts and if you want grendel you can chamber the ar10 for grendel and gain some case length via the longer magazine or just chamber the ar10 for one of the larger 6.5s if your buying quality ammo grendel and the larger 6.5 are virtually the same cost and if you are loading the difference is 4 cents worth of powder that buys you up to 400 fps

[Kswhitetails]

while i am all more more grendel proliferation a 16" mutant grendel rifle weighs 8.4 pounds a 16" ar10 platform weighs 8.4 pounds https://armalite.com/shop/ar-10-tactical-16/ so whats the gain

While the mutant is stronger your not gaining any case length with the ak mag so you cant really fit anymore powder so its still not viable turn a grendel into a 260 deal which is a foolish pipe dream anyway so if your going to carry the same wight as a ar10 why not just carry an ar10 an not be limited to proprietary parts and if you want grendel you can chamber the ar10 for grendel and gain some case length via the longer magazine or just chamber the ar10 for one of the larger 6.5s if your buying quality ammo grendel and the larger 6.5 are virtually the same cost and if you are loading the difference is 4 cents worth of powder that buys you up to 400 fps

EXACTLY. You typed my reply. Before I finished typing. And better. I gladly hit the delete button a few seconds to simply copy and paste... EXACTLY...

oh... and the cost. That too.

Oh - maybe sell me a barrel extension, and a bolt, and we're golden though. That part's very interesting.

[bj139]

No supersonic crack. Are these subsonic rounds?

[LRRPF52]

For those talking about wall thickness on bolts, consider this:


SCAR-17 on the left, .473" case head diameter, 62000psi max working pressure. Control your metallurgy, and bolt life isn't an issue.

5.56 bolt on the right.