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16" Barrel? - ibshane - 01-12-2018
For me personally.., I find AR's with barrels longer than 16" to be very front heavy and akward.
How does the 6.5 Grendel perform with 16" barrel?
16" Barrel? - VASCAR2 - 01-12-2018
Really depends on what your intended purpose. My first 6.5 Grendel was a 16” set up just like my duty rifle which was a 16 carbine gas length 5.56/223. I currently have four AR-15’s in 6.5 Grendel, 2 sixteen inch, 1 eighteen inch and 1 twenty inch 6.5 Grendel.
The 16” 6.5 Grendel can be used for hunting up to 400 yards depending on bullet/load used. The 16” 6.5 Grendel can be used for rifle matches, CQB and target shooting. I’ve shot my non free floated 16” barrel 6.5 Grendel out to 800 yards. I ran out of elevation and had to use my mildot scope to get on target. My 16” 6.5 Grendel had produced less than 1 MOA groups at 600 yards with factory A-Max. I normally shoot at 450’ ASL and will eventually get a 20 MOA mount for this 16” 6.5 Grendel.
I took some pictures of my 16”, 18” and 20” AR-15 6.5 Grendel AR-15 to show the differences. I also attached a link to chronograph results for 16”; 18”, 20” and 24” AR-15’s in 6.5 Grendel.
http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?15903-6-5-Grendel-barrel-comparison
Here is a link to a little test I conducted comparing the 6.5 Grendel to the 5.56/223 for self defense.
http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?12193-6.5-Grendel-vs-5.56
16" Barrel? - earlwb - 01-14-2018
Well, there is nothing wrong with a 16 inch barrel. It is a pretty handy size. But on my build, I went with a long 24 inch barrel in order to eek out a little more muzzle velocity with mine. I wanted to use it more for target shooting than hunting per se.
16" Barrel? - jim_bob - 01-17-2018
I built a 16" Grendel last year and was able to take a good size doe with it at around 190 paces during hunting season. It is a very pleasant rifle to shoot.