10-02-2016, 11:48 AM
Sounds cool, but the 6.5G would still have superior ballistics in every way. Even if you could do that with a 130gr .277 bullet, due to much higher SD and BC the 6.5 would be a better penetrator, and even if the .277 started 100fps faster at the muzzle, by 2-250 yards the 6.5 would be going the same velocity if not faster.
Believe me im a fan of all the AR wildcat variants (.277 wolverine/6mm mongoose/25-45 sharps/6mmAR.. But every time you crunch the numbers the 6.5G is best all around ar15 cartridge for MY purposes. (hunting, mid-long range shooting, low recoil got wife and kids) Only other ar15 cartridge I use is a 556 for high volume plinking.
I always dig a new AR15 cartridge, But its easy to see How Bill A decided on the Grendel design, and still today its yet to be matched in efficiency.
ONE wilcat ive been trying to work with myself is taking a Remington 30 AR and necking it down to 6.5... PTG is working on a reamer for my smith atm.
Believe me im a fan of all the AR wildcat variants (.277 wolverine/6mm mongoose/25-45 sharps/6mmAR.. But every time you crunch the numbers the 6.5G is best all around ar15 cartridge for MY purposes. (hunting, mid-long range shooting, low recoil got wife and kids) Only other ar15 cartridge I use is a 556 for high volume plinking.
I always dig a new AR15 cartridge, But its easy to see How Bill A decided on the Grendel design, and still today its yet to be matched in efficiency.
ONE wilcat ive been trying to work with myself is taking a Remington 30 AR and necking it down to 6.5... PTG is working on a reamer for my smith atm.