10-10-2018, 02:42 PM
If you enjoy bolt rifles and the 6mmAR, maybe you should look at getting a Howa Mini bbl'd action with whatever 6.5 grendel or 7.62x39 bbl is on sale, pull the OEM bbl, and have it re-barreled for the 6mmAR or 6RAT if you want a little more case capacity. I got started with the 6RAT when a high power shooting friend designed that case & got Hornady to make a run of dies. I had John Holliger do a 28" Bartlein AR15 bbl with +2" gas system, then put it together and used that upper on a lower with the WOA fully adjustable buttstock. Worked very well in XC HP matches, so when I decided I wanted something a little more maneuverable to use in SDMR tactical matches, I put myself together an AR15 with 24" Krieger in 6RAT. I'd also done a CZ527 7.62x39 carbine in 6RAT, but when Howa announced their Mini in 6.5 Grendel, I figured that was the way to go. Have one now with a 24" Bartlein 5R 6mm in light Palma contour, in a McM Game Scout stock, DIP DBM, 20 MOA EGW rail, and an Athlon Ares 4.5-27x50 mil scope. I did the trigger spring mod which resulted in a 2-stage trigger with a 1.2lb break that's crisp & clean. Love to find any excuse to pull this little rifle out of the closet, grab a TBAC Ultra 7 can for it, and take off to do some shooting or to walk up a coyote.