Greetings from Wa. state.

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Greetings all. I'm retired and have been hunting since I was 9 or 10. Shot smallbore 4 position for many years into my late teens. Even went to Camp Perry for competition back in the 70's. I'm a little late to the game for the 6.5 Grendel. My plan is to purchase a bolt action for my daughter who is learning to hunt. She started hunting a few years ago after taking my Howa .223 Rem. So far she's been harvesting antelope and a couple of well placed shots on buffalo with it. I finally convinced her it's time to move up in caliber. I haven't decided on a Howa Mini action or the Ruger American Predator with the AR15 mag. CZ 527 would be nice but I don't even seen them for sale online like I do for the other two rifles. I like the idea of the AR15 mag and the longer barrel. However, I love the Howa's I've owned and find they are very well made. My hesitation is the 20" barrel. I'm hoping to squeeze out as much velocity as I can so the Ruger is looking good.

Because I'm late to the party 6.5 Grendel ammo and brass is harder to find than a spotted owl. I ended up purchasing a couple of hundred rounds of once fired 7.62x39 brass. So far I've full sized them, turned the necks to .012-.0135 wall thickness. I also annealed them with my annealeez. Fortunately, I have some powders that will work in several of my other guns. Primarily H335 to be specific. Until this ammo shortage gets better that's what I'm stuck with.

I hope to get a much advice as possible on getting whatever 6.5 Grendel up and running for my daughter and I.