07-31-2011, 02:59 AM
RangerRick Wrote:It's sad that things are going such that a SHTF scenario now seems plausible in this country, and not just in a hurricane/earthquake/disaster incident.
Very true! It doesn't come up much on the Grendel board, but I've been getting gloomier and doomier for years!!! I've pretty much layed off recreational anything, and proceeded to prepping as best I can. I just haven't said much since I didn't want to seem too "tinfoil'ish".
I have a pile of 5.56 Colts laying around from when I could still afford toys: 11.5", Multiple 14.5", some 16'ers, and a couple of 20's, with piles of mags and ammo. Mostly M193, M855, M856, and some Mk262 Mod 1. I also have an Ares Shrike, but I don't take it all that seriously though. It's just a toy I currently can't afford to shoot.:o I will always maintain 5.56 for commonality if displaced.
I have three Grendels for at home use (10.5", 14.5", and 19.5"). With a moderately sized pile of Wolf 120 MPT and Hornady 123 Amax ammo. I have other loads and plenty of reload fixings. I'd opt for Grendel in my home AO, but would defer to 5.56 if displaced.
I also have 5.7 (SBR PS90 and Five Seven IOM), and mostly SS197 and SS192 ammo with some small stashes of SS190 and SS191. I was intrigued with this platform for a while, but I'm still leary of trusting it. I did kill a full size whitetail doe (broke leg) with a single broadside heart shot at twenty yards with the SS192 round, but that was ideal conditions and placement.... Were I to ever have to bug home or E&E on foot back from someplace, it'd be great to only have to hump a suppressed PS90 SBR and an IOM pistol, but I'd feel much better with at least a 5.56 platform.
I'm still favoring the 6.5 Grendel, but retaining the 5.56 for fallback in the event of being cut off from the home stash and having to scrounge/trade/beg elsewhere.
If the rest of the country would wake up and Grendelize I wouldn't have to worry about it.LOL For that reason I've Grendelized a number of my friends in my local area too.
