6.5 Grendel finished

[Buttermilk]

Finally finished the 6.5 Grendel.

Now, it's ready for some shooting.

 

[marioq]

Nice!!!

Just picked one up. Gonna start loading this weekend. See how mine shoot so

Let me know if u los and what u come up with

 

[ShtrRdy]

Looks nice and it sounds like fun!

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Looks awesome!! Great job!!

 

[MudRunner2005]

Welcome to the club. Nice rifle, what barrel did you go with?

 

[Buttermilk]

I went with the Brownell's Satern 5R button barrel. I would have preferred a cut rifled barrel but this one will provide adequate service I think.

I went to the range today in the monsoon we are having here locally.

My first three at 100 (shots 5, 6, & 7 from the new bbl):



I was about 7-8 inches high and off the paper, plus the three shots landed next to an existing bullet hole (looks like a 4 shot group - the existing bullet hole doesn't have the dark ring around the hole).


I forgot my cleaning rod so I didn't get to do my typical barrel breakin, so I didn't get much accomplished today. Just as well. The rain prevented any chronographing anyway.

Regards,
Rog

 

[MudRunner2005]

I went with the Brownell's Satern 5R button barrel. I would have preferred a cut rifled barrel but this one will provide adequate service I think.

I went to the range today in the monsoon we are having here locally.

I was about 7-8 inches high and off the paper, plus the three shots landed next to an existing bullet hole (looks like a 4 shot group - the existing bullet hole doesn't have the dark ring around the hole).


I forgot my cleaning rod so I didn't get to do my typical barrel breakin, so I didn't get much accomplished today. Just as well. The rain prevented any chronographing anyway.

Regards,
Rog

I thought the contour looked familiar, I used the same 24" barrel on my 6.5G build. At the time I didn't have the money for the 22" Rainier Arms UltraMatch barrel, but I might still upgrade it later. It's slightly heavier than the 24" heavy Satern.

Here's mine that I built in 2015 with the same barrel as your's, unfortunately I haven't had time to even shoot it much, but now that turkey season will be over tomorrow, I will be doing a lot more shooting at my buddy's land down the road...

 

[Buttermilk]

Nice rifle

 

[MudRunner2005]

Thanks man. You're looks good, too.

Keep us updated how she shoots with that barrel, and I'll do the same when I get time to get to the range.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

OP, Mudrunner, awesome rifles! My custom .223 looks like yours do. Kind of want to get a 6.5 now.

 

[MudRunner2005]

OP, Mudrunner, awesome rifles! My custom .223 looks like yours do. Kind of want to get a 6.5 now.

Other than cheap brass-cased surplus ammo for the 5.56, there is no advantage over the 6.5 Grendel. The Grendel is ballistically superior in every way. You can even get 25-round mags for it.

 

[eyeballjr]

Love mine, it shoots .75 inch groups at 100 with factory hornady ammo.

 

[The Trinity Kid]

Sweet looking setups.

I'm trying to decide between building a 6.5 Grendel upper for my AR, or getting a 257 Bob from Kimber. Right now I'm leaning towards the Grendel.

--TK

 

[Buttermilk]

I'd go 6.5 Grendel....