I'm in the market for a 6.5 Grendel bolt rifle. I know most shoot this round out of an AR style rifle but I want a bolt gun. So it seems that there are only a couple options in my price range….. under 650 for rifle alone. I see the Ruger predator gen 2 in 20 or 22" barrel. Or a howa mini. Thoughts which would be the better option and better barrel length. Primarily a hunting setup with the occasional long range target. Any thoughts would be great.
6.5 Grendel decisions
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340Wby-4-everything
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Have heard good stuff about the howa. I'm waiting for sig to make it in the cross rifle.
I have a Ruger Gen2 standard,,,, really like it. I shot it to 984 this morning . Little breezy here in Cali,,, held 9 minutes wind.
Dang rifle is just fun. I put a strike eagle 5-25 on it.
Shot at a friends range yesterday . 3,4 ,6,700 1000 yards. Ping the steel. And murdered a good sized hog last evening,
The Ruger is a nice gun for the $.
Dang rifle is just fun. I put a strike eagle 5-25 on it.
Shot at a friends range yesterday . 3,4 ,6,700 1000 yards. Ping the steel. And murdered a good sized hog last evening,
The Ruger is a nice gun for the $.
TC338
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I have the Howa mini in the ultralight configuration. Super thin barrel but still shoots sub MOA with factory ammo.
sneedb82
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I'm not a fan personally of Ruger, but they do make good factory rifles. Howa in grendel have been phenomenal as well out of the box.
sneedb82
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16-18" is more than enough at those distances for hunting. If you wanna run 130gr or a little heavier if you have the 1/8 twist barrel, depending on which rifle you pick, then I'd say 22" barrel for sure.
Have 2 Mini's, w/ heavy barrels. Not really a heavy barrel, but thicker than the pencil barrel. Both are sub MOA. But I've not tried stretching them out past 200.
I will say the B&C stock made the rifles action smooth up considerably. I'm guessing maybe the original stock I swapped was binding it somehow.
I will say the B&C stock made the rifles action smooth up considerably. I'm guessing maybe the original stock I swapped was binding it somehow.
