6.5 Grendel upper

[JasonG]

Hello everyone, looking to get a complete 6.5 Grendel upper. Any suggestions. Im thinking 16 " or 18" as it will be for thicker brush hunting next year. I have checked out Aero precision, and a couple other but most sites are sold out of that length barrel. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks Jason

[carpsniperg2]

Look up radical firearms. They make a mid priced 6.5 upper that’s pretty solid.

[bullfisher]

I vote for a 20", still plenty short and seems to be magic for getting good results from the 123grn.

[spoonman]

I just got the PSA 20" in 6.5 grendel and it's been good to me so far.

[hunting4sanity]

Precision Firearms makes a very good 6.5 Grendel. The only Grendel I've ever shot was theirs, so admittedly my experience is narrow, but I was very impressed with the accuracy of their rifle - very impressed.

[JasonG]

How many guys hunt with them ?

[carpsniperg2]

I do and thinking about a dz guys on here that I have seen use them.
Mine might have to claim a whitetail or 2 this year.

[bullfisher]

How many guys hunt with them ?

My wife and oldest daughter have their own grendels they hunt with.
Always wanted to build one out of a Howa mini action, just to see what I could get out of it.

[Biggerhammer]

I built a Grendel for one of my brothers awhile back. He’s been hunting with it for six years or so. He has killed Elk out to 411 yards and has taken Mule deer out to 496 yards. I have another friend that just took a Fallow deer with a 16” Grendel and Hornady Black ammo (123 ELD-M). My brothers rifle is also a 16” carbine. Both barrels AR M4 contours.

The carbine I built my brother.



Friends Fallow.

[JasonG]

That is

I built a Grendel for one of my brothers awhile back. He’s been hunting with it for six years or so. He has killed Elk out to 411 yards and has taken Mule deer out to 496 yards. I have another friend that just took a Fallow deer with a 16” Grendel and Hornady Black ammo (123 A-Max). My brothers rifle is also a 16” carbine. Both barrels AR M4 contours.

The carbine I built my brother.



Friends Fallow.

That is a sweet set up!! I look foward to getting rolling on a build!

[bullfisher]

Awesome Stuff BH!
Depending on the configuration, a 123grn still has about 1k ft lbs at 300-400yds.

[Biggerhammer]

My brother shoots my handloaded 120gr Ballistic Tips. Which perform well at Grendel velocities. Not to over look the Hornady factory 123gr SST loads. That bullet is a killer in the Grendel chambering. The factory 120gr Hornady SST loads are also a killer in the 6.8 SPC chambering.

[Biggerhammer]

That Grendel pictured above is spooky accurate with Hornady “Black” 123gr ELD-M. This was the first 5 shot group I shot with it at 100 yards when the Hornady “Black” first came out. Of course the 5th round was out.



What happens to Yotes that chew on yard hose. Breaks them of the habit real quick. Factory Hornady 123gr ELD-M.

[JasonG]

That Grendel pictured above is spooky accurate with Hornady “Black” 123gr ELD-M. This was the first 5 shot group I shot with it at 100 yards when the Hornady “Black” first came out. Of course the 5th round was out.



What happens to Yotes that chew on yard hose. Breaks them of the habit real quick. Factory Hornady 123gr ELD-M.

That is a bad A$$ group!!

[carpsniperg2]

I agree with hammer the SST load is very hard to beat for a factory loading and very lethal.