Playing with the 6.5 Grendel *video*

[JohnVH]

Watch in HD! If you crank the speakers all the way up you can hit my new gong

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[elkslayer069]

Cool vid looks like fun wouldve been a great day to get out and do some shooting

[JohnVH]

Ok more fun today!, uploaded, watch in HD!  Used two camera's so you can see it hitting the target this time. I need my bullets to get here so I can shoot more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgsAzjwhr6o&list=UULqx43LM26ksQ_THrEZ7AcQ&index=1&feature=plcp


6.5 Grendel vs Beer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=neot9VUcqhw

[FALFire]

Well John, looks like you are enjoying the new 6.5G, now ya just need to get some blood on it so it can be considered the real deal 

[JohnVH]

Im trying! Seen a couple coyotes yesterday, just couldnt get in range.. Itll happen soon enough

[Wanttohuntmore]

That looks like a river I fish!  I really want a 6.5, how does it group at 200yds?

[JohnVH]

Nooksack river

Not sure, I get .8" groups at 100 yards on paper with factory ammo, 100gr barnes TTSX should be here soon to work up something.

[204chucknorris]

Awesome. What barrel length? I have been looking at this for a while and am very interested.  I would love to here how it does at 4 to 600  yards. My goal with it is replace the 223 with a all purpose round able to do longer shots with power to put dogs down.

[JohnVH]

16" upper, go to youtube and search 6.5 Grendel long range and see what pops up, tons on there up to 1000yds.

but this post in my other thread on bigger AR's just amazes me.

6.8 spc and several short magnums or supershort magnums.

.450 bushmaster and .458 socom.

The 6.5 Grendel walks all over the above mentioned out to 600 yards, when it comes to taking game and proven accuracy and it's a conversion that only needs a bolt, barrel and magazine. With the acception of the 6.8 spc. The rest need considerable machine work to the upper receiver/ejection port. Also match grade Hornady 123gr A-max loads are available everywhere. Great for deer, chucks and yotes .$21.00 a box, all the 6.5 Grendel barrels I have shot , grouped them very well.

For several years I purchased Grendel ammo from the link bellow, I could never get a hand load to groups as tight as their 120gr Ballistic tip load. It took my awhile at the bench to get the right hand load combo. They have a large selection of Grendel ammo. While the 120-123gr Gendel load does not have the energy of a .308 at extended distances it does overtake the .308 168gr at 600 yards and beond less windrift and drop. My brother shot a Mulie with his Grendel/16" AA M4 carbine barrel and a 120 Ballistic tip at 493 yards, killed it clean(Double lung) through and through, we never recovered the bullet.

http://www.precisionfirearms.com/29.html

I have had people argue that it wasnt enough gun for that distance, but the same people snivel about my ultra magnums. Some people just like to run their yaps. If I bullet puts a deer right down and passes completely through the animal it 493 yards , its a waste of time to argue that the cartridge didn't perform and at that distance still has the same energy as sticking a 45 ACP with a 230gr bullet against the deers ribs at point blank and pulling the trigger.

This is the Grendel carbine that took the deer, built with a 16" Alexander Arms M4 Carbine barrel.



This is the last Grendel I built, I used a 18" stainless Alexander Arms match barrel. Had it turned down and lightened up, threaded 5/8-24 for a suppressor and shortened to 17". Scary accurate with Factory Hornady 123 A-max match loads.



This is my Grendels best 300 yards groups shot last fall with Hornady match 123gr .