...found a 16" AA upper and was thinking about buying it to switch out between my 5.56. It will be for fun at the outdoor range and quite possibly for hunting, but I wanted to make sure that I wasn't just wasting money or time with it. The majority of 6.5 Grendels I have seen are at least 20"...
6.5 Grendel with a 16" barrel...
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quepasakimosabe
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It would work
its more of a CQB thing at that point, though if its made well you would still be able to hunt to say 200 yards or so. I have never made a shot on an animal that was further than 300 yards, while i could i just havent had any reasonable excuse not to get closer or im just that good at hiding and the animals are dumb.
You will loose some velocity due to the barrel being short and it will be a bit louder. I will still kill bambi and wilber though (provided wilbur is not 400 lbs)
personaly a short barrel kind of defeats the purpose of a 6.5 grendel build, that load has some good potential for range and accuracy. IMO
its more of a CQB thing at that point, though if its made well you would still be able to hunt to say 200 yards or so. I have never made a shot on an animal that was further than 300 yards, while i could i just havent had any reasonable excuse not to get closer or im just that good at hiding and the animals are dumb.
You will loose some velocity due to the barrel being short and it will be a bit louder. I will still kill bambi and wilber though (provided wilbur is not 400 lbs)
personaly a short barrel kind of defeats the purpose of a 6.5 grendel build, that load has some good potential for range and accuracy. IMO
madcratebuilder
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The 24" Grendels have the muzzle velocity to keep the bullet supersonic out past 1200yds. Your 16" Grendel should be a tack driver out to 5-600 yds with ease. It well have plenty of energy for medium size game.
Now that the Grendel is a free market name, has SAAMI acceptance, there should be a larger selection of barrel/bolt combinations from more manufacturers. Wolf is soon be releasing a steel case Grendel round that should run about .30 a round making it a very affordable and high energy plinker.
I'm going to finish two builds I have going with Grendel barrels, a 14.5 carbine and a 11-12" SBR.
This is my 24" AA Grendel build with a Vltor A5 Butt stock assembly, the A5 and WCI brake lowered recoil to 5.56 levels.
Now that the Grendel is a free market name, has SAAMI acceptance, there should be a larger selection of barrel/bolt combinations from more manufacturers. Wolf is soon be releasing a steel case Grendel round that should run about .30 a round making it a very affordable and high energy plinker.
I'm going to finish two builds I have going with Grendel barrels, a 14.5 carbine and a 11-12" SBR.
This is my 24" AA Grendel build with a Vltor A5 Butt stock assembly, the A5 and WCI brake lowered recoil to 5.56 levels.
I would think a 16" barrel would defeat the original purpose of the cartridge. Not knowing how much velocity is lost, I can't say that it would or wouldn't stabilize the target type bullets used in many of the factory loads. If you don't get enough velocity behind the heavier bullets, they may go awry.
My son just built an 18" barrel Grendel and it's a tack driver to as far as he's been able to stretch it, 200M.
No problem with a 16".
Hornady lists MV at 2350 out of a 16" barrel, and 2620 out of a 24" for their 123 Amax. Simple enough to plug it into a ballistics program to determine supersonic range.
http://www.hornady.com/store/6.5-Grendel-123-gr-A-MAX/
No problem with a 16".
Hornady lists MV at 2350 out of a 16" barrel, and 2620 out of a 24" for their 123 Amax. Simple enough to plug it into a ballistics program to determine supersonic range.
http://www.hornady.com/store/6.5-Grendel-123-gr-A-MAX/
jwalker497
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Dont want to hijack but I have been interested in the 6.5 vs 6.8 discussion but from a defensive point of view. If I know I want a 16in barrel, is there a clear advantage to one cartridge over another. My understanding is that the 6.5 is the long range cartridge whereas the 6.8 will have more power at closer distances. In a defensive rifle role, I am not concerned with 1,000 yd shots etc.