dakota.potts
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Tossing around an idea I had for a project at school when we get done chambering our .30-06 project rifles.
The 6.5 Grendel fits in a very compact action and has ballistics which should be pretty capable for hunting purposes out to several hundred yards with low recoil, and can be used for target shooting much further.
I'm thinking it would be a great project to find a 7.62X39 bolt action receiver and rebarrel it in 6.5 Grendel with something like a 22" barrel. Maybe a featherweight contour from Shilen or Krieger. Could do a nice deep blue and high gloss wood stock finish for a very classy yet easy to carry hunting rifle or go with a synthetic stock to shave even more weight for a truly light hunting rifle. Would be easy to carry, capable to a good distance, and could be made very accurate for a target rifle (lightweight barrel wouldn't lend itself to extended shooting sessions though)
Any thoughts on actions available? The CZs are expensive to use as a project rifle, but I handled one today and it felt really great. Balanced well and was very light. I like the magazine design as well. I have heard CZ is supposed to be selling just the action but I can't seem to find any more news of that anywhere.
I have also heard of the Zastava Mini mausers but can't seem to find them for sale in that caliber currently. They do seem like a cheaper option.
The 6.5 Grendel fits in a very compact action and has ballistics which should be pretty capable for hunting purposes out to several hundred yards with low recoil, and can be used for target shooting much further.
I'm thinking it would be a great project to find a 7.62X39 bolt action receiver and rebarrel it in 6.5 Grendel with something like a 22" barrel. Maybe a featherweight contour from Shilen or Krieger. Could do a nice deep blue and high gloss wood stock finish for a very classy yet easy to carry hunting rifle or go with a synthetic stock to shave even more weight for a truly light hunting rifle. Would be easy to carry, capable to a good distance, and could be made very accurate for a target rifle (lightweight barrel wouldn't lend itself to extended shooting sessions though)
Any thoughts on actions available? The CZs are expensive to use as a project rifle, but I handled one today and it felt really great. Balanced well and was very light. I like the magazine design as well. I have heard CZ is supposed to be selling just the action but I can't seem to find any more news of that anywhere.
I have also heard of the Zastava Mini mausers but can't seem to find them for sale in that caliber currently. They do seem like a cheaper option.