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What caliber upper? For new build?
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<blockquote data-quote="long450" data-source="post: 351471" data-attributes="member: 8426"><p>The Grendel is a good cartridge, but lacks the ability to keep up ballistically with the other cartridges mention here. Most believe that a 6.5 Grendel is maybe a 300 yard deer gun. IMHO the 6AR's are only maybe 400 yard deer gun. It, 6AR'S, can accurately punch paper to 1,000 yards though. </p><p></p><p>The 6AR Turbo 40 degree can approach 243 Winchester veloity with 105 gr bullets. The WSSM's can exceed that easily. The Grendel performs best with the heavier bullets, but does not have the case capacity and bore size combination to drive the heavy bullets to the higher velocity. </p><p></p><p>I think if you want to keep hunting shots to around 300 yards it would work. </p><p></p><p>I have a freind that shoots highpower rifle competion with me that bought 2 Grendel uppers to compete out to 600 yards. He found out that they are not competitive even with the 20" barrelled 223. He has them for sale if anyone is interested. </p><p></p><p>BTW the 6AR family is based upon the 6.5 Grendel case.</p><p></p><p>Everything mentioned here will work on the AR-15 lower.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="long450, post: 351471, member: 8426"] The Grendel is a good cartridge, but lacks the ability to keep up ballistically with the other cartridges mention here. Most believe that a 6.5 Grendel is maybe a 300 yard deer gun. IMHO the 6AR's are only maybe 400 yard deer gun. It, 6AR'S, can accurately punch paper to 1,000 yards though. The 6AR Turbo 40 degree can approach 243 Winchester veloity with 105 gr bullets. The WSSM's can exceed that easily. The Grendel performs best with the heavier bullets, but does not have the case capacity and bore size combination to drive the heavy bullets to the higher velocity. I think if you want to keep hunting shots to around 300 yards it would work. I have a freind that shoots highpower rifle competion with me that bought 2 Grendel uppers to compete out to 600 yards. He found out that they are not competitive even with the 20" barrelled 223. He has them for sale if anyone is interested. BTW the 6AR family is based upon the 6.5 Grendel case. Everything mentioned here will work on the AR-15 lower. [/QUOTE]
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