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Old 02-23-2012, 13:58   #16
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IIRC, LTG Boykin took a .51 round to the shoulder/torso in Grenada and not only survived but continued on active duty for a couple more decades. Perhaps we should field a .75 caliber service rifle to ensure "one shot-one kill" capability for every soldier.
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Old 02-23-2012, 14:19   #17
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Not so sure the 6.8 was all it claimed to be anyways. Anyone recall the "oh shit..." moment when a bunch were cut open for ballistic analysis?

and - to correct a prior post, a heart shot isn't going to drop you DRT (dead right there). You'll still have 25-30 seconds of oxygenated blood in your system with which to wreak havoc on your opponent. That's a life tim ein a gunfight.
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Old 02-23-2012, 18:15   #18
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Actually there is a vid of a woman shot in the heart still alive after 2 minutes. That was a .357 mag as well. Something to think about. As has been stated, some will fall over and die, and some have a will that lets them live for a while after catastrophic bodily insult.

I stopped listening to "No knock down power" stories long ago.
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Old 02-23-2012, 20:27   #19
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I'm liking the .300 AAC Blackout right now.

Might need a new upper in that caliber. Only change is a new barrel. Cycles supersonic and subsonic loads without any tinkering or changing anything. Accurate. Inexpensive components and ammo. Light bullets work well with pistol/carbine powders like 2400, H110, W296, etc. Appears to be pretty reliable. Relatively good power up close. Almost as quiet as an MP-5SD with subsonic ammo. Works well from a very short barrel.

Good close to medium range caliber, especially in a shorty with a suppressor.

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Old 02-24-2012, 10:55   #20
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IIRC, LTG Boykin took a .51 round to the shoulder/torso in Grenada and not only survived but continued on active duty for a couple more decades. Perhaps we should field a .75 caliber service rifle to ensure "one shot-one kill" capability for every soldier.
I think the ideal infantry battle rifle would have the rate of fire of a Vulcan, the impact of a 105 and the weight of a Red Rider BB gun.
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Old 02-24-2012, 10:58   #21
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I'm liking the .300 AAC Blackout right now.

Might need a new upper in that caliber. Only change is a new barrel. Cycles supersonic and subsonic loads without any tinkering or changing anything. Accurate. Inexpensive components and ammo. Light bullets work well with pistol/carbine powders like 2400, H110, W296, etc. Appears to be pretty reliable. Relatively good power up close. Almost as quiet as an MP-5SD with subsonic ammo. Works well from a very short barrel.

Good close to medium range caliber, especially in a shorty with a suppressor.

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WOW, I went to the site of that round. The rifle they had was very sexy. Curious have messed with the 6.5 Grendal?
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Old 02-24-2012, 16:57   #22
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WOW, I went to the site of that round. The rifle they had was very sexy. Curious have messed with the 6.5 Grendal?
I have shot the Grendel and for a time, thought I wanted one.

My gunsmith talked me out of it when he gave me a reality check on the capacity of the case being inadequate to pack enough powder to make the desired velocities. In 6.5, he prefers the .260 Rem or 6.5 Creedmore.

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I have shot the Grendel and for a time, thought I wanted one.

My gunsmith talked me out of it when he gave me a reality check on the capacity of the case being inadequate to pack enough powder to make the desired velocities. In 6.5, he prefers the .260 Rem or 6.5 Creedmore.

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Thank you. On paper the Grendal looks great. 7mm Ballistic Coefficients is about as good as it gets, but on paper and reality can be two different things.
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Thank you. On paper the Grendal looks great. 7mm Ballistic Coefficients is about as good as it gets, but on paper and reality can be two different things.
FWIW - I don't know that the Grendal has ever won a 1000 yd. match. It takes velocity to wring everything available out of a 6.5. The Grendal is more about hype than powder capacity. Me - I'm looking at .260 (want one) and 7mm WSM (got one - as soon as the gunsmith finishes it).
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Curious on the 260 Rem, are you going to use a AR 10 platform?
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Curious on the 260 Rem, are you going to use a AR 10 platform?
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Old 02-24-2012, 19:36   #27
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FWIW - I don't know that the Grendal has ever won a 1000 yd. match. It takes velocity to wring everything available out of a 6.5. The Grendal is more about hype than powder capacity. Me - I'm looking at .260 (want one) and 7mm WSM (got one - as soon as the gunsmith finishes it).
GeneEcon has a wealth of info on the 6.5G and seems to like it. It's a capable cartridge. It's not a .260 or 6.5 CM.
To me it's a great hunting round. I have killed lots of deer (mule, white tail), Caribou and a Dall Sheep (just over 525yds). I haven't taken it elk hunting but I have no doubt it would put an elk down easily.
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GeneEcon has a wealth of info on the 6.5G and seems to like it. It's a capable cartridge. It's not a .260 or 6.5 CM.
To me it's a great hunting round. I have killed lots of deer (mule, white tail), Caribou and a Dall Sheep (just over 525yds). I haven't taken it elk hunting but I have no doubt it would put an elk down easily.
Concur; I'm glad it meets your requirements. MOO - It's a niche round. Solve all of the issues and you have a decent 600M round that fits in an AR platform. I understand (with the right bullet [what are you using?]) it's a pretty good pig or deer hunting round too. It just doesn't fall within my parameters at the moment. Course neither does the 6.8. But I'm paying attention to TR's ruminations about the 300 AAC, doing my own research, and talking to the gunsmith. Rumor has it the hog hunting on Stewart and Benning are supposed to be well worth the trip; certainly worth another experiment to clutter up the limited space left in my new safe.
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Old 02-25-2012, 08:07   #29
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Concur; I'm glad it meets your requirements. MOO - It's a niche round. Solve all of the issues and you have a decent 600M round that fits in an AR platform. I understand (with the right bullet [what are you using?]) it's a pretty good pig or deer hunting round too. It just doesn't fall within my parameters at the moment. Course neither does the 6.8. But I'm paying attention to TR's ruminations about the 300 AAC, doing my own research, and talking to the gunsmith. Rumor has it the hog hunting on Stewart and Benning are supposed to be well worth the trip; certainly worth another experiment to clutter up the limited space left in my new safe.
I've used Barnes TTSX 120grs with good success. I'm considering trying the 100gr for white tail. Its a good coyote round as well.

I think the 300AAC is a good round especially for hogs, white tail, etc. I plan on getting an upper in the future.
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GeneEcon has a wealth of info on the 6.5G and seems to like it. It's a capable cartridge. It's not a .260 or 6.5 CM.
To me it's a great hunting round. I have killed lots of deer (mule, white tail), Caribou and a Dall Sheep (just over 525yds). I haven't taken it elk hunting but I have no doubt it would put an elk down easily.
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I have been shooting a number of uppers chambered for the 6.5 G since it basically came on the market. Although many would disagree, I view it as a decent 600 yard cartridge given you are using an AR-15 frame.

I don't view it as a competitie cartridge in High Power only because the velocities are pretty low but it is a very accurate cartridge and for those who hunt with an AR-15, it does a good job on meedium game.

An advantaqge to the Grendel is a huge variety of 6.5mm bullets to choose from over the entire range of the shooting sports. And it uses an AR-15 frame which many like due to size and weight.

The Grendel had problems but I think most of them have been solved with the exception of a decent magazine. Only one place makes Grendel mags and if you look at the Grendel forum you see many posts about magazines not working properly.

Just understand that the Grendel case holds about 30 grains of powder and that you are restricted by a 5.56 magazine length.

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