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Next AR15 Build: 6.5Grendel or 5.56,mm?
Just finished a lightweight(1) hunting 6.5G AR15 build for wife and daughter. It is the family's only AR15-pattern rifle. Went well and happy with it and its effectiveness on medium game. I have 3 more lower receivers to build up and am wondering if I ought to make the next AR15 build in 5.56mm or stick with 6.5G. No interest in other AR15 chamberings at the moment.
Primary objective is a range gun to improve marksmanship with a centerfire rifle(5) at reasonable cost. Secondary objective maybe hunting(4) or run & gun carbine games. M-4gery size and weight (16" bbl, 6.5lbs) would be max in those dimensions, though lighter is always more desireable. Would have adjustable/collapsible stock to accommodate small to large shooters. Flat top. Ambivalent on irons or FSB vs gas block. A set of M4A1/M16A2-equivalent irons are a fine training tool to show how irons can be used to hit at range, given execution of fundamentals.
I don't plan on using an AR15 for home defense. We have 12ga shotguns and handguns for that. All our HD-ready firearms utilize relatively lower-pressure rounds(2) for the usual reasons(3).
Also not interested in suppressors until the NFA is reformed to treat them more reasonably so I don't have to drag paperwork around, pay $200 for the privilege, and suchlike. Ditto SBRs and pseudo-SBRs with its-not-a-stocks.
The availability of $5/box Wolf steel case makes this a harder decision, as such cheap blasting ammo is good enough for initial short range training (less than 100 yards) and most run & gun carbine games. Have not shot 5.56mm since leaving the service. Is better 5.56mm available at $0.25/round? That would make a difference.
Thanks for y'all's time. Took me a while to execute on my first build, but now that I have all the build tools and a better idea of what is involved, I expect this build will be limited by how much discretionary income I can direct to it.
(1) Less than 6lbs before optics. No exotic super-lightweight parts. Spent most $$$ of budget on bbl, trigger, scope.
(2) .45ACP, .38spl, 12ga
(3) I have done puh-lenty of CQB courtesy of Uncle Sam and have learned to live with the accompanying tinnitus. No need to subject family to that when viable HD alternatives exist that reduce the probability of tinnitus.
(4) Medium game down to varmints, hogs inclusive.
(5) Have a 300m range within a half hour and some 1000m ranges I have never visited more than an hour away.
Next AR15 Build: 6.5Grendel or 5.56,mm?
Just finished a lightweight(1) hunting 6.5G AR15 build for wife and daughter. It is the family's only AR15-pattern rifle. Went well and happy with it and its effectiveness on medium game. I have 3 more lower receivers to build up and am wondering if I ought to make the next AR15 build in 5.56mm or stick with 6.5G. No interest in other AR15 chamberings at the moment.
Primary objective is a range gun to improve marksmanship with a centerfire rifle(5) at reasonable cost. Secondary objective maybe hunting(4) or run & gun carbine games. M-4gery size and weight (16" bbl, 6.5lbs) would be max in those dimensions, though lighter is always more desireable. Would have adjustable/collapsible stock to accommodate small to large shooters. Flat top. Ambivalent on irons or FSB vs gas block. A set of M4A1/M16A2-equivalent irons are a fine training tool to show how irons can be used to hit at range, given execution of fundamentals.
I don't plan on using an AR15 for home defense. We have 12ga shotguns and handguns for that. All our HD-ready firearms utilize relatively lower-pressure rounds(2) for the usual reasons(3).
Also not interested in suppressors until the NFA is reformed to treat them more reasonably so I don't have to drag paperwork around, pay $200 for the privilege, and suchlike. Ditto SBRs and pseudo-SBRs with its-not-a-stocks.
The availability of $5/box Wolf steel case makes this a harder decision, as such cheap blasting ammo is good enough for initial short range training (less than 100 yards) and most run & gun carbine games. Have not shot 5.56mm since leaving the service. Is better 5.56mm available at $0.25/round? That would make a difference.
Thanks for y'all's time. Took me a while to execute on my first build, but now that I have all the build tools and a better idea of what is involved, I expect this build will be limited by how much discretionary income I can direct to it.
(1) Less than 6lbs before optics. No exotic super-lightweight parts. Spent most $$$ of budget on bbl, trigger, scope.
(2) .45ACP, .38spl, 12ga
(3) I have done puh-lenty of CQB courtesy of Uncle Sam and have learned to live with the accompanying tinnitus. No need to subject family to that when viable HD alternatives exist that reduce the probability of tinnitus.
(4) Medium game down to varmints, hogs inclusive.
(5) Have a 300m range within a half hour and some 1000m ranges I have never visited more than an hour away.
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