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Bill, I don't know if you look in here much anymore, but I just wanted to express this.
Just a word of thanks for developing the best non-.22 AR15 based cartridge! (IMHO)
I've been involved with the shooting sports for over 50 years, an early memory is shooting a single shot bolt action .22 at the range when I was 6. Since then I have had quite a few experiences including competitive pistol, trap/skeet and rifle including '03, Garand, M14 and AR platforms. As well, I have had my far share of sporting experiences including upland, waterfowl, varmints, hoofed and pawed. Some of the more interesting calibers I have been lucky to experience are: .220 Swift, 6mm, 6.5X55, 7X57, 7X61 S&H, 300 H&H, 375 H&H, 458 Win Mag and a real favorite; .45-90 in BPCR.
The reason I shared this is that over the years my enthusiasm has waned, I guess I have done most of what I wanted to in shooting. When I got involved with the Grendel my enthusiasm and interest returned to a level I hadn't experienced in decades.
I had done my fare share of AR in .223/5.56 and it's fine, but it just seemed lacking to me in capability. I have to admit I'm a wood and blued steel gun kind of guy, it's just my generation, I guess. So the .22 AR's didn't do a lot for me, mouse gun and all that stereotyping. However, a 6.5MM, AR15 compatible cartridge that could do well at longer ranges intrigued me.
I got into building AR's along the way and the combination of this cartridge with the option to assemble a long range capable AR that can also be used to take deer and pigs, and even larger animals by some, got me going. Being able to assemble a rifle with the exact components you want and to build it to a level equaling many bolt gun precision rifles in accuracy in a semi-auto was something I wanted to do. I've been through my share of precision bolt guns with $$$$ scopes and done the precision classes with them. Great training but something was missing. I am looking so forward to retaking a class with an AR based Grendel and dealing with the disbelief from the .30 Cal bolt guys, if I can outshoot my bolt gun results, with a gun that I assembled, in that class I may make a few converts.
So, thank you Bill and all the cohorts that brought the Grendel to life and for bringing it to where it's at today. Despite all the labeling, chambering, confusion and distractions, 6.5 Grendel is an awesome cartridge, one that brought me back to rifle shooting in a way I never expected and with a level of enthusiasm I had missed for years.
Just a word of thanks for developing the best non-.22 AR15 based cartridge! (IMHO)
I've been involved with the shooting sports for over 50 years, an early memory is shooting a single shot bolt action .22 at the range when I was 6. Since then I have had quite a few experiences including competitive pistol, trap/skeet and rifle including '03, Garand, M14 and AR platforms. As well, I have had my far share of sporting experiences including upland, waterfowl, varmints, hoofed and pawed. Some of the more interesting calibers I have been lucky to experience are: .220 Swift, 6mm, 6.5X55, 7X57, 7X61 S&H, 300 H&H, 375 H&H, 458 Win Mag and a real favorite; .45-90 in BPCR.
The reason I shared this is that over the years my enthusiasm has waned, I guess I have done most of what I wanted to in shooting. When I got involved with the Grendel my enthusiasm and interest returned to a level I hadn't experienced in decades.
I had done my fare share of AR in .223/5.56 and it's fine, but it just seemed lacking to me in capability. I have to admit I'm a wood and blued steel gun kind of guy, it's just my generation, I guess. So the .22 AR's didn't do a lot for me, mouse gun and all that stereotyping. However, a 6.5MM, AR15 compatible cartridge that could do well at longer ranges intrigued me.
I got into building AR's along the way and the combination of this cartridge with the option to assemble a long range capable AR that can also be used to take deer and pigs, and even larger animals by some, got me going. Being able to assemble a rifle with the exact components you want and to build it to a level equaling many bolt gun precision rifles in accuracy in a semi-auto was something I wanted to do. I've been through my share of precision bolt guns with $$$$ scopes and done the precision classes with them. Great training but something was missing. I am looking so forward to retaking a class with an AR based Grendel and dealing with the disbelief from the .30 Cal bolt guys, if I can outshoot my bolt gun results, with a gun that I assembled, in that class I may make a few converts.
So, thank you Bill and all the cohorts that brought the Grendel to life and for bringing it to where it's at today. Despite all the labeling, chambering, confusion and distractions, 6.5 Grendel is an awesome cartridge, one that brought me back to rifle shooting in a way I never expected and with a level of enthusiasm I had missed for years.
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