Hello Horde,
I'm a pistol shooter who's interested in picking up some rifle shooting skills. I've shot AR-15s before, but I'm new to the platform and to rifles in general. There seems to be a lot of good information posted on this forum.
I'm interested in building my first AR-15 chambered in something other than .223/5.56. To be clear, this will be my first build. The 6.5 Grendel and 6.8 SPC both seem pretty attractive. I'm leaning towards 6.5 Grendel based upon versatility and distance capability. I've read just about everything I can find on 6.5 Grendel over the past month or two. Based on what I've read, I'm convinced that if I go the 6.5 Grendel route I would purchase a SAAMI spec barrel and a good bolt with a 0.136" bolt face recess to avoid feeding and extraction issues experienced by others. I am however having a tough time choosing a barrel. This will primarily (90%+) be used as a target gun, but I'd like keep it somewhat light so I could still carry it around and possibly hunt with it down the road. I've been eyeing up lighter 18" barrels, but want to remain open minded about barrel length from those with more experience. What would you recommend?
Thank you,
Jay
I'm a pistol shooter who's interested in picking up some rifle shooting skills. I've shot AR-15s before, but I'm new to the platform and to rifles in general. There seems to be a lot of good information posted on this forum.
I'm interested in building my first AR-15 chambered in something other than .223/5.56. To be clear, this will be my first build. The 6.5 Grendel and 6.8 SPC both seem pretty attractive. I'm leaning towards 6.5 Grendel based upon versatility and distance capability. I've read just about everything I can find on 6.5 Grendel over the past month or two. Based on what I've read, I'm convinced that if I go the 6.5 Grendel route I would purchase a SAAMI spec barrel and a good bolt with a 0.136" bolt face recess to avoid feeding and extraction issues experienced by others. I am however having a tough time choosing a barrel. This will primarily (90%+) be used as a target gun, but I'd like keep it somewhat light so I could still carry it around and possibly hunt with it down the road. I've been eyeing up lighter 18" barrels, but want to remain open minded about barrel length from those with more experience. What would you recommend?
Thank you,
Jay
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