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I'm Joe, and I ride Harley's, therefore the username wideglidejoe. I'm wideglidejoe on several other forums; Harley's, hot rod cars, Kimbers, AR15.com, etc., and ebay/PayPal.
I started hunting with my dad when I was very young, probably 4 or so, he carried me on his shoulders when I got tired of keeping up with him and his hounds. My dad was a squirrel and coon hunter where I grew up in southern OK. I shot my first squirrel when I was 5 or 6, he held the forearm of his .22 and allowed me to manage the buttstock, aim and pull the trigger. I still have that .22 of his, he's gone on now.
Anyway, I'm 62 now, I've hunted all my life, several species in several states, starting with rifle, then bow, then handgun (mostly big-bore revolvers and Thompson Center Contenders), then finally blackpowder arms. I'm CCW'd, my EDC is a Kimber 5" .45.
I've just recently gotten interested in the 6.5 Grendel. I first got acquainted with "black rifles" in 1971, with Uncle Sam & a M16A1. Fast forward to a few years ago, I bought a Colt LE6920, that led to a S&W .22LR AR for the wife, kids and grandkids to shoot. Then a 5.56 Stag 3GH upper and put it on another brand lower, it has a 18" SS fluted bbl, and a Leupold Mark AR w/mil dot. Recently I finished out a 80% lower with a Geiselle S3G and added a Sig SB15 brace and a 10.5" barrel for my first complete build as an AR 5.56 pistol.
So now I'm interested in something other than 5.56 and .22 LR in an AR. After reading a lot of stuff in a lot of places, I think I've landed at the 6.5 Grendel, so that's why I joined here. I've been reloading since '75, and I've messed with some wildcats, so I'm not intimidated with unusual stuff, fireforming cases, etc.
My plan is to learn all I can from y'all, then finish another 80% lower (on my Santa list) and build a 6.5 upper, and have some fun.
Sorry this got so long! My wife tells me I talk too much..............
I started hunting with my dad when I was very young, probably 4 or so, he carried me on his shoulders when I got tired of keeping up with him and his hounds. My dad was a squirrel and coon hunter where I grew up in southern OK. I shot my first squirrel when I was 5 or 6, he held the forearm of his .22 and allowed me to manage the buttstock, aim and pull the trigger. I still have that .22 of his, he's gone on now.
Anyway, I'm 62 now, I've hunted all my life, several species in several states, starting with rifle, then bow, then handgun (mostly big-bore revolvers and Thompson Center Contenders), then finally blackpowder arms. I'm CCW'd, my EDC is a Kimber 5" .45.
I've just recently gotten interested in the 6.5 Grendel. I first got acquainted with "black rifles" in 1971, with Uncle Sam & a M16A1. Fast forward to a few years ago, I bought a Colt LE6920, that led to a S&W .22LR AR for the wife, kids and grandkids to shoot. Then a 5.56 Stag 3GH upper and put it on another brand lower, it has a 18" SS fluted bbl, and a Leupold Mark AR w/mil dot. Recently I finished out a 80% lower with a Geiselle S3G and added a Sig SB15 brace and a 10.5" barrel for my first complete build as an AR 5.56 pistol.
So now I'm interested in something other than 5.56 and .22 LR in an AR. After reading a lot of stuff in a lot of places, I think I've landed at the 6.5 Grendel, so that's why I joined here. I've been reloading since '75, and I've messed with some wildcats, so I'm not intimidated with unusual stuff, fireforming cases, etc.
My plan is to learn all I can from y'all, then finish another 80% lower (on my Santa list) and build a 6.5 upper, and have some fun.
Sorry this got so long! My wife tells me I talk too much..............
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