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so what barrel are you running? - 79inpa - 08-18-2015

Just out of curiosity what barrel maker made your stick? How much did it cost you and how does it shoot? also what profile do you guys have?

Additionally can a person install a tall m4 front sight on any grendel barrel?

so what barrel are you running? - am4966 - 08-18-2015

12.5" Lilja Nitrided barrel still waiting on it. So haven't shot it but I know it'll shoot great. Was in group buy here so price wouldn't be the same.

You can get a front sight added but since you can get Magpul rear and front sight for upper and end of rail no reason to do it.

The cheapest barrel you can get that everyone knows that will shoot is a black hole weaponry. Pick your length, if you want fluting and cerakote. The .264lbc chamber from them shoots the Grendel and is the least expensive. Tell them you want a type 2 bolt. If you don't make any changes the Precisionfirearms BHW barrel will be a shooter too Itll be 325.00

so what barrel are you running? - badmoon692008 - 08-18-2015

Shooting a Precision Firearms chambered BHW barrel... 18" Shoots great, affordable at $325 and shoots better than I can, I have no complaints...

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This is after I dropped the gun off the bench, but it shows how well it groups at 100 yards...

so what barrel are you running? - VASCAR2 - 08-18-2015

I have a 16" carbine length chrome moley J&T Distributing upper I bought in 2009. My second 6.5 Grendel is a 20" Shilen High Power Match profile barrel I got from Midway for about $450 back in 2010. I'm using a PSA upper with Houge over moldded float tube and JP adjustable gas block. I set up my 16" 6.5 Grendel to match my duty AR-15 and have about $450 in the complete J&T upper. I'm using RRA National Match lower parts kits with both my 6.5 Grendels with 6 position collapsable stocks. My J&T rides on a Double Star lower while my Shilen rides on a PSA lower.

so what barrel are you running? - wfa17332 - 08-18-2015

Running a SLIM profile 18" BHW barrel, V7 Systems "Basic" upper (no forward assist/bolt cover); lower depends on what isn't "in use" at the time. The entire rifle, with optics (K6 Weaver), weighs 7lbs on an M4 lower, 7.5lbs with A2 lower. Groups hover around 1 MOA depending on load, conditions, and mostly my ability (or lack of same). The A2 is much easier to shoot from the bench, so I use that for load testing; the M4 type lower is for "more serious" use. MOA accuracy from any "hunting" rifle, be it bolt or semi, is much more than sufficient.

so what barrel are you running? - CastorTroy - 08-18-2015

20" shilen barrel and matched bolt that i had reprofiled. shot this at 200 yards

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123gr sst, 8208 xbr, cci41 primers, hornady brass

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so what barrel are you running? - Mesa1978 - 08-18-2015

24" AA Overwatch LW
24" AR-Stoner 6.5 Grendel
24" PF Lilja - Unfired
20" Shilen DCM

They all shoot well. The Stoner shot some 1/4 MOA groups yesterday with 123 Scenars.

so what barrel are you running? - LRRPF52 - 08-19-2015

16" AA/ER Shaw Stainless MLGS medium gov't-ish, $269 barrel/bolt combo through Midway in 2009, has averaged MOA over many different loads
16" Lilja Wasp group buy, unfired
18" Lilja Wasp Profile group buy a solid .75 MOA gun, very light
18" Satern fluted $565?
22.5" Lilja Fluted AR24 group buy $580 I think

so what barrel are you running? - am4966 - 08-19-2015

I think once you get a grendel, you get another one. Lol

so what barrel are you running? - mwilkins - 08-21-2015

24" Satern 1:8.75 twist with TBAC suppressor.

Last three rounds for the day at 400 yards.

Will be headed to Top Gun tomorrow to dial in out to 500. Anyone from the Dallas area headed that way post up.

so what barrel are you running? - Variable - 08-21-2015

19.5" AA (early Lothar Walther) Heavy-ish GDMR style profile
14.5" Sabre Defence M4 profile
10.5" AA (Sabre Defence) light/medium profile

19.5" shoots sub MOA easily with a variety of loads
14.5" shoots around MOA, sub if it gets something it really likes.
10.5" seems to shoot well, but I use an Aimpoint on it, so I've never actually evaluated it for mechanical accuracy.

No barrel prices, because they were complete uppers that I later modded. They aren't available in that config anymore anyway though.

12.5" Lilja group buy .72" profile (IIRC), with dimple fluting in the works, so no data yet.

so what barrel are you running? - PredatorDown - 08-22-2015

22" JP Enterprises heavy profile -- $580

Shoots 1/2-5/8 MOA at 100 all day long with my pet load, usually MOA or better with most other loads. Will also hold MOA out to 1000 yards most days

so what barrel are you running? - lead chucker - 08-22-2015

18" Saturn, shoots .75" or better if I can hold it with my loads. Think I paid $570 back in 2011.
12.5" BHW 264 lbc chamber. So far everything Iv shot through it has been .5" at 100 with my loads. $250

so what barrel are you running? - NugginFutz - 08-22-2015

BHW 22" 264LBC, Bull Barrel, 1:9 twist. $250.
BHW 18" 264LBC Standard Profile, 1:8 twist. $225.

Groups that look like these...

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22" BBL, 5 shots @ 100 yards.

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18" Std, 5 shots @ 100 yards[SIZE="1"] (finger covers called flier)[/SIZE]

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Priceless.

so what barrel are you running? - Jakal - 08-24-2015

http://riflebarrels.com/shop/65-grendel/6-5-grendel-ar740-fluted/

https://secure.wf-api.com/www.precisionfirearms.com/m8/6.5%20Grendel%20Bartlein%20Barrel%20720--6-5-grendel-bartlein-barrel-720-by-pf.html

so what barrel are you running? - 79inpa - 08-27-2015

Any more recommendations? I want to mostly shoot 100 to 130 grain bullets in mine. Would the heavier bullets. Affect which variant I want to run...is 65 grendel 65 LBC...65grendel ii

so what barrel are you running? - 79inpa - 08-27-2015

Will the grendel 2 shoot factory ammo

so what barrel are you running? - VASCAR2 - 08-27-2015

79inpa Wrote:Will the grendel 2 shoot factory ammo

Yes, only difference is the chamber throat with a long lead before the bullet engages the rifling. The 6.5 Grendel SAAMI chamber uses a compound throat design whereas the .264 LBC uses a throat design optimized for the 123 grain SMK, but normally will shoot most any 6.5/264 bullet accurately.

so what barrel are you running? - 79inpa - 08-30-2015

hey nuggin...what loads are you using in that 18 inch barrel. It sounds just like what i'm thinking of building!

so what barrel are you running? - tackdriver - 08-30-2015

My 18" BHW loves 28.0gr xbr under the 123 nos custom comps