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Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-01-2011
I just spent the last few months building my 6.5 Grendel from the ground up and it is almost finished so here I am. I live about 50 miles NE of Dallas out here in the Blackland Prairie where I have a small farm. I raise goats and our coyote population is higher than the one horse town that is about 6 miles from me. Enter the 6.5 Grendel. I've been a hunter my whole life. I've been reloading for about 28 years. I've been playing around with ARs for a couple of years now, and finished a 450 Bushmaster earlier this year. Some of you may reckognize me from the Thumper talk forum. A few months ago, I decided to build a 6.5 Grendel to put on top of one of my Stag Arms lowers that I built earlier this year. After doing a bunch of research and stumbling across this forum, I believe here is where I need to hang out to learn more about this interesting cartridge and it's capabilities. My 6.5 Grendel is going to be my long distance coyote rifle as well as another option for Texas White Tail.
I look forward to hearing from you guys.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - OldCannon - 11-01-2011
Welcome, Sheepdawg. You'll learn that this forum is just crawlin with Texans. Apparently, our state doesn't mind us playing with high caliber toys
I'm down here in the Austin area where it's so dry right now, I saw two trees fighting over a dog.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-01-2011
I love it down there in the hill country. I've hunted a little bit down there. I killed a trophy Rio Grande Turkey down there back in 2005. 10 1/8 inch beard. If Heaven ain't a lot like Texas guess I'll just have to settle for Louisiana...
When I retire, I may just settle down around Austin or New Braunfels.
I'm expecting some 6.5 Grendel Ammo today so I might just put the Grendel on my 450 Bushmaster lower and sling a few rounds just to get the scope on paper.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - bwaites - 11-01-2011
Welcome, you Texas boys on the forum are getting as thick as barbecue sauce on brisket!
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-02-2011
BBQ?! Where? I'm ready! Is it dinner time? Did someone say BBQ?
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-02-2011
bwaites Wrote:Welcome, you Texas boys on the forum are getting as thick as barbecue sauce on brisket!Yeah, we Texans definitely got it going with the Black Rifle love affair. Inside the Texas State line is where you want to be when the shooting starts.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-02-2011
Shot my first few test/zero rounds today through my 6.5 Grendel.
Wow! Nice group.
I use my lower for the 450 Bushmaster.
Now if my stock would hurry up and ship
I can use the lower with the Timney!
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - txgunner00 - 11-02-2011
Howdy! 'Nother Texan checking in.
OldCannon- where in Austin are you. In Leander myself.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - OldCannon - 11-02-2011
Hey txgunner, I'm in Pflugerville. I'm jealous of you cuz a) you're closer to the LaRue boys, and b) you're closer to my fave shooting range, Best of the West!
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - BluntForceTrauma - 11-02-2011
Howdy, TS, good to have ya!
John
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - LRRPF52 - 11-02-2011
Welcome. Any pics of that 11" bearded sheep?
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - txgunner00 - 11-02-2011
OldCannon Wrote:Hey txgunner, I'm in Pflugerville. I'm jealous of you cuz a) you're closer to the LaRue boys, and b) you're closer to my fave shooting range, Best of the West!
I'm out at BOTW often- we should meet up some time. Will you be at the Larue Range Day on the 12th?
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Traxx - 11-02-2011
Fort Worth soon to be Dawson checking in.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-03-2011
LRRPF52 Wrote:Welcome. Any pics of that 11" bearded sheep?
Oh yeah. Lots. I just ain't figured out how to post them here.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - OldCannon - 11-03-2011
txgunner00 Wrote:I'm out at BOTW often- we should meet up some time. Will you be at the Larue Range Day on the 12th?
Sadly, no. My son is making his 3rd attempt at completing a 100 mile run (yes, 100 _miles_) in the Arizona desert that weekend, so I'll be there. Rotten timing, but family first!
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-03-2011
LRRPF52 Wrote:Welcome. Any pics of that 11" bearded sheep?
Maybe this will work....
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m229/Bigbadsheepdawg/transfile01221.jpg
nope, maybe this?
![[Image: transfile01221.jpg]](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m229/Bigbadsheepdawg/transfile01221.jpg)
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - txgunner00 - 11-03-2011
OldCannon Wrote:Sadly, no. My son is making his 3rd attempt at completing a 100 mile run (yes, 100 _miles_) in the Arizona desert that weekend, so I'll be there. Rotten timing, but family first!
100 miles?! Yeesh. My knees ache at the thought.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - Texas Sheepdawg - 11-05-2011
Here is a Picture after I had him mounted.
![[Image: DSC00603.jpg]](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m229/Bigbadsheepdawg/DSC00603.jpg)
Killed in Dewitt County, TX spring 2005
10 1/8" beard and 1" spurs.
I miss-read the stats on him and thought I wrote 11 but it was 10 1/8".
I'm a southpaw and my chicken scratch is hard enough to read as it is.
Add in the fact my eyes ain't what they were two years ago, I just flat
typed in the wrong thing. Bad hand writing, bad memory and bad eyes.
My Bad. Sorry.
Your electronic campfire looked inviting. Hello the camp! - bwaites - 11-05-2011
Texas Sheepdawg Wrote:Here is a Picture after I had him mounted.
Killed in Dewitt County, TX spring 2005
10 1/8" beard and 1" spurs.
I miss-read the stats on him and thought I wrote 11 but it was 10 1/8".
I'm a southpaw and my chicken scratch is hard enough to read as it is.
Add in the fact my eyes ain't what they were two years ago, I just flat
typed in the wrong thing. Bad hand writing, bad memory and bad eyes.
My Bad. Sorry.
And still Awesome!