LRRPF52 Wrote:That's the biggest difference I notice with this compared to .260 Remington, 6.5 CM, and 6.5x47 Lapua, is that I can spot my own hits, and there is no real felt recoil to speak of in terms of discomfort.
It makes the shooting experience so pleasant, as opposed to a little bit of anticipation and slight pain or sharp jolt associated with the larger cartridges.
For those that don't know, Roe has a lot of experience shooting 6.5mm's, to include the 6.5x284 Norma.
A few days ago I was going to ask Roe why he was bothering with a Grendel in a bolt action?
I have been entertaining the idea of a lightweight bolt hunting rifle and have decided on the 6.5 now that "I've seen the light" via the Grendel in an AR. I have a 300WM (Gap non-typical) which is a very fine rifle. It is however not a lightweight.
I have also been considering just how much gun I really need, vs. how much gun "common wisdom" tells us we need. I currently see very little real need for my 300WM outside of very long shots on large game. In my estimation that would be something like Elk at 400+ yards.
So, my question to Roe was going to be why a Grendel in a bolt and not at least a 6.5 Lapua? I can see the logic after reading LRRPF52's response copied above here. I guess it's like every other consideration in such matters, it's just going to depend on the individual's desires. I currently am still thinking that it will be a bigger 6.5 cartridge for me than the Grendel as I have the AR for that. It may be that the AR is not legal where Roe is, I don't know. And there is no doubt that a bolt gun can weigh less than a comparable (barrel length) AR.
Horses for courses as they say!