6.5 Grendel V.S. 7.62x51 500yds & Beyond........ Questions......

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'19+ pounds'? Are you sure?

19lb rifles are pretty common in PRS. Some of the stocks alone weigh 6lbs and up, like the JAE-700.

Guys/gals are shooting Heavy Palma, MTU, and M24 profiles, a lot of 26" 6mm Creedmoors, with most barrels weighing at least 5lbs or more.

Add in a 2.2lbs Defiance action, bottom metal, 10rd mag, bipod, Vortex Razor, rings, muzzle device/suppressor, and you're well on the way to a 20lb rifle.

I noticed this at a match with my .260 gasser on one of the wobbly barricade stages. We had 40mph winds throughout the match, and I couldn't hold my rifle steady from a standing position on that barricade, no matter how tight I pulled on my quick-adjust 2-point sling. I was thinking, "If I had that little Grendel right now, this shot would be done and on to the next shot already."

Wasn't even a long shot, just an extremely difficult position with a heavy rifle.