09-06-2017, 09:59 PM
mongoosesnipe Wrote:they weigh 8.4 pounds same as a 16 inch ar10
True, and although I have little interest in the CMMG, I absolutely will take a 8.4lbs 16" Grendel over a 16" 8.4lbs AR10 any day of the week.
I've owned 2 16" AR10s, both DPMS pattern rifles and I despised them. Blast is horrendous, and the ballistics from those cartridges suffer from the 16" tubes. Recoil is also double that of a Grendel.
My only current AR10 is a re-barreled Armalite in 260 Rem with a 24" barrel weighing over 12 lbs scoped.
Although I see your point, no matter how I tried to configure them, an AR10 makes a Clumsy handy carbine. This CMMG Grendel could still be used as such... IMO anyways.
The R-15 in 30 Rem AR I picked up recently has the larger bolt face and barrel extension, and a slightly. Wider upper receiver, yet it still handles and feels like an AR15 even with the 22" barrel. I would take it in the field 10 days out of 10 over a 16" AR10.