09-06-2017, 11:05 PM
Kilco Wrote: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.
im not advocating a 16" 308 or 260 as much as just suggesting you may as well chamber an ar10 for grendel it would be the same weight and allow the bullet to be seated slightly farther out for a modest performance gain if thats what you are looking for that said for $1800 you could use a 20" proof or christensen barrel and come in under 8.4 with a creedmore build
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