11-16-2017, 05:03 PM
I fought the 6.8 SPC tooth and nail back when it was being proposed as the Next Great Military Cartridge because its "performance" was based upon false promises (2800 fps for a 115gr SMK from a 16" bbl) and juiced testing (explosive performance in gel testing using tweaked varmint bullets), and because its basic premise — long case, short bullet versus short case, long bullet — was conceptually wrong for maximizing performance within the constraints of a double-stack feed column in a standard AR magwell.
For example, the Tri-Service Working Group (TSWG) that was testing 68SPC and 65G vs. 556, etc., insisted that Alexander Arms submit Wolf 6.5 Grendel 123gr soft-point lead-nose bullets — the lamest of lame 65G rounds ever created — because they knew it would disqualify the 6.5 Grendel. A secretary there actually admitted this to Bill Alexander. "Don't you want us to submit a more suitable round?" "Nah, not necessary, we just need to show we considered all options, but we already know what we're going to pick."
I never cared what civvies shoot, and still don't. It's a free country. . . .
Today, trying to decide between the two cartridges, I don't understand why someone wouldn't choose the 6.5 Grendel, but the bottom line is, the more black rifles in the hands of patriots, the better.
Job Number One here is staying in our lane and maximizing the performance of the 6.5 Grendel, and let the others do what they gonna do.
Did I mention we have Wolf 6.5 Grendel steel-case for 23ยข per round?
For example, the Tri-Service Working Group (TSWG) that was testing 68SPC and 65G vs. 556, etc., insisted that Alexander Arms submit Wolf 6.5 Grendel 123gr soft-point lead-nose bullets — the lamest of lame 65G rounds ever created — because they knew it would disqualify the 6.5 Grendel. A secretary there actually admitted this to Bill Alexander. "Don't you want us to submit a more suitable round?" "Nah, not necessary, we just need to show we considered all options, but we already know what we're going to pick."
I never cared what civvies shoot, and still don't. It's a free country. . . .
Today, trying to decide between the two cartridges, I don't understand why someone wouldn't choose the 6.5 Grendel, but the bottom line is, the more black rifles in the hands of patriots, the better.
Job Number One here is staying in our lane and maximizing the performance of the 6.5 Grendel, and let the others do what they gonna do.
Did I mention we have Wolf 6.5 Grendel steel-case for 23ยข per round?
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