12-15-2011, 12:16 PM
I have a couple of 5.56 rifles I hunt with, and want to get something else. All of my shots on WT deer are under 200 yards, but I walk quite a bit. I hunt now with a LW 5.56 with a 16 inch barrel that weights about 7.5 pounds with scope and mount. So the rifle is just at 6 pounds. I can get a Noveske 6.8 upper that weights 4 pounds in their Rogue Hunter upper, but really have not seen anything like this in the Grendel. The 6.8 seems to be more popular, but I reload and a 120 grain bullet in 6.5 has more sectional density and a better BC. So for a light weight grendel where does one look? Is a 16 inch barrel worth fooling with or is a minimal length 18 inches. I am also looking at the 300 Blackout but again, low SD bullets and not so hot BC.