06-10-2019, 05:35 PM
I can only speak for myself, but the 6.5 Grendel is a way to take a rifle platform that is well-known, modular, and readily available then finally mating it with a cartridge that can perform actual work.
When I got my first AR15, it was only ever going to be a plinking rifle. However, I got to plinking with it so much that I got good at plinking with it. Then in comes another AR, not iron sights or red dots, it gets a low-power scope. That led to the two rifles I was shooting most often both being in, what I consider, a cartridge good or only targets, varmints, and perhaps two-legged snakes.
So here I am with two rifles that I have taken the time to learn to drive, a few courses, fun-runs with friends, and customized to my liking. Yet, if I'm hunting in Texas and Oklahoma I grab a .308 bolt action. I tried an M&P10 in .308, but it was a FAR cry from handling an AR15. It went on two hunts and has only been fired from a bench since. I tried the 6.8, but I tried it at a bad time when ammo was very hard to get. I still have a 7.62x39 kit, and it will DRT a hog inside of 100 yards with no worries. It is just a round I never really fell for.
So why the 6.5G for me? It takes the carbine platform that I know the best and offers an intermediate cartridge that does pretty much all the work I need. It also allows me to consider getting rid of the semi-auto .308 and using the Grendel for target work as well. I'll get my upper and magazines on Wednesday and to the range on Thursday. Then I'll know a whole lot more. If my carbine runs and shoots sub MOA, I will probably get out of 7.62x39 and semi-auto .308 entirely. That would easily allow for another upper build and a stock of quality ammo.
As far as the military uses, I agree with those who suggest a new cartridge and a new platform. Figure out which round is going to be able to perform the most likely and important combat tasks, then build a great carbine/rifle to maximize that round.
When I got my first AR15, it was only ever going to be a plinking rifle. However, I got to plinking with it so much that I got good at plinking with it. Then in comes another AR, not iron sights or red dots, it gets a low-power scope. That led to the two rifles I was shooting most often both being in, what I consider, a cartridge good or only targets, varmints, and perhaps two-legged snakes.
So here I am with two rifles that I have taken the time to learn to drive, a few courses, fun-runs with friends, and customized to my liking. Yet, if I'm hunting in Texas and Oklahoma I grab a .308 bolt action. I tried an M&P10 in .308, but it was a FAR cry from handling an AR15. It went on two hunts and has only been fired from a bench since. I tried the 6.8, but I tried it at a bad time when ammo was very hard to get. I still have a 7.62x39 kit, and it will DRT a hog inside of 100 yards with no worries. It is just a round I never really fell for.
So why the 6.5G for me? It takes the carbine platform that I know the best and offers an intermediate cartridge that does pretty much all the work I need. It also allows me to consider getting rid of the semi-auto .308 and using the Grendel for target work as well. I'll get my upper and magazines on Wednesday and to the range on Thursday. Then I'll know a whole lot more. If my carbine runs and shoots sub MOA, I will probably get out of 7.62x39 and semi-auto .308 entirely. That would easily allow for another upper build and a stock of quality ammo.
As far as the military uses, I agree with those who suggest a new cartridge and a new platform. Figure out which round is going to be able to perform the most likely and important combat tasks, then build a great carbine/rifle to maximize that round.