03-27-2012, 03:46 PM
Welcome.
I have owned 5 different AR10-type platforms, 3 in .308 and 2 in .260 Remington. I'll never go back to a .308 AR10 unless I come a cross a collector's original Armalite AR10 from the 1950's.
The AR10 is a bit too heavy for most people's tastes when it comes to hunting, so the AR15/Grendel offers a great lightweight, flat-shooting package.
Yes, you can build or buy an upper with a top-end cut-rifled match-grade barrel for $1000. Depending on what elevation you're at, you can hunt medium game with the Grendel out to between 375 and 475yds, depending on your skills. There are quite a few members here and others who have made 400yd kills on medium and even large game (Elk) with the Grendel.
I think you made a fiscally and practically sound decision. You gave up a little extra bullet weight, a lot of recoil, and higher cost in favor of a lighter platform, lower recoil, and similar trajectory.
I have owned 5 different AR10-type platforms, 3 in .308 and 2 in .260 Remington. I'll never go back to a .308 AR10 unless I come a cross a collector's original Armalite AR10 from the 1950's.
The AR10 is a bit too heavy for most people's tastes when it comes to hunting, so the AR15/Grendel offers a great lightweight, flat-shooting package.
Yes, you can build or buy an upper with a top-end cut-rifled match-grade barrel for $1000. Depending on what elevation you're at, you can hunt medium game with the Grendel out to between 375 and 475yds, depending on your skills. There are quite a few members here and others who have made 400yd kills on medium and even large game (Elk) with the Grendel.
I think you made a fiscally and practically sound decision. You gave up a little extra bullet weight, a lot of recoil, and higher cost in favor of a lighter platform, lower recoil, and similar trajectory.