12-29-2021, 07:26 PM
I would say this is not as easy as people act, and the 6.5 Grendel is not as forgiving as .223. I also personally feel like Grendel barrels can be highly variable on how well they will decide to group, much moreso than .223 - is just my opinion. Don't just assume that Krieger BBL is necessarily a sub MOA barrel, just because it's that brand. I went through 3 barrels on my 20", before I found one that would shoot at the MOA level.
One of the first things to check, is your cartridge OAL. I have learned the hard way that "fits in the magazine length", does not automatically mean "not jammed deep into the rifling lands" with Grendel. And many barrels are very short throated. In my experience, that will never shoot well, if that's the case.
regarding accuracy and staying on target, I don't run one of those sleds, so am not a good hand at telling you how to get best results with it. I tend to run either a bipod or sandbags.
And finally while Lapua does have excellent reputation, I haven't found Scenars to automatically be 1/2 MOA bullets. Not saying they can't be, but I've gotten some surprisingly large groups with them too.
My advise for trying to get best performance you can, out of you the shooter at least, is to test your rig with dry fire. When you "shoot", are the cross hairs still on target? are they close to target? Are they easily 3 MOA off target now?
One of the first things to check, is your cartridge OAL. I have learned the hard way that "fits in the magazine length", does not automatically mean "not jammed deep into the rifling lands" with Grendel. And many barrels are very short throated. In my experience, that will never shoot well, if that's the case.
regarding accuracy and staying on target, I don't run one of those sleds, so am not a good hand at telling you how to get best results with it. I tend to run either a bipod or sandbags.
And finally while Lapua does have excellent reputation, I haven't found Scenars to automatically be 1/2 MOA bullets. Not saying they can't be, but I've gotten some surprisingly large groups with them too.
My advise for trying to get best performance you can, out of you the shooter at least, is to test your rig with dry fire. When you "shoot", are the cross hairs still on target? are they close to target? Are they easily 3 MOA off target now?