01-21-2022, 12:05 AM
Thanks lazyengineer. Great review of the situation. Why will Wolf be gone in 2 years?
lazyengineer Wrote:Unfortuantely this situation is not likely to drastically change very much any time soon. As to reloading, OP noted that's not his interest, which I understand. When one could get Wolf Steel for $0.27/shot for plinking, and good hunting ammo for $1, that was a credible option. Today, not so good. Tomorrow, even worse, since Wolf Steel will be gone in 2 years.
As to reloading, just a technical correction - it is not ATF regulated to reload for personal use. Loading a few extra rounds to give to a friend, is still going to be considered personal use, so long as no money is changing hands. In general it's when you start selling reloads, that one requires a Class 6 FFL. That's how the Vegas Shooter guy got in trouble, is he sold non-FFL licensed ammo commerciallly to bump-stock-Trump-hater. Even going so far as doing so as a business "Specialized Military Ammunition", but without ever getting the license. To be honest, he's probably lucky he only got 13 months for that, considering how flagerantly he was violating ATF doing all this without getting a Class 6.
as to path forward to OP, really it will come down to a philosophy of usage. If the 6.5 Grendel rifle is intended as a fun target and general purpose gun, that can also be used as hunting, then he's in for a frustrating future. However, if the goal here is a high performance applied firearm for hunting usage, where the semi-auto high capacity capability is valued, in the goal of focused hunting usage, it's really not that big of a deal. Most deer hunters, who just deer hunt, will go through a 20 round box of ammo every 5 years. And yet, their chosen rifle feeds the family well, for those 5 years. Grendel absolutely is a viable role, and if I were to go hunting in a magazine restricted location and anticpate engaging my deer with 1, at most 2, shots, a 6.5 Grendel AR15 would still be my preferred choice over a 30-30, or .308 bolt action, even if I only plan on shooting 2 of the 17 rounds in the gun. In that setting, for the most part, who cares if each shot was $3 vs $0.85?