04-19-2022, 06:16 PM
New to the site, but it's been calling for years... I initially saw the info on the Grendel and was intrigued. Long time shooter (.308,7.62x39 & 54,.303,.270), vet and competitive shooter (IPSC, early 2-gun matches), I just liked what I was seeing from the cartridge. Never been one to chase wildcats tho. Then, just about the time I started to marshal my pennies, all the stupidity started. Which one, I don't know take your pick, but moving halfway across the country on a job transfer back to the South from the Midwest I figured I had plenty of time and areas to shoot and could catch up. Crap, I get down here in Georgia and can't find a freaking gun range and I'm not paying to hunt either so the shooting has taken a real backseat. Add in getting both shoulders completely rebuilt and rehabbed, then finding everybody bought all the ammo except the solid gold stuff and GEEZ. Anyway, I was interested enough to sell my AR-10, get an 18" upper and some accessories coming. Had to take out a second mortgage for 4 boxes of Hornady Black to get a brass pile started and I'm starting to research everything for my reloading stuff. I hope to be able to contribute here in the future. I was interested enough to call several of the major players and inquire about southpaw bolt guns just to get the typical "not enough of a market" comments. I asked the Howa folks "can you imagine if you took just ONE of your Grendel bolt guns and reversed the bolt face, how much money you could make? You would have ALL the left-handed shooters on the planet! The lady said she would take the suggestion forward. Anyway. Glad to be one of you and hope to contribute once I find a place to shoot that doesn't have a bonafide range nazi like the state range and hour from here... Personal BIO: disabled Army vet working for the VA out of Macon, GA.