12-31-2023, 10:14 PM
From a pure bolt action perspective, if you can handle the initial cost, look at the uintah upper, I have the 6Arc but they also have a 6.5 grendel. It goes on any spec AR-lower, but is a totally bolt action of their own design. the barrel is outstanding, the feed is great. The only downside is that it's a bit pricey. But you get what you pay for in it.
But yeah, echoing some of the others, the howa has more after-market support. One further advantage of the howa mags, you can load longer than 2.260. Granted in some ASC or duramags you could get, AR-wise, out to ~2.285, but the howa has room for sure, believe I've taken the 129 ablr out to 2.300.
I would hope that ruger fixes a lot of this stuff in their gen 2. I have a 6 Creed in ruger predator and it's a dandy, put it into a magpul stock. Successful deer gun for me.
But yeah, echoing some of the others, the howa has more after-market support. One further advantage of the howa mags, you can load longer than 2.260. Granted in some ASC or duramags you could get, AR-wise, out to ~2.285, but the howa has room for sure, believe I've taken the 129 ablr out to 2.300.
I would hope that ruger fixes a lot of this stuff in their gen 2. I have a 6 Creed in ruger predator and it's a dandy, put it into a magpul stock. Successful deer gun for me.
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