12-05-2013, 04:26 AM
Well, I posted in the "bolt action" sub forum, so I figured it would be obvious that I was asking about bolt actions, not an AR.
I mostly just like short, handy rifles. I know with .308, going shorter than 18 inches really drops velocity and makes huge fireballs. So if I wanted to go as short as I legally could without a tax stamp, and really like the ballistics of the 6.5 cartridges, should I go with a .260/6.5 Creedmoor or a 6.5 Grendel? If taking a .260 down to 16" was going to get me into Grendel velocity territory, but with less muzzle blast and wasted powder, I may as well get it chambered in Grendel, and save some powder and have less muzzle blast.
I don't really NEED any sort of short rifle for any practical reason, I just like how they look and handle. And how they're lighter and easier to carry.
I mostly just like short, handy rifles. I know with .308, going shorter than 18 inches really drops velocity and makes huge fireballs. So if I wanted to go as short as I legally could without a tax stamp, and really like the ballistics of the 6.5 cartridges, should I go with a .260/6.5 Creedmoor or a 6.5 Grendel? If taking a .260 down to 16" was going to get me into Grendel velocity territory, but with less muzzle blast and wasted powder, I may as well get it chambered in Grendel, and save some powder and have less muzzle blast.
I don't really NEED any sort of short rifle for any practical reason, I just like how they look and handle. And how they're lighter and easier to carry.