Ruger American in 6.5 Grendel

[Armadillo66]

Gloriosky ! Ruger dropped a sweet 6.5 Grendel on us, uses AR mags, not sure if AR10 or AR15 platform yet
https://www.ruger.com/products/americanR...26922.html

should sell some units for Ruger and be a big hit at Shot show

[grayfox]

AR mag eh? Whaddya know!!! I'd bet the AR15 mag....

[BluntForceTrauma]

Cool. But not Super Cool.

Super Cool is making a dedicated "micro-bolt" receiver for it like Howa has done.

Since it first came out years ago I've loved how the Ruger American did a great job of putting most of my bolt-gun "wish-list" features into an accurate and affordable rifle. Particularly, I'm a fan of three-lug bolts. (Other wish-list features include tang safety, great trigger with safety blade, integrated Picatinny receiver rails.)

Maybe I'll upgrade this announcement to Very Cool. . . . :p

Pro Tip for Manufacturers: Make your 6.5 Grendel bolt actions with a micro-bolt receiver that can handle a Cartridge Overall Length (COL) of 2.400 but not more!

[bakabone25]

Great to see another grendel option. I've got one chambered in 300 blk, and it certainly is a shooter. Its a real fun and affordable gun to shoot. I'd would certainly like to try one.

[Armadillo66]

that is why I am curious if it needs AR10 mags or AR15 mags

[grayfox]

Cool. But not Super Cool.

Pro Tip for Manufacturers: Make your 6.5 Grendel bolt actions with a micro-bolt receiver that can handle a Cartridge Overall Length (COL) of 2.400 but not more!

True, however from a mfg standpoint if they have the short action (or maybe a 223-length) already worked up then it's faster to market by changing the barrel... if they have the 223/300BO (which they seem to) then re-barrel, tweak the bolt head and voila! Head space is already possible b/c of the Remage barrel nut, right? Grendel out the door! Maybe it's a nominal 2.300" capable action? we shall see.

[grayfox]

I don't mean any disrespect to Howa, I have one and like it a lot.
That being said, every design has pros and cons... and Howa seems to have trouble finding a way to make an AR/Grrr mag fit their rifle...
O well, buy 'em both and enjoy!

[Frontier Gear]

This has my attention. I have a Ruger American Predator in .308 and there is one thing I really don't like about it... the rotary magazines. They are cheaply built, are unreliable and expensive to replace. If you have one that works count yourself lucky. They get stuck and don't advance the next round at some point or another. You end up giving the side of your gun a smack to make the next bullet pop up. My last mag actually broke in half. The rear plate came off. It was about $30 to get it replaced. I'm glad to see that they are rectifying the issue and am really curious what mags they are compatible with.

[BluntForceTrauma]

Yeah, I understand mass-production manufacturing efficiencies. . . . I'm just a dreamer for The Ultimate Uncompromised Cool Thing — that's still affordable.

Putting the 6.5 Grendel in a standard .308-class short action is like dressing a bikini model in baggy combat fatigues. . . .

As far as mags go, what I want in one of these bolt actions is simply a 5- to 10-round factory AK-style "rock-n-lock" double-stack magazine. Polymer is OK; Magpul has proven that. Shouldn't be too hard. Integrate mag release into trigger guard.

[StoneHendge]

Now that they’ve learned about the Grrrrrrr, we need a Scout!

And Savage seems to love to copy whatever Ruger does these days, so.......

[Kilco]

Been waiting for this. Ruger Americans group way better than thier price point should allow.

[howl]

I hope they sell so many Browning does some, too. Browning still has the super short action they could build on. I'd buy three.

[grayfox]

It's a 10-round mag, looks a lot like the 223 predator mag, definitely not the rotary type.
Looks kind-like a Pmag...
The 308 mag slot looks longer than the 223/grendel slot.
I compared the pic on ruger.com to the 223 and they look alike.
Even has the barrel threaded/TP. Says its a heavier barrel, 22".
6.6 lbs. Retail $529, available now according to the website.

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[Drift]

Finally! An American gunmaker building a Grendel. We'ave waited what 14-15 years for this. To bad Mr Alexander got out of the Grendel game before this happened. And it's Ruger..and they do make a micro action...the Mini 30..so they have to be at least looking at doing that. ...

[Randy99CL]

Wow, that is great! And the Predator usually sells for around $400.

[usmcm16a2]

Great news!!!!!!! A2

[204 AR]

Love it, want one. I have one of these in 6.5 creed and one in 204, they are both plenty accurate. The biggest problem is the mag length of the 204 limits it to 2.27", which is ridiculous in a bolt gun. Now this has me thinking of a conversion to AR mags, stainless mags will get you 2.3 or a bit longer.

[Armadillo66]

I really am curious if we will see a Scout Rifle configuration, seems like it should be easy enough for Ruger to make those in 6.5 Grendel, if they come out with a version of the Mini 30 in 6.5 Grendel that can use AR mags that would be slick

[Dinny]

I wonder if this was as a direct answer to our requests to the CEO?? Anyway you look at this, Howa has some serious competition. I wonder how many Howas will hit the classifieds in the coming months.

Its nice to see Ruger didn't just change barrels from their 7.62x39 guns. They changed the barrel length, contour, and the magazines.

Thanks, Dinny

[stumpjumper3d]

If this is true it just blew my hope of a ranch rifle in the grendel. Another thing seems odd is they did not use the mags from the mini 30 like in the ranch rifle for the 7.62x39. Maybe Ruger can make theirs work better than my howa. At least if it is an AR mag you can get a 5 shot mag that will fit more flush with the bottom of the gun. Maybe I`ll just get one of these and have the barrel shortened.