Hello from western Montana

[Shoebob]

Just started shooting with 6.5 Grendel. My son and I plan to get it ready for long range shooting. Know a 6.5 Creedmore is probably better but this is a start. Base rifle is there but plan to get a good ootic($500+), trigger and get the right hand load. Plan to learn what I can on this website.

[biodsl]

Welcome. Yes, the Creedmoor is better at long-range. However, the recoil of the Grendel is such that I can shoot it all day long in comfort. It's a great cartridge. The best money I ever spent on the Grendel was Vol. II of the Grendel Reloading Handbook.
https://www.ar15buildbox.com/shop/65-Gre...552918.htm

[VASCAR2]

Welcome to the forum Shoebob!

[just_john]

Welcome to the clan, Sb, from the great nation of Texas! You don't state your son's age or his experience level. IF he is new to firearms or is recoil sensitive, the Grendel is an ideal round. And, it is still viable as his capabilities increase. And, the best part is that you can have more than one! ( Grendel's that is) !

[sundowner]

Welcome to the horde Shoebob from Wisconsin .

[CJW]

Friends don’t let friends shoot Creedmoors…..they are way woke….

The Grendel is just plain fun to shoot.

Welcome from Chuck in GA

[Shoebob]

Sorry my son just turned 21. Interested in long range shooting so got a starter AR setup for him with a PSA 20” SS Grendel upper with a lower I had. Want him to figure out what else he needs.

[LRRPF52]

Welcome aboard!

6.5 Grendel is much easier to shoot LR with because there is almost no recoil or muzzle climb, whereas with .260 Remington, 6.5CM, etc., you get sight picture disturbance almost like a .308 Win., which means it’s harder to see your own impacts on steel.

This is why so many LR competitors shoot 6 Dasher, 6mm Creedmoor, 6x47 Lapua, etc.

Grendel gives you the low recoil common to lighter-recoiling 6mms, but with more audible impact due to projectile diameter and weight.

For a new shooter, the learning curve is so much faster than with larger cartridges. I’ve watched this process since 1995 over and over again, breaking-in a new shooter in the LR discipline.

We used to do everything with .308 Winchester/7.62x51 NATO, which required a spotter to provide you feedback, because you would rarely see your own impacts.

Grendel short-circuits that process immediately basically.

140-147gr 6.5CM doesn’t have that much lower recoil energy compared to M80 147gr 7.62 NATO, so you still have to deal with sight picture disturbances and time of flight is so fast as to have very little opportunity to recover.