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you can make grendel cases from 7.62x39 (very readily available, very cheap)
Really?? I might actually get over my AR hate if that's the case.
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you can make grendel cases from 7.62x39 (very readily available, very cheap)
Hornady is under a buck a round, Wolf Gold even cheaper. Wolf is working on a steel case Grendel round that well sell for about .30 cents each bulk. When that becomes available I well have one or more carbines in 6.5G.
I think you are reading from old information. wolf has promising steel cased for that price for a few years now, back when i had a grendel they were promissing wolf steel cased for that price and that was a few years ago thats why i bought a AA upper and they never did so i sold it. if they were to produce it now with current ammo inflation i highly doubt it would be .30 cents a round maybe .50 if they were even to produce it.
and the brass case stuff sucks i bought the wolf gold and had a factory built AA upper and when i fed a case into the chamber often it would shove the bullet back into the case . it was extreamly dirty as well.
hornady is $16 a box then shipping. I threw up rough figures give or take a dime or 2 . I am not saying grendel is a bad idea i had a personal bad experience with it but many have had great experiences with it and it looks great on paper. and if the ammo became available locally i would probably take the plunge again but this time building my own rather than purchasing a new factory built one.
I clearly stated my preference and my reasons , you don't need to sell me on a grendel i bought into it and bought one tried it had feed problems with the wolf bullets being shoved back into the cases and passed on it thats all.
If steel cased wolf becomes available and if i can build a cheap enough upper that i don't mind shooting wolf through i will probably end up getting one again
I bought a upper from a local store and she bought a lower receiver on the order.I eye the thing every time I go in there.
So today I went in and put some cash on the 1991 A1,I've been fondling and the receiver .A Stag Arms lower.They manufacture these for a number of other gun makers,too
Anyway.I have a 5.56 upper with a 24" stainless bull barrel,flat top,old school stock.
Now I want to put together more of a tactical rifle,but I am not a big fan of the 5.56 as my defense round.
I don't mind the 7.62X39,as it was my first thought.Well along with a 6.5 grendel
Is the 6.5 gunna go the way of the 10mm? Some of us diehards loving it and everyone else asking huh?
Or will there be plenty of ammo for it?
Cost between the 2 are close.
How about the heavy calibers?Will they keep a big enough following to keep ammo around?
And I will probably get a 5.56 upper for it too.
Thanks
Mike
Thanks.I might just look into that.So the 6.5 is a readily available "bullet"? Plenty of different types?
I bought a upper from a local store and she bought a lower receiver on the order.I eye the thing every time I go in there.
So today I went in and put some cash on the 1991 A1,I've been fondling and the receiver .A Stag Arms lower.They manufacture these for a number of other gun makers,too
Anyway.I have a 5.56 upper with a 24" stainless bull barrel,flat top,old school stock.
Now I want to put together more of a tactical rifle,but I am not a big fan of the 5.56 as my defense round.
I don't mind the 7.62X39,as it was my first thought.Well along with a 6.5 grendel
Is the 6.5 gunna go the way of the 10mm? Some of us diehards loving it and everyone else asking huh?
Or will there be plenty of ammo for it?
Cost between the 2 are close.
How about the heavy calibers?Will they keep a big enough following to keep ammo around?
And I will probably get a 5.56 upper for it too.
Thanks
Mike
Wait! They used to make a 6.5 Grendel. Now they don't but make a .264 (same cal. as 6.5). What's the story there? Not wanting to pay the license fee to AA for the grendel?
Yeah I think I have the long range covered with my 24" Stag upper3. An 18.5" match grade 5.56 w/ mid-length low-pro gas block and rifle length DD rail system with a quality hi-power variable scope for long range work out 800 yards.
BINGO my next build up, damn they are cheap cheap rounds, just keep the build cheap too. No point in getting fancy and putting old Russian ammo throughI would agree with this, I have an AK 74 that caliber and I can get ammo for .13$ each that is hard to beat.
BINGO my next build up, damn they are cheap cheap rounds, just keep the build cheap too. No point in getting fancy and putting old Russian ammo through