6.5 Grendel Product Overview from Hornady®

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The 6.5 Grendel has nearly limitless versatility that transcends hunting, competitive and tactical bounds. We are proud to announce this exciting new cartridge designed for Americas Rifle, the AR-15.

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[TheAlexagius]

@snakesinmypants no i havn't

[snakesinmypants]

@TheAlexagius I can agree with that. The .338 is an excellent cartridge. Did you ever see the Sugland Express? The snipers there used a 7mm.

[TheAlexagius]

@snakesinmypants for snipeing .338 lapu is proably the best so far i mean it holds the world record

[esh325]

@Wanhope2 Energy is nothing but a rough estimate of a cartridges lethality. Energy doesn't take into account bullet construction, and numerous other factors.

[Wanhope2]

@electricsoup100

The 6.5 grendel has better flight characteristics than the 7.62x51 yes, but terminal ballistics are less than half. You would still want a heavier round available. The 6.5 would still be much better than the 5.56x45 obviously, but so is the 6.8SPC, the grendel can just reach out and touch a bit further.

[Wanhope2]

@esh325

There is no way it could replace the 7.62x51, the 6.5 grendel has barely more than half the energy on impact. Sometimes you DO need a bigger cartridge. The 6.5 creedmoor is a BIT closer to an all round replacement of both, but then you are carrying far less ammo for the same weight, the problem we had with full sized rifle cartridges in the first place!

[snakesinmypants]

For long range sniping 300 is the way to go. For CQB, the 300 Blackout is so much better.

[electricsoup100]

Currently NATO forces have a two calibre system. 5.56 and 7.62 by switching to this round logistics would be simpler and more efficient as I understand this round out performs both. As for the AR rifle add a gas piston and the 6.5 round and there you have a solution to all the m4's problems. That being said its unlikely top brass would make such moves during time of war and with the current economic climate and lobbyists. Shame though.

[survivalaustralia01]

think you would need a whole new chambered barrel, and lessons learned from the second world war that too many firearms on the battle field in different calibers is a bad idea, if the shtf and you run out of ammo just because you want to be unique leaves you exposed to take over .

[7commenter7]

Does it take the AR mag? Or you only have to change the upper, or is it a whole diff weapon?