Favorite rifles...

[Gilligan]

.. 9 to 20 mph wind to my right side. .

Phew! Nothing like some added challenge from mother nature. It was dead calm where we were shooting. But that was a good thing because we were zeroing four new rifle/scope combinations; two of mine, one my brother's and one of my BIL's. Busy day..LOL

 

[black dog]

Corrections went from .5 to 1.1 mil and constantly changed all morning with ever changing wind and lowering humidity / air density added to the fun.. I sent about 150 + downrange and with that my fingers stopped working in the cold and it was time to pack it up.

 

[black dog]

Lets get this thread back on course, Here's one of my sons Coopers.
Its in 17 Squirrel, Its a 22 Hornet case that's been necked down and cut off.
It shoots a 15 to a 20 grain bullet.

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[Gilligan]

I finished the lower for my next 6.5 Grendel build last weekend. Another Geiselle trigger group. The upper is still pending..

 

[black dog]

All the new 6.5's are truly impressive on the range with a quality rifle.
I have a few 700 actions that I have been sitting on for years and I think I am going to go with 6.5 Creedmore for the first one.
One of the guys I shoot with bought a new Ruger in Creedmore, after a return trip to the factory it is a laser out to the 750 yds that he has shot it.
You need to learn to reload.

 

[Gilligan]

All the new 6.5's are truly impressive on the range with a quality rifle.
I have a few 700 actions that I have been sitting on for years and I think I am going to go with 6.5 Creedmore for the first one.
One of the guys I shoot with bought a new Ruger in Creedmore, after a return trip to the factory it is a laser out to the 750 yds that he has shot it.
You need to learn to reload.

lol. A couple of my more serious shooting buddies tell me the same thing. I've just got way too many hobbies already.

 

[GURPS]

Grendal looks like a shorter Creedmoor

 

[Gilligan]

Grendal looks like a shorter Creedmoor

That's about exactly right...the AR-15 cannot be built/chambered for the long Creedmore, so....

 

[black dog]

it's a bunch shorter, The Creedmore is based on a 300 savage / TC parent case, the Grendel is based on a few parent cases. Like 220 Russian, 762x39 and the PPC cases.
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Size comparison of short-action cartridges, left to right: (AR-10 length, approx max length 2.8" or 71.5 mm) .308 Winchester, 6.5mm Creedmoor, .243 Winchester, (AR-15 length) 6.5mm Grendel, .223 Remington

The Grendel really shines with heavier bullets and a long barrel.
It performs very well out to about 800 yds.

 

[Gilligan]

The Grendel really shines with heavier bullets and a long barrel.
It performs very well out to about 800 yds.

The first one I built with a 24" barrel. The one I'm currently building is with a 22" barrel. Both quite a bit longer than the typical 16" AR-15 carbine barrel.

 

[Kyle]

 

[Gilligan]

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