Now that my ‘Jack of All Trades AR rifle is complete, I am signing onto another project.
I try to keep my project’s a tad challenging, because if not attempting something that might be impossible, why call it a project?
The 6.5 Grendel. I am very enamored by this caliber and it’s ballistics. Since it just naturally seems to adapt to the AR-15 platform, the two just seem synonymous in most conversations that arise concerning this wonderful cartridge.
I am mostly traditional when it comes to most of my firearms, but when I try to think outside the box every once in awhile, it seems to be with a rifle.
I purchased a LWRC M4 a couple years ago, looking to make it a full sized, lightweight,all around, Jack of All Trades AR, which while not perfect at any particular set up, like long range or CQB and while not designed to specifically do either of these as a designated sniper or SBR, it isn’t really short for CQB and it doesn’t have a 24 inch barrel and huge glass for being a sniper’s rifle.
However, it does quite well at both distance and closer ranges objectives. Even though there were those who suggested I wouldn’t or couldn’t keep it under 8 or 9 pounds. After much research and waiting 2 years to carefully pick and choose the accessories for my lightweight designated JOT, that all around Jack of all trades AR, is now ready to go and comes in at only 7 lbs and 13 ounces.
It took 2 years to accomplish this, but I finally gotter done.
I have done a bunch of research on many other forums concerning the 6.5 Grendel and in possibly making it a subsonic round.
From what I have read and researched, subsonic Grendel and a properly functioning gas system in an AR don’t mix.
So I purchased a Ruger American Bolt Action Rifle. They had two models I was looking at, the ‘Predator’ model in 6.5 was a contoured 22” threaded parkerized barrel and receiver with an OD Green stock.
I chose the Ranch Rifle model which has what looks to be a 16.12” heavy threaded parkerized barrel and receiver with an FDE colored stock. The bolt had a cut out to work with all brands of AR-15 magazines. So, 5, 10, 20 or 30 round AR mags will work in this bolt action rifle. My kinda rifle.
My goal for this rifle, is to shoot suppressed with 123 grain slugs supersonic at distance out to 800 yards and also, my goal anyway, is to possibly see if I can load a 160 grain heavier slug, which will help slow it down along with the 16 inch barrel and match a powder to it where it’s moving only around 1000 fps?
This would be used only out to about 300 or 400 yards. I can already feel a response coming from someone who says, just get a .300 Blackout!
While I get the fact that the 300 BO is designed for this and the 6.5 Grendel isn’t. If a successful round could be found or made, I could see where it’s ballistic coefficients could be had at greater distances with better accuracy considering the Grendel’s boat tail bullet compared to the short distances of the blunt bulldog shape of the BO. The Blackouts knockdown comes from it’s 220 grain anvil of a slug. But it’s best coefficients are pressed after 200 yds?
I’m looking to do that same 200 yds and maybe a bit further with a 160 grain boat tail suppressed subsonic Grendel. It’s knock down at range, would basically be like a 147 gr 9mm at 25 yds but it will be a 6.5 Grendel at 300 yds instead?
What do y’all think? Am I crazy?
Here is a pic of the rifle
I try to keep my project’s a tad challenging, because if not attempting something that might be impossible, why call it a project?
The 6.5 Grendel. I am very enamored by this caliber and it’s ballistics. Since it just naturally seems to adapt to the AR-15 platform, the two just seem synonymous in most conversations that arise concerning this wonderful cartridge.
I am mostly traditional when it comes to most of my firearms, but when I try to think outside the box every once in awhile, it seems to be with a rifle.
I purchased a LWRC M4 a couple years ago, looking to make it a full sized, lightweight,all around, Jack of All Trades AR, which while not perfect at any particular set up, like long range or CQB and while not designed to specifically do either of these as a designated sniper or SBR, it isn’t really short for CQB and it doesn’t have a 24 inch barrel and huge glass for being a sniper’s rifle.
However, it does quite well at both distance and closer ranges objectives. Even though there were those who suggested I wouldn’t or couldn’t keep it under 8 or 9 pounds. After much research and waiting 2 years to carefully pick and choose the accessories for my lightweight designated JOT, that all around Jack of all trades AR, is now ready to go and comes in at only 7 lbs and 13 ounces.
It took 2 years to accomplish this, but I finally gotter done.
I have done a bunch of research on many other forums concerning the 6.5 Grendel and in possibly making it a subsonic round.
From what I have read and researched, subsonic Grendel and a properly functioning gas system in an AR don’t mix.
So I purchased a Ruger American Bolt Action Rifle. They had two models I was looking at, the ‘Predator’ model in 6.5 was a contoured 22” threaded parkerized barrel and receiver with an OD Green stock.
I chose the Ranch Rifle model which has what looks to be a 16.12” heavy threaded parkerized barrel and receiver with an FDE colored stock. The bolt had a cut out to work with all brands of AR-15 magazines. So, 5, 10, 20 or 30 round AR mags will work in this bolt action rifle. My kinda rifle.
My goal for this rifle, is to shoot suppressed with 123 grain slugs supersonic at distance out to 800 yards and also, my goal anyway, is to possibly see if I can load a 160 grain heavier slug, which will help slow it down along with the 16 inch barrel and match a powder to it where it’s moving only around 1000 fps?
This would be used only out to about 300 or 400 yards. I can already feel a response coming from someone who says, just get a .300 Blackout!
While I get the fact that the 300 BO is designed for this and the 6.5 Grendel isn’t. If a successful round could be found or made, I could see where it’s ballistic coefficients could be had at greater distances with better accuracy considering the Grendel’s boat tail bullet compared to the short distances of the blunt bulldog shape of the BO. The Blackouts knockdown comes from it’s 220 grain anvil of a slug. But it’s best coefficients are pressed after 200 yds?
I’m looking to do that same 200 yds and maybe a bit further with a 160 grain boat tail suppressed subsonic Grendel. It’s knock down at range, would basically be like a 147 gr 9mm at 25 yds but it will be a 6.5 Grendel at 300 yds instead?
What do y’all think? Am I crazy?
Here is a pic of the rifle