6.5 Grendel out of a 12.5" barrel. Carbine handling but can still buck wind at range better than a 20" 5.56 AR.
No it's not gonna outshoot your 20" 6.5 Creedmoor but the above setup is my new "if I could only take one" setup. Not to mention 6.5G Wolf is cheaper than 5.56 right meow.
This is the same setup I have, same concept of a rifle to do a bit of everything. Overall I'm pretty impressed. Downsides I've noticed so far (mine is a cheap build):
1.) Lower ammo/magazine capacity (duh)
2.) Increased recoil. A 5.56 AR is like shooting a 22LR and allows for fast follow-up shots. A 6.5 grendel with a short barrel isn't bad, but it's a little worse. Also, a pistol brace isn't as good as a stock, but unfortunately you have to deal with that or an SBR permission slip.
3.) I had some feeding issues with my elander magazines. I'd probably use the smaller capacity ASC magazines if I was in a serious fight since I've had no issues with their reliability.
Yeah, that's .308 on the left and looks to be 6.5 on the right.
can't slot floppies with pic on the right
6.5 Grendel out of a 12.5" barrel. Carbine handling but can still buck wind at range better than a 20" 5.56 AR.
No it's not gonna outshoot your 20" 6.5 Creedmoor but the above setup is my new "if I could only take one" setup. Not to mention 6.5G Wolf is cheaper than 5.56 right meow.
This is the same setup I have, same concept of a rifle to do a bit of everything. Overall I'm pretty impressed. Downsides I've noticed so far (mine is a cheap build):
1.) Lower ammo/magazine capacity (duh) 2.) Increased recoil. A 5.56 AR is like shooting a 22LR and allows for fast follow-up shots. A 6.5 grendel with a short barrel isn't bad, but it's a little worse. Also, a pistol brace isn't as good as a stock, but unfortunately you have to deal with that or an SBR permission slip.
3.) I had some feeding issues with my elander magazines. I'd probably use the smaller capacity ASC magazines if I was in a serious fight since I've had no issues with their reliability.
Upsides, there's a lot.