6.5 Grendel

[leatherneck448]

Does anyone have any info on uppers, ammunition, ballistics etc. on this cartridge?

I'm considering buying a 6.5 upper in the next few months, and I was wondering if there was anyone on the boards that happened to own one, or has shot one in the past? Would anyone be interested in letting me test one out?

An AR platform that can reach out to 1000 plus yards really intrigues me and I would love to learn more...

Thanks,
Kenny

[Jherexx]

Check J&T Enterprise out, they came through when I did my build. Ammo is hard to obtain unless you reload, so I usually pick-up a couple of boxes whenever I see them up for sale.

[Hoser]

Brass is friggin expensive is about all I know about it. And that was enough to scare me away.

[leatherneck448]

geez, youre not joking on brass being expensive.

I checked midway, and 100ct of Lapua brass was $112!
cheapest I could find was hornady at 60 bucks per 100.

I still want one, but fawk me, I'm gonna need to invest in a brass catcher...

[Jherexx]

You can always start buying Wolf ammo from AIM at $13/box/20, and build up your brass stock while your breaking in your new build.

[Aardvark]

Jherexx is correct; you can buy Wolf. I had also read on a different site that the 6.5 Grendel is now accepted by SAAMI and will be produced in larger quantities by various companies including Wolf. To quote:

"Alexander Arms announced a few things at the Big 3 writers event.

1. The Grendel has been accepted by SAAMI
2. They have released their trademark on the 6.5mm Grendel
3. They showed off steel cased Grendel produced by Wolf
4. They hired a very well respected gentleman named Wayne Holt to handle PR"

[alexc]

i've been looking into it for a while... but decent ammo is still pricey

to me its cool because it can be a 1000 yard ( still supersonic at that distance ) in the ar15 platform which we all know is much less than the ar10's

[Colorado Osprey]

"David Fortier reports:

Well, today Alexander Arms announced a few things at the Big 3 writers event.

1. The Grendel has been accepted by SAAMI
2. They have released their trademark on the Grendel
3. They showed off steel cased Grendel produced by Wolf
4. They hired a very well respected gentlemannamed Wayne Holt to handle PR.

So, now ANYONE can make a Grendel. The steel cased ammo is being produced by Barnaul for Wolf Performance ARMS and Ammunition. Note Wolf now has a firearms division and is working with Izhmash and Molot. Theyare looking into Vepr and Saiga rifles in Grendel. Currently testing is being done on the Wolf steel cases to verify they are good to go. Wolf is claiming production ammo for 1st quarter of this coming year. They said now that they switched this from Tula to Barnaul things are progressing nicely. I think its very positive as Barnaul's quality is well known for being a notch above Tulas. The steel cases look sexy....

Wayne Holt was the #2 man at Hornady for many years and was with Glock prior to this. This is big move on Alexander Arms part. Should be very interesting to see how things go.

Wolf was at the event and they are very firmly behind the Grendel, and have some very interesting things regarding AK rifles."

**copied from another forum

This should mean ammo. prices and rifles should become cheaper and more readily available.

[Colohunter]

I still want one, but fawk me, I'm gonna need to invest in a brass catcher...

That's a good idea. I don't usually use a brass catcher for 223, but I break it out and use it every time with my 6.8, 300-221 (I make the brass) and the 450 Bushmaster. While I haven't paid that much for brass, it still costs a lot more than 223.