New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
- Smokyrider
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New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Just finished building my new hunting rifle, chambered in 6.5 Grendel, a MHR (modern hunting rifle).
Got to get it sighted in still, maybe I'll get a chance to use it this season.
Got to get it sighted in still, maybe I'll get a chance to use it this season.
Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Sweet, what scope?Smokyrider wrote:Just finished building my new hunting rifle, chambered in 6.5 Grendel, a MHR (modern hunting rifle).
Got to get it sighted in still, maybe I'll get a chance to use it this season.
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
The scope is an Athlon Argos 6-24X50 MOA, it's on there temporarily, gonna move it to my .338 winmag when I get enough money to buy an Athlon Ares 4.5-27X50 MOA.
Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Not familiar with those, good glass?
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
For FFP they are pretty good, Argos is on the low end of the their line, I also picked up a Helos which is higher up the line for quality. These are Chinese glass but are pretty good, I believe that the Ares is Japanese glass and right below their top scope, the Cronus.
The Helos competes with the Vortex viper PST and the Cronus competes with the Vortex Razor.
They have a lifetime warranty like Vortex as well.
Here is a discussion about them that I found.
https://forum.snipershide.com/threads/a ... r.6771204/
The Helos competes with the Vortex viper PST and the Cronus competes with the Vortex Razor.
They have a lifetime warranty like Vortex as well.
Here is a discussion about them that I found.
https://forum.snipershide.com/threads/a ... r.6771204/
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Just now seeing this Smoky, dang nice looking rig! Have you got to try it out yet? Range or hunting?
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Not yet, just bought a Larue LT204 scope mount (Christmas sale price) to replace the Aero I have now, will get it sighted once that comes in.MUP wrote:Just now seeing this Smoky, dang nice looking rig! Have you got to try it out yet? Range or hunting?
Hope this will be my go to rifle for hunting from here on out, should be good for yotes to deer to bear to antelope.
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
Post up some target pics when you get it going!
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VERY NICE! I built one in 2020 and absolutely LOVE IT! It is my favorite rifle to shoot! I killed the 10-pt over there in my profile with it ---------------------> and ☝Smokyrider wrote: ↑Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:56 pm Just finished building my new hunting rifle, chambered in 6.5 Grendel, a MHR (modern hunting rifle).
Got to get it sighted in still, maybe I'll get a chance to use it this season.
In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of those other things matter. In horses, dogs and men it is character that counts. Louis L'Amour in his novel, Chancy
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Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
I have sold that one off and now have replaced it with a 6.5 Grendel 12" SBR for deer hunting, also have a 16" Grendel with a thermal scope for night hunting and a Rugr American predator in 6.5 Grendel.
It's an awesome hunting round for anything in TN, hope you get alot of use out of yours this year.
It's an awesome hunting round for anything in TN, hope you get alot of use out of yours this year.
Re: New hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel
I will have to post a pic of mine later.Smokyrider wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 12:05 pm I have sold that one off and now have replaced it with a 6.5 Grendel 12" SBR for deer hunting, also have a 16" Grendel with a thermal scope for night hunting and a Rugr American predator in 6.5 Grendel.
It's an awesome hunting round for anything in TN, hope you get alot of use out of yours this year.
In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of those other things matter. In horses, dogs and men it is character that counts. Louis L'Amour in his novel, Chancy