6.5 AR, finally!

**parallaxbill** · December 01, 2011, 19:48

Some of you guys know I like guns and cool guns so here is my latest.

It's a 6.5 Grendel SAOD 20" upper built on my older DPMS lower receiver. I've added my KAC 600 rear back up iron sight and a Midwest Industries front folding sight for iron sight competitions I go to. The EOTech 512 optic is for yotes and deer out to 100 yards or so, so this will be a do anything type of rifle. The buttstock is an Ace Socom M4, the sling is Israeli and the magazine is from C Products. I wish I had it this past Saturday for the steel plate match I participated in near Charlotte. It's partially why I built this one up.

Got it today and have it ready to go.

Here are some pics.

**phillyray** · December 01, 2011, 21:11

Very nice Bill!

I know you were anxiously waiting for it. I've never tried out that caliber but from what you were saying about it Saturday it should should be great for what you have planned for it.

WHB309 · December 02, 2011, 13:00

Hello,

Can you post what the rifle weighs just as you have it configured, please?

Thanks.

**parallaxbill** · December 02, 2011, 13:15

Will do but I'm guessing 9-10 lbs as shown. My son reported it "accurate as heck" today from the range.

**parallaxbill** · December 04, 2011, 06:55

Yep, 9.5 lbs as shown.

Checkmate09 · December 04, 2011, 10:36

Great looking rifle Bill. You are going to be tough competition at the next match!

Scott S · December 05, 2011, 23:48

Thanks for posting pics. I'm eager to see another shooter who likes the Grendel.

A few questions, if you don't mind. What's the barrel profile? How much does the EOTech weigh, and what rounds did you use for the targets you showed, and at what range?

**parallaxbill** · December 06, 2011, 04:18

Barrel is .750 straight, ammo was Wolf Gold soft point (left) and MPT (right) from a bench @ 100 yards.
Not sure what the EOTech weighs.

Savary · December 08, 2011, 12:37

Nice rifle Bill. That’s a great caliber.

December 01, 2011, 19:48	#1
parallaxbill Prototype machinist Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 26251 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NC Posts: 710	6.5 AR, finally! Some of you guys know I like guns and cool guns so here is my latest. It's a 6.5 Grendel SAOD 20" upper built on my older DPMS lower receiver. I've added my KAC 600 rear back up iron sight and a Midwest Industries front folding sight for iron sight competitions I go to. The EOTech 512 optic is for yotes and deer out to 100 yards or so, so this will be a do anything type of rifle. The buttstock is an Ace Socom M4, the sling is Israeli and the magazine is from C Products. I wish I had it this past Saturday for the steel plate match I participated in near Charlotte. It's partially why I built this one up. Got it today and have it ready to go. Here are some pics. __________________ ParallaxBill

December 01, 2011, 21:11	#2
phillyray Veteran Member Contributor FALaholic #: 43105 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 1,542	Very nice Bill! I know you were anxiously waiting for it. I've never tried out that caliber but from what you were saying about it Saturday it should should be great for what you have planned for it. __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." -- Thomas Jefferson

December 02, 2011, 13:00	#3
WHB309 Registered FALaholic #: 5900 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 37	About That Grendel Hello, Can you post what the rifle weighs just as you have it configured, please? Thanks.

December 02, 2011, 13:15	#4
parallaxbill Prototype machinist Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 26251 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NC Posts: 710	Will do but I'm guessing 9-10 lbs as shown. My son reported it "accurate as heck" today from the range. __________________ ParallaxBill Last edited by parallaxbill; December 02, 2011 at 13:34.

December 04, 2011, 06:55	#5
parallaxbill Prototype machinist Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 26251 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NC Posts: 710	Yep, 9.5 lbs as shown. __________________ ParallaxBill

December 04, 2011, 10:36	#6
Checkmate09 Registered FALaholic #: 49411 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SC Posts: 41	Great looking rifle Bill. You are going to be tough competition at the next match! __________________ Chip *Still waiting on my Official Red Ryder, Carbine Action, Two-Hundred Shot, Range Model Air Rifle with a compass in the stock.* Preferred weapon--Illudium PU-36 Space Modulator Close combat weapon--Acme Disintergrating Ray Pistol

December 05, 2011, 23:48	#7
Scott S Registered FALaholic #: 355 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,414	Thanks for posting pics. I'm eager to see another shooter who likes the Grendel. A few questions, if you don't mind. What's the barrel profile? How much does the EOTech weigh, and what rounds did you use for the targets you showed, and at what range?

December 06, 2011, 04:18	#8
parallaxbill Prototype machinist Contributor Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 26251 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NC Posts: 710	Barrel is .750 straight, ammo was Wolf Gold soft point (left) and MPT (right) from a bench @ 100 yards. Not sure what the EOTech weighs. __________________ ParallaxBill

December 08, 2011, 12:37	#9
Savary Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 8780 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 564	Nice rifle Bill. That’s a great caliber.

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