Hello new and much better forum

[6.5 Grendel]

Hi all. Northland Hunter on the "other forum" just found this place, wondered why it had gone a bit quiet on the other side. Looking forward to a bit less bullshit over here. Im in Palmy, not long finished my apprenticeship as an armourer. Always up for cashys trigger work, bedding etc. Do a bit of hunting but seen to spend alot more time shooting steel. Got a few different guns but flavour of the month atm is a 6.5 grendel I built of a zastava M85 action. look forward to a central north island gong shoot sometime.

Cheers
Tom

[Toby]

Welcome Tom

[falconhell]

welcome

[mikee]

Welcom mate, the other forum has its uses. I like poking sticks in the whole lead vs steel shot debate. Good for a laugh if nothing useful

[veitnamcam]

Welcome Tom, we used to be refered to as the "dark side"
I recon the tables have turned

[CreepingDeath]

Sweet dude. Dont no much about the grendel whats the performance on the 130s and bolt face size? Optimum barrel length and can you ream on the sweede or does the barrel need to be set back.

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[TimeRider]

Welcome.

[Rushy]

Welcome Tom. Our numbers have been swelling for a while now.

[gimp]

Sweet dude. Dont no much about the grendel whats the performance on the 130s and bolt face size? Optimum barrel length and can you ream on the sweede or does the barrel need to be set back.

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It's way shorter than a Swede... Based on the PPC case, x39mm blown out a bit. Same boltface as x39. Runs nicely from a 16" I reckon. Everyone seems to build them in 24" to get that extra 30fps though.

[6.5 Grendel]

Yeah as gimp said much shorter than a swede. I went for a 18" trueflite tube, getting 2650fps with 123gr amax which is reasonably warm in this barrel. Ive got a bit of a fetish for micro length actions. Next project will probably be a 6mmAR Turbo on one of my sako vixens.

[Scouser]

Welcome 6.5 Grendel, didnt understand any of the last 2 posts, buts thats why you have joined, haharrr, all the best mate.....

[Bavarian_Hunter]

Looking forward to a bit less bullshit over here.

You may have come to the wrong place

[Twoshotkill]

You may have come to the wrong place

Ah Yes but but the bullshit is flung in humour!

Welcome Aboard Tom, pull up a seat and crack a beer !!!!

[trailrunna]

don,t know about the dark side,but I,m happy to be here.

[GWH]

Welcome,

I have an interest in the 6.5 Grendel, and think that one built using the 7.62x39 Zastava (as you have i assume) could absolutely be the ideal rifle to get the kids hunting with when they are old enough. So really keen to hear what you have to say about yours.