AR-15 BS Thread

How do you like the 6.5 Grendel? Are rounds easy to come by and pretty cheap to shoot?

 

Anyone order the limited FDE heavy barreled rifle?

 

You can get wolf steel case for .20 cents a round shipped. Not sure if the quality of Chinese ammo. I'd assume it's not brass cased. Plus buying 1600 rounds it should be cheaper than 28 cents a round.

 

I stand corrected. I was comparing it to 55gr Fiocchi for 1000 at .28 cents a round

 

It is new manufactured brass, non magnetic. It still wrapped up as it case from the factory.

 

I only have 40 rounds out of it so far but do like it. Hit's at distance are way easier than with a quality .223 rifle with only a tad more recoil.
Rounds range from .25 to $1 each.
Over 40 factory ammo options IIRC.
I'll be reloading for it at some point. Have all the supplies.

 

Maybe I'll look into building a quality 6.5 Grendel instead of a 6.8 SPC SBR.

 

Is this thing useful at all?

$30 ELENKER Cal 223 5.56mm Rem Gauge Laser Bore Sighter Boresight Red Dot

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019FAPXC0/ref=ox_sc_act_image_7?smid=A32UWOF4W0R3SA&psc=1

 

Might save a few rounds bore sighting indoors or outside at night. I have a laser on my 380 that I can't see at 5 yards in daylight. With an AR I just sight in at 25, 50 then fine tune at 200.

 

It's a crap shoot not knowing how it will run. I want to try a few boxes of any ammo before buying that amount. One time I bought a case of Winchester 22-250 only to find out my gun hated it.

 

I guess I could also use it to make my AR a very expensive cat toy.

 

If you read this and many other posts by LRRPF52 you'd be sold. He convinced me and many others (without trying)just by the way he describes how 'boring' it is to shoot between 500 and 1000yrds. How hard the the round smacks steel, its high bc, etc etc.

The way he talks about its the end all be all round.
Here's just one of his posts. Also lots on 6.5grendel.com
One of his posts towards the bottom:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_121/...ke-the-next-leap-in-the-industry-.html&page=2

 

Ahhh gotcha.

 

I have a nice cleaning kit with polymer rods. Problem is that its for a pistol, not enough length. So what do yall think of this?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011X9V70I

$30 Real Avid Gun Boss – Compact Cleaning Kit for Hunting | Premium All in One Maintenance Kit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BD4X7QQ

Its expensive, but looks kewl enough, and includes the carbon scraper ive seen used. There is also a version with coated steel rods instead of brass for $10 less.


Other option is the bore snake. Is it enough on its own or should i still use a bore brush?

$14 Hoppes M-16, .22-.225 Caliber Rifle

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000C50K3

Opinions please.

 

There nice! I buy fiberglass rods for my rifles, they don't affect the barrel.

 

That guy comes off as a complete douche bag. He might be a great guy in person but his internet persona is a douche.

 

But which do you use? Link?

Opinions on bore snake vs. rod and patch?

 

I buy my fiberglass rods at my local gun shop, even a coded one is safer than just a brass one. Don't get me wrong, brass has been used for years and years, having an education in metallurgy, the spots a rod hits the most are the two most crucial parts of the gun, the crown in the throat. I'm just not a big fan of introducing metal to metal. Even my brushes are nylon. Before I get too long winded, I use bore snakes in the field just after shooting, but prefer cleaning rods for that GOOD cleaning, because snakes just don't clean as good as rods in my opinion. Heck, some guys don't do either and swear by it, lol

 

Carbon fiber is always a great choice, but they can't get a little expensive

 

This would be an example,

$46 Tipton Deluxe Cleaning Rods with Multiple Caliber Sizes and Lengths, Carbon Fiber Shaft and Hanging Hole for Cleaning, Maintenance and Gunsmithing

https://www.amazon.com/Tipton-Deluxe-Cleaning-Rod-36-inch/dp/B000AU2VCA?th=1&psc=1