6ARC or 6.5 Grendel?

[284winner]

Been thinking about building me just a plinker rifle, but something other than a 223. It's a toss up between a 6ARC or a 6.5 Grendel. Just planning on buying a Howa barreled action and piece mill it together. Was leaning way towards the 6ARC, but then a buddy called me today who's getting out of reloading, and made a deal with him for 4,000 CCI small rifle primers and a Forster FL sizing die with the ultra micrometer seating die and crimp in 6.5 Grendel for $300. Seemed like a good deal so I jumped on it.

Now my dilemma is, still go the route of 6ARC or just do the 6.5 Grendel? Reloading equipment aside, what's y'all's opinion on the two calibers? Maybe this is a sign from God and I'm just not listening or something.

Love my 6.5 Grendel. I'm sure the ARC would maybe be the better option for a bit longer range shooting or for flatter trajectories but the Grendel is a great round. I killed several deer with mine and it gets the job done superbly. Out to 300 yards it's a great deer rifle. Possibly further but I have other rifles for that mid to LR shooting. Mines a woods gun and being short and light, it's my tree stand rifle also.

 

[284winner]

I think a 25 Grendel would outperform both of them tho.

 

[TxBowHunter409]

Love my 6.5 Grendel. I'm sure the ARC would maybe be the better option for a bit longer range shooting or for flatter trajectories but the Grendel is a great round. I killed several deer with mine and it gets the job done superbly. Out to 300 yards it's a great deer rifle. Possibly further but I have other rifles for that mid to LR shooting. Mines a woods gun and being short and light, it's my tree stand rifle also.

I agree.. the 6.5 Grendel is an excellent cartridge. And if I was doing it for hunting purposes, I would have likely chosen the 6.5 Grendel over the 6 ARC simply because of it probably being the superior hunting round. But honestly, I was just wanting something to plink with at the range that had a little better long range ballistics over something like the 223. But I do foresee myself getting a 6.5 Grendel in the future. Question will be, bolt gun or gas gun?

 

[TxBowHunter409]

I think a 25 Grendel would outperform both of them tho.

That is possible. I really haven't looked much at the 25 Grendel to be honest.

 

[Leo_B]

The lighter the recoil the better so given those options I'm team 6ARC although in reality I'm going .223 for even lower recoil and I suspect lower costs. Good luck with your "decisioneering".

 

[Killing Time]

I can't speak for the Grendel, but I recently bought a Ruger American Gen II predator in 6 ARC to just play around with and I'm having a blast with it. I changed the stock to a Magpul out of the box and put a Timney trigger in it and started loading rounds. I can't believe the accuracy and consistency for a factory rifle and very little recoil.