Contemplating acquiring a new system - appreciate feedback, words of wisdom, alternate options. Goals are mid / close range work sub-250 yrds and putting venison in the freezer … would never be going after anything larger than whitetail and otherwise casual stuff. Might see a coyote now and then.
First, thinking of a top shelf .30 can. Would that get into the $1000 ~ $1200 range? What's best? And probably need to be working on that first to have available for next deer season (but hasn’t that process has been speeded up in the past couple of years?) Next, a solid scope, so maybe into the $400 ~ $600 range? There’s flexibility here because scopes can always be switched out later, but just something acceptable to get started. Tying it together a long-barreled AR in 6.5 Grendel in the medium / good quality range. Don’t want to get into the thousands but maybe what would work would be in the $1000 ~ $1400 range? There’s one at PSA now that looks like it would work for $925.
Why a .30 can? Because if the day came it would be possible to have a .30-06 threaded to use it with it and of course same for a .243. And why the top of the line? Because would want it to perform as well as possible and be usable on multiple platforms and last indefinitely into the future.
Why 6.5 Grendel? Why not Creedmore? Because I’d rather have a surgeon’s scalpel than a hammer; if it will never go beyond about 250 yards and if Grendel can take down what I’m after it’s seeming like the good compromise. What might be better? I’m a big .243 fan but can’t get that in AR, right? For my goals I just don't need a small cannon - have never fired a 6.5 Grendel but read good things about them. Read something here that really made a point with me, lighter recoil translates into being able to continue to see what's happening downrange.
What say ‘ye, forum? Casual plinking work and modest hunting with a light and flexible platform with a nice can and scope in a pleasant cartridge? Thoughts, suggestions? And remember, I’m not going to be out there trying to keep up with you guys so my needs are relatively modest and don’t want to break the bank. I appreciate you guys could go into fantastic sums on something like this but I might only be putting a few dozen rounds through a year, so although good / solid quality is desired nothing exotic. Thanks for any chit-chat on this idea, suggestions for components, or alternative ideas.
First, thinking of a top shelf .30 can. Would that get into the $1000 ~ $1200 range? What's best? And probably need to be working on that first to have available for next deer season (but hasn’t that process has been speeded up in the past couple of years?) Next, a solid scope, so maybe into the $400 ~ $600 range? There’s flexibility here because scopes can always be switched out later, but just something acceptable to get started. Tying it together a long-barreled AR in 6.5 Grendel in the medium / good quality range. Don’t want to get into the thousands but maybe what would work would be in the $1000 ~ $1400 range? There’s one at PSA now that looks like it would work for $925.
Why a .30 can? Because if the day came it would be possible to have a .30-06 threaded to use it with it and of course same for a .243. And why the top of the line? Because would want it to perform as well as possible and be usable on multiple platforms and last indefinitely into the future.
Why 6.5 Grendel? Why not Creedmore? Because I’d rather have a surgeon’s scalpel than a hammer; if it will never go beyond about 250 yards and if Grendel can take down what I’m after it’s seeming like the good compromise. What might be better? I’m a big .243 fan but can’t get that in AR, right? For my goals I just don't need a small cannon - have never fired a 6.5 Grendel but read good things about them. Read something here that really made a point with me, lighter recoil translates into being able to continue to see what's happening downrange.
What say ‘ye, forum? Casual plinking work and modest hunting with a light and flexible platform with a nice can and scope in a pleasant cartridge? Thoughts, suggestions? And remember, I’m not going to be out there trying to keep up with you guys so my needs are relatively modest and don’t want to break the bank. I appreciate you guys could go into fantastic sums on something like this but I might only be putting a few dozen rounds through a year, so although good / solid quality is desired nothing exotic. Thanks for any chit-chat on this idea, suggestions for components, or alternative ideas.
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It's all just thinking out-loud. Thanks for chit-chat and replies -
