Only with the .300winmag, 9.3mm mauser is used for short ranges like 150m. I use 9.3mm mauser because it has good enough ballistics for the ranges most hunting happens on and offers good stopping power without excessive recoil.

The only firearm I've fired so far, the Brno .22 LR. 5 sighting rounds, then 60 rounds 25m downrange with 25% accuracy.

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I use a .223/5.56 AR for coyote hunting, when out at night. When out during daylight I either take the AR or a .243 Remington, depending on the stand and weather. :up:

Look what followed me home last week, a heavy barrel Del-ton 316. I have no wife, so I can keep it. :03:
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I originally got my .223 bolt gun for coyotes but then I got busy and never put a scope on it.

Fast forward 4 years later, I have a scope for it now. Just need to get some time and ammo to go get it set up.

Hmm...I need a good firearm. I wish I could use it for self-defense, but the People's Republic of Maryland essentially doesn't issue CCW permits.

Sweet. Got any plans for optics?

I've always been fond of peep sights, for now at least. :03:
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Oh yeah if it's available you should get the type of scope mount that also lets you use the iron sights. My AR has that type of mount but it's the older model with the carrying handle. I'm not sure those new flat top models would give you the clearance but there are literally hundreds of accessories for them so I wouldn't be surprised if somebody made one.

You can get offset iron sights that mount at a 45 degree angle so you can mount an optic on top and still have the backup.

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I'm not a fan of them myself, I know there are some optics that sit so that you can use flip up irons through the optic when it's turned off or whatever. I'll probably be doing that on the 6.5G AR i'm going to build

Alright. I've done it. :haha:

I said for YEARS that I'm not going to own an AR-15 because it costs a lot, it requires a lot of upkeep and cleaning (if you want to trust your life with it at least), and the return on investment isn't that great.

Well, now that parts prices are pretty low....and I'm doing more and more field tactics training and hunting....and now that I'm aware of the 6.5 Grendel cartridge....

I'm starting my AR build this Friday. Picking up an Anderson lower for cheap, got a Magpul MIAD 1.1 grip on the way along with a Brownells lower parts kit. One step at a time over a couple months and I'm planning to have an M110 clone with as much OD Green as I can get on there.

Planning for a 20" barrel, medium range scope, fixed stock, bipod, quad rail etc etc. If i'm gonna do it, I'm gonna build the rifle I want.

The Grendel AR is identical to a regular 5.56 AR with the exception of the magazine, bolt carrier group and barrel.

Should be around a 700$ build pre-optic. Plus or minus a bit for price changes and sales.

I'll try and remember to add pics in this thread as I go. :salute:

Good luck!

So, update on the AR build. It's taken a slightly different turn since I posted last. No quad rail and primarily an Aero Precision build (Ballistic Advantage being an in-house company of Aero)

So far, I have:

Aero Precision "Ghost Gun" lower
Brownells mil-spec LPK
Magpul ODG Enhanced Trigger Guard
Magpul Miad Gen 1.1 grip (ODG)
Aero Precision M4E1 Enhanced upper
Aero Precision Enhanced M-Lok handguard
Aero Precision rifle length melonite gas tube with low-pro gas block
Magpul MOE fixed stock assembly (ODG)

Have an ODG mil-spec charging handle coming in the mail, and waiting on payday to order a Ballistic Advantage Premium 20" barrel and a Toolcraft bolt carrier group. The barrel and the bolt carrier will be the 6.5 Grendel specific parts. Sometime in the future, I will be getting a Palmetto State Armory 16" 5.56 upper to use for plinking and SUT training.

Looking at a Primary Arms 1st focal plane mil-dot scope, 2 point sling setup and a bipod. Something I learned pretty quickly is that building an AR is quite the rabbit hole. :haha:

Luckily, I won't be too much over budget. :D Prices are really low right now to get into the AR platform. Also, lots and lots of research has been rewarded by some killer sales. The M4E1 Upper Receiver with handguard is a 300$ combo that I managed 162$ shipped. That upper simplifies the barrel installation and has a matching finish to the Aero lower I ended up ordering.

Putting the lower together was fairly easy. I ended up filing down the very tip of the trigger guard roll pin to a small taper to get it started into the hole. I didn't go out and buy the proper punch set so I used some old ones laying around. Managed to get the whole thing together without any blemishes or scratches. Had to cut a couple coils off of the pivot pin detent spring. Other than those two minor hiccups with the spring and the roll pin, it was straightforward and satisfying.

The Anderson I was originally going to buy had .300 Blackout markings on it so I passed on that and spent a little extra on the "Ghost Gun" lower.

Watch this first for context:
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.30 Caliber Clip you say?

:yeah: :O:

I'll be sure to update with pictures when the rifle is done. On my current income, looking at a working rifle by the middle/end of next month and a 100% fully completed build by second week of December.

Buying a used AK 47? You will need this of course ... :o

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