I want to get a AR15 upper for longer range shooting. Was thinking 6.5 Grendel. Is that the consensus here? Also, who makes a good 6.5 upper?
If you want to stick with ar15 platform that is what I would go with.
Decent ammo options and Wolf is available for cheap plinking if wanted.
Other options would be 224valk or 6.8spc but I think the 6.5 g has the best staying power. 224v was hyped up but the support hasn’t been there imo
A larue tactical ultimate upper kit would be a good choice. You can get it assembled with everything else you need to build a new rifle ( lower parts, stock, buffer tube etc) except the stripped lower receiver for under $800
SOLGW does 6.5g uppers as well
On the cheaper end Aero and PSA have options but not the quality of above
Thank you, sir. I ordered the Larue Ultimate Kit today.
I have both the LaRue and Aero Precision uppers in 6.5 Grendel, and both are tack drivers. The LaRue has a nitrided barrel and the Aero is stainless. I bought the Aero Precision upper after ordering the LaRue and finding out it would be six months before it would ship because of a backlog of orders.
6.5 Grendel is the most fun I’ve had shooting, loading, and building in a long time.
Very good choice. Best value out their IMO
With 6.5G if going for precision, I’d recommend finding a shop that has some specialization and experience with 6.5G, versus places that crank out lots of uppers in any caliber. Some top choices by reputation in no special order…
- Alexander Arms
- Larue Tactical
- Precision Firearms
Of the three, I preferred PF and recently had them build a 6.5 18" upper. They are definitely on the pricey side and using top notch barrels (mine has a Krieger) and components, but Mark knows how to put a precision rifle together.
love shooting 6.5g
Finally got the LaRue upper. It did not want to fit on the Aero lower I had put together. It did, however, fit easily on a Colt lower that I had on another gun. I swapped them and everything is now good. Both had Geissele triggers, B5 stocks and Vltor A5 buffer and spring. I ordered a Nightforce NX8 and mags from Brownells, LaRue was back order on the mags. The BCM upper I swapped fit fine on the Aero lower. 3-5 days and I can shoot it.
Let us know how it shoots
Got to shoot today. I ended up using the LaRue 2 stage trigger that came with the Ultimate kit. I like the Geissele better, will probably swap it back. Zeroed at 100 using Hornady Black 123 gr ELD match. I kept it under an inch on 2 of 4 5 shot groups, but just under. I think it was mostly me, I do pistols almost weekly, but have been neglecting the precision rifle shooting. I put up a freshly painted 8 inch plate and went to 400. 5 shot group measured just under 3 inches. I love this gun. No recoil and sub MOA. I left my chronograph on the last time I used it, so dead battery. I don’t know the velocity, so I used what Hornady had on the box for 400, worked perfectly. I’ll try a 1000 when I can get to the dry lake bed. I liked the Nighforce NX8 and the E-Lander 17 round mag was flawless on a very small amount of use (31 rounds).
Awesome man glad you like it and cant complain about those groups. Looks like you got a shooter