Looking for advice - 6.5 Grendel AR upper or .243 Win Savage model 11?

[7kings]

My experience . I bought a 243 axis 183.00 new put good glass on it and Boyd's stock 5/8" groups handloads 95 grain sst and tmk . Also shoots 58 gr V max in the 3's 3600 fps . I also have a palmetto state armory 6.5 Grendel . 18 " barrel ept trigger shoots sub moa hornady black and hand loads . The psa uppers are of great reputation . the Grendel is 800 yard capable even pushed to 1000 . about 300 max deer gun . Two totally different Guns calibers and uses . What you should get depends on goals . Grendel IMHO is the best you can get out of AR platform ballistically . 243 is one of the most versatile calibers ballistically . I don't think there is a mistake you could make in this decision . Ps now early issues in Grendel stuff in AR have been ironed out .

I've long been a fan of PSA - their products have never treated me bad. That being said, I think I've made the decision to stick with the .243 I already have sitting in my safe for now and put some decent glass and a stock on it and have some fun with it. I'm sure I'll get around to putting together a 6.5G upper at some point, though.

[GaCop]

Interesting, GaCop. Thanks for the feedback. I know that, in general, a bolt gun is going to be more inherently accurate than a gas gun, but I would expect better than 1.5 MOA out of a decent upper. Something for me to think about...



I'm starting to think that I'm going to try the same approach. It does seem like a waste to not give the Savage a fair go, especially since it's already in my safe. :D

Man, I can't wait to see primers back in stock anywhere. Fortunately, other components can still be found if you keep looking, but I haven't seen a single primer in months (and don't currently reload rifle, so I don't have any inventory of primers or powder for them). Looking forward to working up handloads for whichever direction I end up going, but I'll have to settle for factory ammo for now... I should have clarified my original posting, the 1.5" groups I got were at 200 yards. That's the best I could ever get the AR to do with Hornady Black Box or a number of different handloads. I ended up trading the AR for a new Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt.:smile-new:

[7kings]

I should have clarified my original posting, the 1.5" groups I got were at 200 yards. That's the best I could ever get the AR to do with Hornady Black Box or a number of different handloads. I ended up trading the AR for a new Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt.:smile-new:

Oh, well .75 MOA from a rack-grade PSA barrel is pretty good, then. :)

And good score on the Blackhawk - I've always loved those.

[Dave Hoback]

Oh, well .75 MOA from a rack-grade PSA barrel is pretty good, then. :)

And good score on the Blackhawk - I've always loved those.

The basic PSA barrels have been made in the past by DC Machine. I’ve used DC Machine barrels before & they were easily good for 1moa or better.