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I am looking to get a 6.5 Grendel AR. I have done some research and it looks like there are a few manufacturers who offer complete rifles, other manufacturers that offer uppers, and then I also have the option to piece together my own.
I want a reliable and accurate rifle and do not mind paying for good quality. That said, I have a hard time spending more than $1k just because the rifle is in 6.5 Grendel and not the more popular .223. I'm hesitant to buy an inexpensive rifle/upper from companies with whom I am not familiar (CBC Industries, Bear Creek Arsenal, Hardened Arms), but if someone can convince me otherwise, I am all ears.
Also, my personal preference is that the barrel be black in color (for some reasons, most of the Grendel barrels are stainless). I just think that a tacticalish rifle like an AR looks off with a stainless barrel, but that's just me. Seeing how this will be an intermediate/long range rifle, I prefer a barrel length of at least 18", but preferably 20-22", and for the barrel to be of a heavier profile.
Classic Firearms has some contractor-produced barrels that appeal to me cosmetically (20" nitride, straight fluted, 5R rifling), but they don't have may, if any, reviews so I don't know if I would piece together an AR with a barrel that would shoot 1/2" groups or 6" groups at 100 yards.
Also, what parts are incompatible with .223 AR parts (barrel, BCG, mags, anything else)?
What are some of the options/recommendations out there?
I want a reliable and accurate rifle and do not mind paying for good quality. That said, I have a hard time spending more than $1k just because the rifle is in 6.5 Grendel and not the more popular .223. I'm hesitant to buy an inexpensive rifle/upper from companies with whom I am not familiar (CBC Industries, Bear Creek Arsenal, Hardened Arms), but if someone can convince me otherwise, I am all ears.
Also, my personal preference is that the barrel be black in color (for some reasons, most of the Grendel barrels are stainless). I just think that a tacticalish rifle like an AR looks off with a stainless barrel, but that's just me. Seeing how this will be an intermediate/long range rifle, I prefer a barrel length of at least 18", but preferably 20-22", and for the barrel to be of a heavier profile.
Classic Firearms has some contractor-produced barrels that appeal to me cosmetically (20" nitride, straight fluted, 5R rifling), but they don't have may, if any, reviews so I don't know if I would piece together an AR with a barrel that would shoot 1/2" groups or 6" groups at 100 yards.
Also, what parts are incompatible with .223 AR parts (barrel, BCG, mags, anything else)?
What are some of the options/recommendations out there?