Misplacedtexan
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Looking to buy a 6mm arc upper, pros and cons.
What's y'all's opinion?
What's y'all's opinion?
Ok, stuff about the 6mm GRENDEL.. Hmmm. It’s expensive. Carries fewer rounds in a magazine. Won’t see the accuracy a Bolt Gun can deliver with the same cartridge. Not as good as many other 6mm cartridges. Yet another of the long list of “fan boy” choices for the AR. Doesn’t have near the reloading range of 223 in bullet/powder selection.
It’s nothing but a new name & 6mm loading for the sucky 6.5 Grendel. Oh wait… pros…. Uhhh, it’s an AR. That’s a pro.
Seriously, if you like it go for it. I was never a fan of the Grendel, and this is the same thing but in 6mm. Honestly, I would do this over the 6.5 Grendel, but for me, 223 is the only thing in my ARs. Been building & running them since 2005, and 223 is always my choice. I believe anything else belongs in an AR10 or better yet, a Bolt Gun. To each their own though.
If your looking to build a precision Ar15 its a great time to do so if you have the money.Looking to buy a 6mm arc upper, pros and cons.
What's y'all's opinion?
6arc has a lot to recommend it. In very round numbers, it's a .243 that fits in an AR15 mag well.Looking to buy a 6mm arc upper, pros and cons.
Unless you are set up with reloading equipment and components, I think it is a bad time logistically speaking to introduce a new caliber like that into an inventory that isn't truly mainstream.
I will give them a look. Usually when I commit to an AR caliber, I build several models with different barrel lengths, especially with long range target calibers such as the 6mm ARC. I certainly plan to build a couple 24" ones, but as with my 6.5 Grendel ARs, I will likely build a few from 10.5 to 24."I wanted a long barrel for my 6mm ARC. EABCO may not be widely known for their barrels, but I had previous success with their T/C Encore barrels. The 24-inch barrel I linked to above is 1:7.5 twist. Liking it so far.
Does anyone know how the 6mm ARC does with shorter barrels? My 6.5 Grendel does great with short barrels, but I never built any .224 Valkyrie uppers shorter than 18" because on paper the ballistics don't seem to be suited to shorter barrels.