 USMC88-93
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Posted: 10/17/2008 2:37:03 PM
Optic used?
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Posted: 10/17/2008 2:54:27 PM
[Last Edit: 10/17/2008 2:58:08 PM by LaRue_Tactical]
Somebody asked the same question and I forgot to answer ... Burris Xtreme Tactical XTR 30mm 1x-4x, illuminated, Ballistic 5.56. - Item # 201902. I had my tech guys wrestle out some "Ballistic Software" ... using exact above-the-bore dimensions (2.715") and we chronographed her at 2,500 fps. I wanted it dead-on at 200, so they gave me 25 yd. and 100 yd. heights, and then told me the distance that the rest of the BDC equaled. Good stuff. Ammunition was Alexander Arms 120 gr. TSX. I called Dave Fortier and told him my plan and that I needed a round that would kill one 1-shot dead. He graciously gave Bill Alexander a ring, gave Bill a sitrep, and Bill then sent me two (2) boxes of the elk-dead medicine. Ka-whop-o on the wapiti. I did note that my strike point elevation was dead-nuts-on.  ML |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 3:17:50 PM
Question also asked in other thread, but public private land for that Bull?
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Posted: 10/17/2008 3:18:17 PM
So ... Are you convinced enough yet to start production of a 6.5 stealth?
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Posted: 10/17/2008 3:23:25 PM
I think that upper should be in Decembers give away goodies box.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 3:28:39 PM
Here's the cheat sheets the guys made up for me.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 4:12:36 PM
Willie here is gonna make me another pic showing the moa of each dot & line in the Burris' BDC.
Turns out some folks think that was pretty savvy way I ran that BDC in that Burris scope and would like to do likewise.  |
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joe-bananas
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Posted: 10/17/2008 4:16:04 PM
[libs]Why would anyone need an AR15 for hunting? All of that spray-and-pray would just waste the meat.[/libs]
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Posted: 10/17/2008 4:55:36 PM
[Last Edit: 10/17/2008 5:01:27 PM by LaRue_Tactical]
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Duggan
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:30:28 PM
I take it you're using the GDMR 20 inch upper?
I see that your lower is obviously different, but that looks like the upper you're using. Are you content with the quality/performance of that set up? |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:36:22 PM
Actually, I'm using a LaRue-Built Upper with a Lothar-Walther barrel and Alexander Arms bcg, (barrel and bcg sent to me by AA some time back).  |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:40:10 PM
Very nice bull!
Just out of curiosity, what made you choose the 6.5 over anything else? |
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Duggan
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:47:32 PM
Cool.
I'd very much like to have such a rifle ... it has been one of the major reasons I haven't bought a stealth from you yet ... I'm struggling to realistically justify buying an 18+ inch rifle in 5.56 when I see what's available in other clearly superior calibers. A stealth in 6.5 grendel would be a dream come true, and I for one would buy one instantly. -Duggan |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 5:56:57 PM
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Posted: 10/17/2008 6:22:45 PM
Bravo and nice shootin. Can't believe you took the scope off.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 6:33:31 PM
Cool story! Oh, and a cool caliber... 6.5 Grendel.  |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 7:09:20 PM
Very cool!
And I would like to take this moment and say: LARUE ROCKS! |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 8:31:02 PM
Nice elk!! I sat there for a while trying to figure out it's orientation as it's legs were sticking up but it's head was underneath it facing upright. Must have been a great shot to tie that thing into a knot like that!! You gotta love the 6.5G. I have a 22" LW barrelled build I did and doesn't that thing just drive tacks all day long! I never thought of it for doing any sort of still hunting and the like, but I guess I could deal with the weight on a hunt like that. So you were in Greeley area? We went to the Greeley Stampede a few yrs ago when visiting my sister in Longmont. Great time.
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Posted: 10/17/2008 8:43:07 PM
AWESOME!!! Glad to see you using a Grendel! Thanks for the pic and report. I hope to see some Larue 6.5 Grendels soon!!!
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Posted: 10/17/2008 10:09:27 PM
Well, I'm convinced. I hope this means you will produce a 6.5 upper, I would be standing in que for one. I'll even pay it forward. Maybe you will surprise us all at SHOT 2009. Please don't let us down!
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Posted: 10/17/2008 10:31:48 PM
Great story and pics!
+1 on the TAD gear, that Ranger Hoodie looks great. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 10:59:35 PM
Mark, Well done on many levels. Though I am of the forensic crowd and would have loved some pictures from within!
Congratulations on some fine fixin's. |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 11:27:47 PM
Great Story!!!!
Great shot!!!! My Grendel sports a Larue SPR 1.5 with a Nikon Tactical scope. The scope has been off the upper, and the upper has been across the country in the hands of UPS, and then back to me also in the hand of UPS. The last group it shot before it left, I had zeroed it at 100 yards, so when I remounted the scope on the rifle today, I started at 100 yards. The first shot was on the 1" bull, and the 5 shot group all touched. That is consistency, and that is a mount that you can stake your life on!! Thank you for your support of our soldiers, and especially our snipers!! Thank you also for manufacturing a product that all Americans can be proud to say is "Made in America"!!!! Bill |
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Posted: 10/17/2008 11:37:35 PM
Great Story and Great Pics.
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Posted: 10/18/2008 1:02:36 AM
It is stories like this that will hopefully grow the popularity of the 6.5 Grendel.
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