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Posted: 4/3/2008 8:01:24 AM EDT
| I had heard of the 6.5 Grendel in passing, and have experience with the 6.5 Swede, .260 Remington and 6.5 TCU in other platforms, so I spent some time on some of the other Grendel threads here. Seems a shame that such a promising cartridge is being inhibited by licensing agreements. Go back to the golden age of British sporting cartridges and some wonderful numbers failed to survive because they were proprietary cartridges. Do the Grendel developers think they are doing the cartridge a favor by (I assume) requiring licensing agreements that limit the number of makers and vendors offering uppers, etc., for this round? I understand wanting to be reimbursed for your pet project, but isn't it more satisfying in the long tun to see a cartridge survive and prosper than falter and fall into the dustbin of also-rans that never achieved critical mass? Am I all wet on this? Wouldn't there be a lot more Grendel shooters if uppers were available from "most of the gang"? Wouldn't there be more enthusiasm from ammo makers if there were thousands more Grendel shooters out there wanting to feed their rifles? |
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I felt the same way at first but after some time reading and shooting mine I can see that the control AA has kept over the Grendel has ensured that the specs are a standard that has not changed or been messed with. Buy from a licensed dealer at you will get a fully to spec grendel. This is different than the history of another cartridge whose specs have changed several times leaving people with uppers that may or may not work well with some ammo but not other because the specs for the ammo has also changed and may either be unsafe or inaccurate in your rifle depending on when it was made and by whom. |
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