Thread: 6.5 grendel for hunting

I'm planning to make a similar setup at the moment.

Thinking of getting:

Howa 6.5 Grendel lightweight stainless 20 inch barreled action
Howa Alpine stock
Jefferson Outdoor's bottom metal
Gunworks 35mm diameter suppressor

Should be a pretty sweet setup suitable for 95% of shooting in NZ, but price would be getting up to $2200~$2300. Wonder if it's easier to just get a Sako A7 instead?

Originally Posted by Synthetic

I'm planning to make a similar setup at the moment.

Thinking of getting:

Howa 6.5 Grendel lightweight stainless 20 inch barreled action
Howa Alpine stock
Jefferson Outdoor's bottom metal
Gunworks 35mm diameter suppressor

Should be a pretty sweet setup suitable for 95% of shooting in NZ, but price would be getting up to $2200~$2300. Wonder if it's easier to just get a Sako A7 instead?

That's a great idea, but unfortunately the Alpine stock fits the short action 1500 (243, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm/08, 308 size). Your closest option for the Mini is the Henderson stock like @Dreamer recently got. I'm sure he won't mind posting up another pic!

I was thinking in a similar way recently, so got the short action 1500 in 223 as it comes with a hinged floor plate internal magazine that can easily be modified to take rounds up to 2.45" long. It also comes with 1:8 twist now as well. Dropped it in an Alpine stick which is a nice shape. It's shooting really well now and is light and trim with an 18.5" barrel and the same 35mm Gunworks suppressor you're considering.

The foreend on the Alpine is fairly short allowing quite a short barrel with the right suppressor if you decide to go down the road of a Creedmoor instead of the Grendel.

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

That's a great idea, but unfortunately the Alpine stock fits the short action 1500 (243, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm/08, 308 size). Your closest option for the Mini is the Henderson stock like @Dreamer recently got. I'm sure he won't mind posting up another pic!

I was thinking in a similar way recently, so got the short action 1500 in 223 as it comes with a hinged floor plate internal magazine that can easily be modified to take rounds up to 2.45" long. It also comes with 1:8 twist now as well. Dropped it in an Alpine stick which is a nice shape. It's shooting really well now and is light and trim with an 18.5" barrel and the same 35mm Gunworks suppressor you're considering.

The foreend on the Alpine is fairly short allowing quite a short barrel with the right suppressor if you decide to go down the road of a Creedmoor instead of the Grendel.

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