A few years ago Tommag got me hooked on the 6.5 Grendel. At one time I had a pretty nice long barreled upper that I swapped back and forth with a 80% lower I have, but when I moved to alaska that upper turned up missing. I also had a short barreled upper that was a loaner for awhile.
Anyway. I still have a bunch of grendel stuff. Bullets, dies, brass, ammo, magazines, the works, and I tell Tom fairly often that I want to put togther another one and I think the time has come.
I'm not really all schooled up on ARs. I built the 80% I have with the guidance of a friend with a borrowed jig and don't really want to go through the work again, and I've gotten to where I don't really like swapping uppers around and just want to have complete rifles.
I'm thinking I want a 18" barreled rifle. maybe a 20, but I want something that easy to pack, but also pretty accurate for longer shots out to maybe 600 yards.
But lets start with the lower. I'm not on a super tight budget with this, but I also don't have unlimited funds. I want the best I can get for my money without over spending.
Are lowers pretty generic to where I can get away with a cheaper one, or do I need to be looking at spending more money on a lower?
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(I know… I know… I said I was going to get my HAM. I haven’t had time. My son and daughter-in-law aren’t HAM’s anyway. I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn’t have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, … a terrible flood, ……locusts. It wasn’t my fault!)
Anyway, here’s what I think I know; higher ‘power’ doesn’t increase the range, but might help the signal be clearer at the same range. GMRS isn’t great with obstructions- hills, trees… But, is there a frequency/channel within GMRS that might do better in hills and trees? Or is the range to narrow too make much difference from top to bottom?
Watching the mountain men movie and their battles with the blackfeet. Imagine equipping them with ar15s loaded with 69 grain hollow points along with g17s for close quarters. A day spent familiarizing them with the weapons and they would present as 100 or more troops.
Of course, shear numbers are a big factor, but the advanced weaponry would make for some interesting outcomes.
Yeah, I know, the pain medicine I'm on is making me stupid.
