Hunting with an AR, what AR15 pattern caliber? (Update- Rifle complete, Post #29)

[wanderson]

I shoot .300bo, 7.62x39, & 6.5grendel (along with 5.56 & 9mm of course) thru my ARs.

6.5G gets my vote for anything beyond 100 yards. And I really didn't need a caliber that reaches out that far since trees & mountains don't allow for shots much beyond that. But with cheap steel Wolf 6.5grendel available it's a no brainer for me.

6.8spc is a pretty effective caliber as well, easy to find off the shelf in most gun stores & big box stores unlike 6.5G. But my budget likes cheap steel cased Wolf thru my $280 PSA 12" upper a lot better than what I could be shooting 6.8spc for.

I like .308 AR10s for range fun but for toting thru the woods I'd rather just use a good bolt gun in that caliber size, and more calibers to choose from like 30-06. But I gotta admit, I haven't tried any 6.5 creedmore either.

[sasquatchoslav]

Couple of my buddies in TX run 6.8's and reload they love em. Love my 308AR, but other than sitting in a tree that's more than I want to lug around the woods I agree. That's how I ended up with the AK round it has more than enough stink to pile up everything we hunt and for the ranges we hunt and is crazy light and inexpensive.

[Biggy]

Wilson Combat's 300 Ham'r cartridge and rifle combo is very interesting and might be another option for some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u69ZzdZni28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutKvmulIwA

[HelloLarry]

Wilson Combat's 300 Ham'r cartridge and rifle combo is very interesting and might be another option for some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u69ZzdZni28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutKvmulIwA

That is interesting. Their 7.62x40WT cartridge is good too. 2,500fps is easy to hit with a 125gr bullet.

[Dennis]

A buddy just got back from a guided hunt in Alaska and took a Moose and a Grizzly with a 300WSM bolt. However his guide had a large frame Glock in a shoulder holster with 2 extra mags offside and a 16"ish 400something AR with extra chest rig mags which I assume makes a lot of sense for close in bear protection. My buddy isn't a gun guy hence the minimal info I gleaned from pics and his memory.

I am not a hunter but I would assume a successful Alaskan backcountry hunting guide knows his tools...

Dennis.

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[markderp]

A buddy just got back from a guided hunt in Alaska and took a Moose and a Grizzly with a 300WSM bolt. However his guide had a large frame Glock in a shoulder holster with 2 extra mags offside and a 16"ish 400something AR with extra chest rig mags which I assume makes a lot of sense for close in bear protection. My buddy isn't a gun guy hence the minimal info I gleaned from pics and his memory.

I am not a hunter but I would assume a successful Alaskan backcountry hunting guide knows his tools...

Dennis.

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.458 Socom maybe? Would be decent as a brush gun. Thatt round will really start to drop after 150 yards though

[acnewman55]

I hunt mule deer with an Aero M4E1 chambered in 6.8spcii barrel from ARP, 18” Target crown. Accurate and puts deer down quick. Great setup


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[diving dave]

I took a nice doe last night with a 9.5 inch suppressed 300 BO. Loaded Nosler 125 ballistic tip at around 2150 fps, 80 yard shot. Whacked her solid, ran about 30 yds and that was it. Did the trick.

[5.56Geo]

OP here with an update, finished with time to spare before deer season. I have completed my 6.5Grendel, well for now. At some point I will upgrade the scope, scope base, trigger and stock.

Parts list;

Aero Precision;
M4E1 upper
M4E1 lower
BCG
LPK

ALG Defence EO-V 13” handguard

Sparrow Dynamics grip (California featureless)
Magpul MOE stock (pinned featureless)

ARP 18” barrel

VG6 Gamma 6.5 brake

BCM;
Buffer tube assembly
Charging handle

C Products 6.5 Magazine

Leuplold VXI 3x9x40

[markderp]

Looks good. Did you shoot any groups yet?