PSA 6.5 Grendel AR

[Javelin]

Anyone got any experience? Please talk to into or out of one. What barrel length is best? How accurate can they be? any others that are a better buy? hows the grendel on performance? I have an itch

[Twist]

I can't give much in the way of details but my younger brother has one as a registered SBR in 12.5". He went the stamp route so he can carry it in his Ranger with a can on it while not having it be extremely long so he can grab it off the gun rack in case he runs across pigs or coyotes at his deer lease. He hasn't had any issues with it and it has killed a couple of pigs along with I believe one coyote.

I have two of their 12.5" uppers I'm going to use to convert mine and my wife's SBRs over to but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I did buy them based on his experience with the same upper.

[Texas Grown]

In my personal opinion, from a ballistics standpoint, one of the best all around AR rounds produced. But store bought ammo is another story. Just not as readily available or as cheap as .223/5.56. It is getting better though!

[Triple 000 Buck]

I have an AR Grendel (not from PSA, Blackhole Weaponry barrel) that I have had since 2011 and love it for pigs and deer the 123 gr bullets serve me very well, I'm not a fan of the SST though, deer seem to always run off without a blood trail never lost one but they are a little harder to find without the blood trail, I know many shooters use the SST and have had good luck with it, I use the match bullets and haven't looked back yet. My barrel length is 18" and sometimes wish it were 16" just due to wielding and weight. As far as accuracy it's more accurate than I can hold it! The Grendel has performed very well for me, in fact I purchased a CVA Scout pistol in 6.5 Grendel and many times I carry both.
PSA puts out some quality arms, I have one of their AR uppers in 223 and it shoots lights out, I just don't shoot 223 nearly as often as I shoot the Grendel. I do reload.
If you have the itch, go for it!

[fish4food]

I have 12.5” and 20” PSA uppers. Both shoot around an inch at 100. For the price I have into them, I can’t complain shooting factory ammo.

I bang steel with the 12.5” at 200 easily. Haven’t tried shooting past that. Haven’t shot the 20” much because the shortie is so much more convenient and shoots just as well.

Have killed several pigs and deer with it now using Hornady 123 ELD-M ammo.

[BowSlayer]

I have a thread going now about one I just bought. I can't get it to cycle correctly and PSA's warranty process is a joke.

[Walker]

I bought a 20" upper from Alexander arms and it shoots right there. Using dumb old guy reasoning I figured that the guy who invented the grendel should be the best guy to buy from.

[Fmjag64]

The PSA Short barrel AR Pistol in 223 is solid, Groups well @ 100 yards and no issues at all. Hard to beat for the money, especially if you snag a BLEM unit that might have a small scratch or something irrelevant .

[Geezy Rider]

I can’t speak to the PSA as mine is another manufacturer but here’s a 6.5 Grendel exit hole. Hornady ELD match 123 gn

[DaveC]

I'm enjoying my recently purchased bargain buy Radical Arms 6.5g from kygunco.com . (it was $429 shipped with no tax back when they ran the deal).

It's very accurate and cycling fine after a trigger upgrade and adding an adjustable gas block to counter the can hanging off the end of the barrel.

Glad to see the ELD match is performing well as that's what it's hauling in the mag.

The Radical Arms guns are built in Texas (Cypress I believe).
So, rumor has it if you have an issue, you can drive over there and deal with it face to face.

[PVDT]

I’m a PSA fan but don’t have one in 6.5 Grendel. The Grendel is, like someone else mentioned, probably ballistically the best AR15 cartridge. BUT, like someone else mentioned, finding factory ammo on the shelf is the problem.

[chrisk]

I love PSA. I have an Aero that is pretty accurate. I want to get rid of it so I can buy another upper in 6.5 Grendel. If it wasn’t 5 1/2 hour drive I would make you a hell of a deal on mine.
Mine has an 18” barrel and I want one with a 20” barrel for a lower I built a good while back. Eventually I want a 12”(or 12.5) for a pistol build. The Grendel is one of my favorite rounds.

[BowCrazy]

I have a thread going now about one I just bought. I can't get it to cycle correctly and PSA's warranty process is a joke.

Sorry to hear about the customer service. I've always heard good thigs about them!

[DaveC]

As far as PSA goes- many moons ago they swapped out a complete upper I bought from them that's groups would make a shotgun blush.
(556 wylde chamber)

They upgraded me to a stainless fluted version of what I returned (with my approval) since they were out of the item I was returning.

I was satisfied, but the quality of the first item questioned how well their QC is or that of whomever is supplying their barrels.

Budget AR's are a gamble, you either score a great deal that works well right out the box, or you get to poke and prod on a project you didn't realize you signed up for.

[locolobo]

Put my Grendel together with parts mostly from PSA and Midway. Anderson receivers, CMC trigger and a generic "parts kit" from PSA. Shilen 20" SS, heavy barrel and Hogue free floating fore end along with other misc. parts from Midway. And some parts I acquired from aquaintances/friends. She's deadly with the Hornaday 123 gr. eldx!