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SHIIIT! I forgot that yours was the FN SPR... When he said FN FNAR, I immediately thought "Damn, DNP has one of those!"... I can't remember all the guns I have - how am I supposed to remember yours, too...

@Rsquared can fill you in - since he's ass-deep in a Mod 0 Grendel right now. I can't really advise you properly, as my 5.56 Mod 0 was built about 10 years ago. I can say that PRI hasn't changed their parts prices, since I built mine, not even a penny. I just don't know now, what mine cost me to build back then... It was bucks, though. Those damn Noveske receivers were on sale, but that doesn't really mean anything... You have a Mod1 already, brother, as a badass Grendel. Just Mod 0 this whole thing. Don't hold back... In not instigating or anything... I'm just sayin'...

He has no argument - he hasn't shot either one of them...

Apples and apples, brother - these two are damn near twins. Loadings, performance - damn near identical. I can use my dope for my .260 to get a guy on a new 6.5C on target, at distance, and it's damn near perfect. They're far from "apple vs. orange" - they're the exact same fruit. Ones just a 'lil bit sweeter than the other...

Call me.

You are aware that the Mod 0 just don't play, right? There's alot of other parts that go into one of those things... The PEQ top rail, specific front and rear sights, low scope mounts, etc... They're no joke, and rack it up quick. Mod 1s are way cheaper to build, brother. I'm just sayin'...

That's all Precision Reflex, Inc., right there, brother. PRI. I can make that happen, too. Your receivers will be in next week.

I recall that - but what about the rail, brother?...

@Matt.Cross, I think you indicated earlier that you might want to build a new small-frame AR, for some reason. I must ask, for personal reasons - what receiver sets were you looking at, to build this new gun from - if I didn't misunderstand you, in some way. I'm just curious, brother. Aero M4E1, by chance?... Just looking out for parts for you, brother... You looking at this stuff, man?... What length handguard, and what type? I'm guessing a 12" handguard, but full top rail, partial top rail?... Something like an ATLAS R-ONE, full top rail? Or the ATLAS S-ONE, partial top rail? Just wondering, brother. That's all.

Personally, I haven't taken the chance to pit those two against each other yet - but that will happen, in the future. Honestly, right now, I think my .260 will kick my .243's ass. The .260 is an AR, and the .243 is a bolt gun, too, so that's a big difference. Tests need to be done, though, before any of that is confirmed. My .260 is just one bad motherfucker. I believe in it, deeply.

If I play these cards right, she might be up to... ME!...

I love hearing stuff like this, brother...

@DNP, right up your alley, brother.

Hornady is right on time with their projection of the reloading dies - I picked mine up today. Another 3 weeks, and I should have my Lee Factory Crimp Die. After that, I just need a gun to shoot, and develop loads... The LaRue upper could take some time. I hope they surprise me.

Jesus, man, this thing is gonna be a SCREAMER!!!

Hey brother - my .260 fuks shiit up for about 60 cents a trigger pull... They are twins - I preach that all the time. Reloader? .260 is the answer. Don't reload? 6.5 C is the answer. It's just amazing that you can get this kind of performance from a gun, and amazes me still that the .260 has a little more case capacity, little more powder room, and a little more velocity than the 6.5 C... ^^^ Yes, that jab was intentional... Dirt Bike Tommy bought a 6.5 C Ruger RPR, never shot it before he came down to shoot with me. We got him on the 500 yard and 850 yard targets by starting with my .260 dope sheet. They're almost identical. Very minor differences - but close enough to watch impacts and adjust right away. They're both just unreal. The .260 is just a little more unreal...

My favorite quote from that Todd Hodnett article listed above, and why I teach the way I do - this is the exact same mentality I always used when I taught Land Navigation, too, in all my time in the military. Fuk your GPS - that bitch will fail, at some point, and if that's all you know, you're fucked... well, I know how to use a compass, a protractor, and a map. And I know the difference between True North, Grid North, and Magnetic North - and I can set that in my Silva Ranger Type 15-CL compass. When the batteries die - I'm still good. I can get from Point A to Point B, effortlessly. I don't even have to think about it - just do it. That's my same approach to long distance shooting, and all you here that have been out here know that. No Ballistic Computers, no laser range finders... No tech. If you can't do it on your own, determine distance, gauge wind, make high-angle calculations based on smarts... then you can't shoot. When the tech fails, if that's all you know - then you're worthless, as a shooter. Do I have that stuff? Yes - to confirm teaching. Laser range finder and a Kestrel with Applied Balllistics software - to confirm what I teach. It's not a replacement - I rarely even use it. But it's a tool that backs up what I'm spreadin'... The weather-side of the Kestrel - that just can't be beat. That kind of information is invaluable for shooting - you can gather REAL weather data, right then,while you're shooting - and that amount of weather data is a gold mine... Yet, I bitch on. Here's the Todd Hodnett quote that I was wanting to get to - from the very beginning:

I have a ton of information for you, brother. Math and science. the .260 wins everytime. It's just better... https://www.outdoorlife.com/story/guns/new-twist-260-remington-vs-6-5-creedmoor/ https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2019/9/13/head-to-head-65-creedmoor-vs-260-remington/ https://americanshootingjournal.com/260-remington-vs-6-5-creedmoor/ This article, way back in the day-ish, is what sealed the deal for me. Not only do I reload, I'm already experienced in shooting something at some kind of distance. Not the distance that Todd Hodnett can do, but I ain't bad. This one was the decision-maker, when I read this. And I dove into the .260 Rem without reservation, at all. Ass Deep, Head-Long... https://www.recoilweb.com/todd-hodnett-the-long-range-cowboy-108460.html

The .260 Rem case is the .308 Win parent case - same bolt as the .308 Win. Another bonus. You're running .308 Win brass, it's just necked down to 6.5mm... Not need for a special bolt - just run a regular old .308AR BCG, brother. Should I go on about the superiority of the .260 Remington?...

Same bullets/projectiles, I'll send you the dies, pro bono. Free gift, delivered this fall. You can't make 6.5CM brass from .308 Win brass - but you can certainly make the superior .260 Rem from .308 Win brass. Oh, did I mention that the .260 Rem was superior to the 6.5CM? I think I forgot to mention that part... Slightly more case capacity, slightly more powder volume, slightly more muzzle velocity, slightly more better in every way... I'm just sayin'... I'm here for the instigation of the better cartridge... 6.5 Creedmoor is for people that can't reload, and only know how to buy off-the-shelf ammo... And are skeered of reloading... If they were smart enough, and reloaded, they would have bought a .260 Rem in the first place... over 20 years ago...

You're so hooked, it ain't even funny. We've screwed you, fully. You might as well buy a home down here, brother... https://www.canamrealty.com/

That means is was a DC Machine barrel... Good eye, brother.

Be a man. Do a .260 Remington... It'll smoke a 6.5 Creedmoor. Math and science are on it's side, and the numbers don't lie...

This info fits into the Bigger Picture... You might be the new Wheel Man...

Good deal, brother. @Matt.Cross, get with him about ammo and flying... @Rsquared, please get with him about all the other aspects... You two guys have more experience than anyone, on either driving or flying here, for these Shenanigans... His trip, driving, is about 1800 miles, guys - keep that part in mind.