I have a bunch here at the house. It can be. Its solid copper monolithic, so it really likes a faster twist per grain weight than normal for stability. We have had some that shoots lights out, like the 150g .308 in 10 twist barrels. You just need to make sure you check the stability factor of a monolithic against your desired twist. When it's unstable...you will know it.
I think the answer might be that Hornady is a better marketer than Bill Alexander?
. I currently have a few ar10's in 308 and 6.5 creedmoor. It sounds to me like the 6.5 gerendel might offer enough positive trade offs vs 308 to possibly look at making a switch.
Vortex PST II 2-10, ARMS 22M rings with ARMS TRC/diving board, and Docter dot. Chin weld for the dot, cheek weld for the scope.
It was baffling when the Army decided to go with 6.8 SPC when the 6.5 Grendel had already been established and there are many more 6.5mm bullet offerings than 6.8 SPC. Not quite sure why the 6.5 Grendel has been ignored by Mil/LE, maybe too many have considered it a wildcat. But I think you're right Burdy, Hornady is a marketing juggernaut who likely has a place at the table within the mil/le community to begin with.
i just bought a case of 70gr 5.56 and 168gr 308 to try out in my LMT barrels, I guess we’ll see if my twist isn’t enough. Grabbed some 6.5 Creed to try as well
To answer your question kind of, we see tenders from the USM. For years, they have been letting civilian shooters figure out the right answer (in some ways). Competitive shooters, people on this forum kind of answered their questions for them in terms of what performs best. The 6.5 CM is the new .308. The 6 ARC is a way to enhance the range and effectiveness of the small frame gas gun platform without reinventing the wheel.
