Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

[500grains]

Although I keep looking, it seems the 30 Rem AR is now showing up. It shows good promise as a deer cartridge, with the potential to increase popularity of the AR15 among the hunting population. I am not really interested in an R15 rifle so much as the underlying cartridge and wildcatting possibilities.

In particular I am excited about the possibility of necking it down to 6.5 mm and pushing a 142 SMK to 2700 for 600 yard shots on deer. Such a cartridge would well outdistance the 6.8 spc, the 6.5 Grendel, the 7.62x39 and the 30 Rem AR.

Anyone know what's up?


30 Rem AR

 

[Hellbender]

Re: Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

I had the same hopes, but after seeing the bolt at SHOT, it ain't gonna happen, it is cut down to bare minimums, and looks very weak.

 

[Tactical30]

Re: Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

Try to form it in a 6.5 Grendel FL sizing die and see what happens!

The 6.5 Grendel already has better ballistics than the 30Rem. at shorter and long range.

It would be a good round for hunting if your using an AR platfrom.

 

[Adam B]

Re: Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

The AMU is doing a 30 cal cartridge off the 6.5 grendel, called the 30 gremlin, it looks like a promising little bugger

 

[maladat]

Re: Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

They should've picked a better name given that there's already a .30 Remington cartridge used in semiauto rifles (albeit old ones).

 

[bustin]

Re: Did the 30 Rem AR crash and burn - if not, ???

We have a few cats drawn based off the 450 bushmaster case(.473) rim,
the 30RAR was said to have a .493 rim to keep people from loading it in a 450 BM. Not sure the extra work is worth 100fps over the BRX ...at least not yet.