6.5 Grendel hunting rifle.

[USMCM16A2]

[NapalmCheese]

Congrats on the pronghorn, that's a fun hunt.

Why not get a short action Remington 700, spin on a Grendel barrel, and use the stock and bottom metal you prefer? You could probably come up under 7.5 lbs. Maybe a .223 sized CZ could be rebarreled?

[ar15barrels]

Why not get a short action Remington 700, spin on a Grendel barrel, and use the stock and bottom metal you prefer?

Because the cost of the bolt and special magazines makes it much more expensive than a 6.5 Creedmoor which also has a few hundred feet per second advantage with a given bullet weight.
6.5 Grenade literally makes no sense in a 700.

Maybe a .223 sized CZ could be rebarreled?

A 223 CZ bolt would not work but a 7.62x39 model CZ would work.

[MongooseV8]

CZ or a Remington Model 7. Personally Id build a nice little Model 7.

[WHH]

Why not a CZ 527 American which comes chamber in 6.5 Grendel?

https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-527-american/

[NapalmCheese]

Why not a CZ 527 American which comes chamber in 6.5 Grendel?

https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-527-american/

There ya go, put a lightweight fixed 4x scope on there and you're all set. Would be better with flush mags though.

[etwinam]

I have a grendel AR in 20" and it weighs about 10 lbs with a medium profile 20" barrel, brake and 4-16x Vortex scope. Are you sure a bolt action will be lighter than that? My 30-06 bolt action weighs nominally less than my Grendel AR rig. My creedmoor weighs dramatically more than both rigs. Maybe it would be cheaper to buy a lower profile barrel for your current rig and a lighter scope than a whole new rifle and scope.... that's my two cents atleast.

[NapalmCheese]

In the weight of your average non-safari hunting rifle (say 7.5 lbs give or take half a pound) you can pretty much always get a bolt action with a 22 inch barrel shooting a .308 class round. You can choose to shoot smaller cartridges like Grendel (or even a WSSM) but the weight of the gun will be about the same. That does give you a pretty good advantage over an AR however in that for the same weight in an AR you're likely to lose 4 or so inches of barrel and have something that's less convenient to carry.

So on the weight/performance ratio, bolt actions will pretty much always win no matter the cartridge.

[scotty99]

[eaglemike]

Tikka makes some pretty nice lightweight rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor.

[ar15barrels]

I have a grendel AR in 20" and it weighs about 10 lbs with a medium profile 20" barrel, brake and 4-16x Vortex scope. Are you sure a bolt action will be lighter than that?

[ar15barrels]

Tikka makes some pretty nice lightweight rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor.

All tikka t3’s are long action receivers with full length bolts.
If they offered proper short actions and mini actions, they could really shave some more weight.

[eaglemike]

Agree, Randall.
Some of the 6.5 Creedmoor rifles are listed at 6-6.5 lbs, IIRC. It's been a couple of days since I looked.
There's likely a few lighter than that. For the cost, weight, function, and quality, the Tikka seems to be a pretty reasonable compromise.

[sigstroker]

OP already bought a Howa. I don't see where he's actually asking anything, just stating what he bought.

[NapalmCheese]

OP already bought a Howa. I don't see where he's actually asking anything, just stating what he bought.

OP said "I wanted a wood stock, BDL style rifle. This is not available, but with some aftermarket support a rifle can be turned into lightweight sporting rifle." before listing off what was done to one of the few available 6.5 Grendel bolt action rifles.

I (at least) took this to mean they were open to other ideas on how to make a BDL style bolt action Grendel.