What is your favorite AR15 caliber?

[calicojack]

Which AR15 caliber do you prefer? I really like 6.5 Grendel. I think it is a great all-purpose round. If I were an avid hunter I might be tempted to say 350 Legend instead. 5.56 NATO is great and provides long barrel life. But there are other offerings that I believe are more capable.

 

[RRomig]

I have 5 on the list.
Depending on application determines my favorite for that moment. If you can only have one I’d go wylde.

 

[smokey]

Grendel. It's just great for the magazine limitation of the platform. 5.56 is fun and has some very useful ballistics with 77gr loads out to distance. 300 blk is cool in close with short barrels. 6.5 grendel just gives me a smile the whole time I'm shooting it.

 

[calicojack]

I have 5 on the list.
Depending on application determines my favorite for that moment. If you can only have one I’d go wylde.

Come to think of it, I have 5 on the list. I don't have 7.62x39 and that would be my next one, although that seems to overlap with 300 Blackout. On paper, 6mm ARC looks good and is a good alternative to 6.5 Grendel. Same with 6.8 SPC. Alas, I am afraid all three of these (6 ARC, 6.5 G, and 6.8 SPC) may just go away due to lack of support and available ammo.

 

[dist1646]

6mm HAGAR.

 

[RRomig]

Come to think of it, I have 5 on the list. I don't have 7.62x39 and that would be my next one, although that seems to overlap with 300 Blackout. On paper, 6mm ARC looks good and is a good alternative to 6.5 Grendel. Same with 6.8 SPC. Alas, I am afraid all three of these (6 ARC, 6.5 G, and 6.8 SPC) may just go away due to lack of support and available ammo.

7.62x39 is for AKs not ARs
Can’t see those worlds colliding in my safe

 

[Squaregrouper]

Come to think of it, I have 5 on the list. I don't have 7.62x39 and that would be my next one, although that seems to overlap with 300 Blackout. On paper, 6mm ARC looks good and is a good alternative to 6.5 Grendel. Same with 6.8 SPC. Alas, I am afraid all three of these (6 ARC, 6.5 G, and 6.8 SPC) may just go away due to lack of support and available ammo.

Everyone who has shot a Grendel loves it. The lack of commercial ammo is what is preventing it from becoming much more popular.

 

[Archeryrob]

6.8 SPC is a favorite down south for pigs and coyotes. I just went with it and will be developing cast rounds for it. Got a 125 grain GC mold from MP Mold and will ladder it next spring. My daughter has a Grendel and it is nice, but the 6.8 is close and I went with that as I read a lot of people talking and failure to feed problems with 6.5 but don't know anyone personally shooting one a lot.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

I have three on the list…5.56, 9mm and .22LR. I used to have one in .45ACP which was awesome until it wasn’t.

 

[KRC]

Where is the 224 Valkyrie?

 

[mauser58]

I have a few. I picked the 6.8SPC as my favorite. Also of course my 5.56 and 223 cal I have. One other is my 458 SOCOM

 

[Doctor_M]

No love for .308??

 

[dist1646]

Everyone who has shot a Grendel loves it. The lack of commercial ammo is what is preventing it from becoming much more popular.

That's the problem with the HAGAR, no commercially manufactured ammo. Hornady did have it saami certified but has not produced any. Great brass. I'm getting close to 2900 fps with 105gr class bullets. Saw where it was used to win at a 1,000 yd match recently.

 

[Growler215]

I've got 5.56, 6.5G, 7.62x39, 350L, 450B.

Didn't see 458 SOCOM or 50 Beowulf on the list.

 

[Squaregrouper]

6mm HAGAR.

PM inbound

 

[Park ranger]

6mm HAGAR.

Nice. Wish they would start making brass again.

 

[calicojack]

Where is the 224 Valkyrie?

I can only do 10 choices and 224 Valkyrie got bumped.

 

[calicojack]

No love for .308??

AR10 - this is AR15 only.

 

[RRomig]

No love for .308??

Wrong platform.

 

[calicojack]

I've got 5.56, 6.5G, 7.62x39, 350L, 450B.

Didn't see 458 SOCOM or 50 Beowulf on the list.

Guess I could have dropped 6mm ARC for one of those ... oh well.