05-02-2021, 05:55 PM
You don’t say what type of deer so I’m guessing it’s going to be whitetail that the youth is going to be hunting. Do the deer a favor and be humane, go with the 6.5 Grendel. As much as I love both my ARC’s the Grendel is going to be more forgiving in field conditions with buck fever if the shot is off by any margin.
I have two Grendels also and they both have a soft recoil impulse, my daughter in law and a friends wife have both taken deer with them and have since done their best to buy them from me. Daughter in-law gave up .308 win for a Grendel and my friends wife gave up a .243 win for a Grendel. I just finished the friends wife’s Grendel, waiting on parts for the daughter in law’s and my friend’s grendel (yes I am building one for him to now, he’ s switching from 6.5 Creedmore to Grendel).
The Grendel will also give you more factory options and availability, if you don’t reload it’s your only option IMHO. Don’t get me wrong the 6 ARC is wonderful cartridge my first arc took 22 hogs, 2 bucks and a doe last year none of which needed tracking. But for you’re youth needs I have to give the nod to the Grendel. Good luck, hope this helps some.
I have two Grendels also and they both have a soft recoil impulse, my daughter in law and a friends wife have both taken deer with them and have since done their best to buy them from me. Daughter in-law gave up .308 win for a Grendel and my friends wife gave up a .243 win for a Grendel. I just finished the friends wife’s Grendel, waiting on parts for the daughter in law’s and my friend’s grendel (yes I am building one for him to now, he’ s switching from 6.5 Creedmore to Grendel).
The Grendel will also give you more factory options and availability, if you don’t reload it’s your only option IMHO. Don’t get me wrong the 6 ARC is wonderful cartridge my first arc took 22 hogs, 2 bucks and a doe last year none of which needed tracking. But for you’re youth needs I have to give the nod to the Grendel. Good luck, hope this helps some.
Trashy