WATER DRAGON - THE GREY GHOST 6ARC DRAC

The Latest Long-Range 6ARC Rifle, Developed on the Range

- Dave Merrill

When people talk about 6mm ARC, they mention the impetus was a DoD project but get cutesy about exactly what part of the DoD it's meant to serve. While we can't mention any individual names or unit designations, we can say the guys with the surfer hair who coauthor books upon retirement are behind it. Of course, we're talking about Naval Special Warfare and SEALs.

Like the ammunition itself, this rifle from Grey Ghost Precision was put together for the same not in a workshop but refined on the range over the span of months by students and instructors of DoD Advanced Sniper courses. What you see on these pages isn't the first version GGP put together, just the first one you've seen. This shows in the official name: the Designated Rifleman Advanced Combat System Mod 3 V4, or DRAC. In mythology, a Drac was a dragon associated with water and the dangers surrounding it, which seems like a suitable name for a tool for frogs.

To be clear, much like other Grey Ghost Precision rifles and pistols, a number of DRAC Mod3 V4s are currently in the hands of SEALs but not [yet] in an official "program." Still, if you know where to look, you can catch glimpses of their wares in JSOC and other hands.

While ostensibly this is a review of a new GGP rifle, with 6mm ARC being so new we'll also spend some time on the caliber and ballistics. We'll also compare it to the much-shorter 11.5-inch barreled Lantac LA-SF15 chambered in 6ARC we covered back in RECOIL Issue 51, as each rifle represents either end of the spectrum in this caliber.

BALLISTICS & KISSING COUSINS

The practical engagement range of 6mm ARC envelops both 5.56mm and 7.62x51mm, while wearing a shorter barrel and bucking wind better than either.