7 lb 9 oz Christmas Baby Grendel

[1075 tech]

Crappy cell-phone pics but all I could do right now.

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Was able to get this finished up yesterday. Hopefully weather next weekend will be decent so I can get some range time in.

LOWER:
Anderson Forged
MagPul MOE+ pistol grip ODG
MagPul CTR ODG
MagPul Enhanced Trigger Guard ODG
PSA Milspec LPK
Velocity 3# Single Stage Trigger
KNS Gen 2 Mod 2 Anti-Rotation Pins
JP SCS
ArM2 mag lock (for NY "compliance")

UPPER:
Anderson Forged
BCM Mod 4 CH
PF Phalanx BCG and Bolt
AA 16" Lite Fluted barrel 1/7.5 w/ Thread protector
ALG Defense Handguard
SLR Sentry 7 QPQ Stainless Adjustable Clamp-on Gas Block
SLR QPQ Gas Tube

OPTIC:
Aero Precision Extended Scope Mount
Vortex Diamondback HP 3-12x44

[rothirsch]

Nice! Curious to see how it shoots?

[rothirsch]

Nice! Looks like a fun little bundle of joy. Curious how it shoots.

[VASCAR2]

Congrats, let us know how it shoots!

[danm]

Boy or Girl??? Looks nice

[BluntForceTrauma]

Like the sound of the Red Army choir, the sacred halls of Valhalla echo with singing at a new Grendel's birth! Good job!

[dammitman]

nice looking firearm, is that 7lb 9oz with the scope and no mag? my second grendel unit tips the scale at 7lb10.5oz and thats with no mag. i just cannot seem to get one lighter,,,,,

[1075 tech]

Yes. As you see it. Without mag. With scope. Of course I don't know how accurate the scale is. Was thinking about taking it to the Post Office to have them weigh it but.....
I could get it a little lighter using my polymer 80% lower. It really balances nicely with the bulk of the weight centered under the scope.

[architech]

Looks great! Yeah probably not a good idea to have the post office help with the weigh in haha

[jawbone]

congradulations! that's one helluva new family member.

[1075 tech]

NCM_0024.jpgSo, with weather and work, I finally was able to get out today. Temps in the upper 40's/low 50's. Started cloudy and then the sun came out. Almost no wind.

Because of field conditions, I could only get 80 yards today.

I could not get any A-max or SST's. There is only one LGS near me that carries any Grendel ammo, so I am limited to Wolf WPA steel case, and Wolf Gold 120 MPT HP.

After a few rounds I was able to get the gas block adjusted for reliable operation. Ejection was into a neat little pile at 3:30. I found that with the steel case, the bolt would lock back on the magazine follower rather than the bolt catch. Still need to tweak that.

Cases looked good with either no or very light extractor or ejector marks.

ETA: The target pic was with 120gr MPT

Best 10 shot group for the limited amount of time I had to play.

I couldn't get into a comfortable position to put a sandbag under the rear. Only had one under the front. Another rookie mistake: I forgot to locktite and torque the scope rings and it started working loose at one point.

All in all, a good day and certainly good enough for the hunting I do around here.