So i put me together a Grendel because for some reason i'm big on the one rifle/general purpose rifle concept. My first rifle was a ruger scout and tbh it is my go to confident rifle. I then figured i needed a semi auto so i got a M1A scout squad and that has been more of a disappointment than anything unfortunately yet its so sexy that it will never be sold. I first put together a 5.56 ar and after carrying it around at the deer lease i realized i needed to make this my hunting rifle hence the transformation to Grendel. Lightweight, short, and easy to sling ready with two free hands is nice.
Here's the basic build list:
Anderson upper and lower
Arms buis
AA 16" barrel
Spikes T2
MI 15" lightweight handguard
JP bolt
Standard Cmmg lpk
Areo scope mount
Vxr patrol 3-9x40 leupold
FZ bcg
Yada yada what ever...
Since i see that it comes up on a lot of forums; the purpose of the rifle will be considered a handy rifle. Normally keep it unscoped (since it does get banged around) and with the buis deployed with a weapon mounted light. Keep it somewhat ready for any coyotes or coons that might try to get at my chickens. Also plan to use it for deer and hog hunting likely never further than 250-300yards. Most current shots on animals are less than 100 in east texas but might have opportunities in west texas or kansas that will require longer shots. Possibly night hogs which is why i went vxr. Obviously it meets the $h!tty day gun pou as well.
Took it to the range today to sight in the scope. Have only plinked with it using irons and wolf steel cased. Kind of time crunched so couldn't work out everything, but at the 100 i was pretty impressed with hornady sst. Put six shots within an inch and a half to 2 inches. Two were fliers but 4 were close. I think it was the shooter and not the gun. Never had a 9 power so all that zoom was new to me. The GSR wears a 1-4x leupold scout scope.
Anyway, i decided to take it to the 200 and to my surprise i was grouping low and right about 3" right and 2-3 low. Good enough for government work but a little concerning with the horizontal shift in poi. Should i be worried about this? Havent had a problem with the gsr doing that and at a lower mag. Only thing i can figure is either the barrel is slightly not square with the flat top, or the scope is torqued over at a slight angle, basically either way i'm thinking the scope and barrel bore are not parallel.
Any thoughts on the horizontal poi or maybe a critique of the build. Some days i feel like i ought to have a rifle for every purpose rather than an all purpose rifle, but i just dont have time to get proficient with that many arms.
Here's the basic build list:
Anderson upper and lower
Arms buis
AA 16" barrel
Spikes T2
MI 15" lightweight handguard
JP bolt
Standard Cmmg lpk
Areo scope mount
Vxr patrol 3-9x40 leupold
FZ bcg
Yada yada what ever...
Since i see that it comes up on a lot of forums; the purpose of the rifle will be considered a handy rifle. Normally keep it unscoped (since it does get banged around) and with the buis deployed with a weapon mounted light. Keep it somewhat ready for any coyotes or coons that might try to get at my chickens. Also plan to use it for deer and hog hunting likely never further than 250-300yards. Most current shots on animals are less than 100 in east texas but might have opportunities in west texas or kansas that will require longer shots. Possibly night hogs which is why i went vxr. Obviously it meets the $h!tty day gun pou as well.
Took it to the range today to sight in the scope. Have only plinked with it using irons and wolf steel cased. Kind of time crunched so couldn't work out everything, but at the 100 i was pretty impressed with hornady sst. Put six shots within an inch and a half to 2 inches. Two were fliers but 4 were close. I think it was the shooter and not the gun. Never had a 9 power so all that zoom was new to me. The GSR wears a 1-4x leupold scout scope.
Anyway, i decided to take it to the 200 and to my surprise i was grouping low and right about 3" right and 2-3 low. Good enough for government work but a little concerning with the horizontal shift in poi. Should i be worried about this? Havent had a problem with the gsr doing that and at a lower mag. Only thing i can figure is either the barrel is slightly not square with the flat top, or the scope is torqued over at a slight angle, basically either way i'm thinking the scope and barrel bore are not parallel.
Any thoughts on the horizontal poi or maybe a critique of the build. Some days i feel like i ought to have a rifle for every purpose rather than an all purpose rifle, but i just dont have time to get proficient with that many arms.
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