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My Grendels - WillD - 09-22-2011
[ATTACH=CONFIG]463[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]464[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]465[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]466[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]467[/ATTACH]Actually a Grendel and 1/2. The green Grendel is built on an RRA lower I'd been saving with a Mega HD billet upper, a 28" Satern barrel with a Ross Schuler muzzle break, a 15.5" JP free float tube, and a Vortex PST 6-24x50 FFP scope. The lower has a winter trigger guard, a Geissle NM trigger, a Young NM bolt, and a Magpul PRS stock. I added a Harris S-BRM bipod and will add an AccuShot Monopod soon.
The 1/2 Grendel is a Mega Monolithic Rifle upper with a Satern 18" double fluted Spartan barrel, and a Les Baer NM bolt. The lower is my RRA LAR-15 Elite Operator2 with winter trigger guard, a RRA Dominator2 EOTech Mount, and an EOTech 512. I'll probably switch out the EOTech for hunting season with either a Zeiss 1-4x or a Leupold 1.75-6x I have mounted on other rifles. I'd like to end up with a low power variable scope, maybe a Vortex Razor HD 1-4x24. I'd also like to try one of the American Trigger AR-Gold triggers.
Building these rifles has been fun and good therapy while recuperating from my accident.
My Grendels - YutYut - 09-22-2011
Gorgeous rifles. where did you buy your Geissele trigger?
My Grendels - WillD - 09-22-2011
I'm pretty sure I got it from Midway. It is quite possibly the nicest trigger I own! I highly recommend it.
Cheers, Will
My Grendels - WillD - 09-22-2011
I almost forgot to mention the help I got with the Cerakote from Ben at Danger Close Outfitters. Ben was easy to work with, professional and more reasonably priced than a shop much closer to me who took 4x the time quoted and displayed an "I don't give a @#$% attitude". Ben kept in touch, asked a lot of questions, and got the job done RIGHT!
http://www.dangercloseoutfitters.com
Cheers, Will
My Grendels - bwaites - 09-22-2011
Very nicely done!!
My Grendels - Whelenon - 09-22-2011
Well done on both counts, hope you get out soon for some shooting. Let us know how they print.
My Grendels - LRRPF52 - 09-22-2011
Beautiful rifles Will. Top Notch without a doubt. You could look at the Swarovski Z6i for a great 1-6x variable power. I think I would get the Vortex Viper PST 1-4x versus the Vortex 1-4x Razor, since I doubt the cost will justify the practical differences between the two. You might just want a 2.5-10x44 instead for the 18". Great-looking fire sticks sir.
My Grendels - WillD - 09-23-2011
I see what you mean Paul after comparing the two Vortex scopes. For some reason I'd thought the Razor had a 34mm tube almost all the features that are important tome favor the PST not the least of which is that it's $1k less expensive. I have a friend who is/was a Swarovski rep who has done me a good turn in the past. I'll have to look him up when I'm in Buda this season.