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6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - Konocti's Wigwam - 11-15-2023
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6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - stonehog - 11-15-2023
Watch the brake on Grendel pistol length barrels. I got through a few shots before I thought my eyes were going to pop. Lot's of shock to the retinas. I ended up with a Witt Machine SME on my pistols which makes them reasonable. A suppressor would be ideal (on the list...). Also - wondering why this build is so heavy? My 12" Odin albeit light barrel probably weighs in at 5 lbs. Will have to check it, but over 7 sounds like a normal carbine weight.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - Konocti's Wigwam - 11-15-2023
stonehog Wrote:Watch the brake on Grendel pistol length barrels. I got through a few shots before I thought my eyes were going to pop.Yeah, some brakes will blast the folks next to one at the range...I used to shoot with a guy that had a FN FAL, in 308 Win that would do that.
stonehog Wrote:Also - wondering why this build is so heavy?Nothing is extra light at all, and I have a 300 blackout with a 7.5 barrel with a red dot on it and it weighs 6.5 lbs. It has a 7.5" barrel.
stonehog Wrote:My 12" Odin albeit light barrel probably weighs in at 5 lbs. Will have to check it, but over 7 sounds like a normal carbine weight.If you truly have a 5 lb. 12", that's pretty light, IMO. I'm ok with this 7.7, I plan to carry it with a sling. Hoping this will be accurate to 200 yards.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - biodsl - 11-15-2023
stonehog Wrote:Also - wondering why this build is so heavy? My 12" Odin albeit light barrel probably weighs in at 5 lbs. Will have to check it, but over 7 sounds like a normal carbine weight.
Stonehog...Building a 5 lb. AR is easy. Building a 5 lb. AR with a LPVO is impossible. What optic are you using?
I just weighed my 12" build. It comes in at 5 lbs., 1 ounce. My LPVO adds 20 ounces. That's with a Aero Ultralight mount which I'm not sure will hold up long term. It would be even heavier with a more durable mount.
I'm considering a Primary Arms 3X prism so I can have a true 5.5 pound pistol.
Side note: my pencil barreled 14.5 pinned What Would Stoner Do rifle is within an ounce of my 12" Grendel pistol.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - grendelnubi - 11-16-2023
Nothing Special? All Grendel pig pistols are special....
I had one I hunted with for several years, sold it two years ago and miss it. Soon to build another one now that the political winds are moving in our favor.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - stonehog - 11-16-2023
I have the Primary Arms 3x prism on it - nice and small and light. No brace, either - strike industries pistol tube.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - Konocti's Wigwam - 11-16-2023
grendelnubi Wrote:Nothing Special? All Grendel pig pistols are special....
I meant nothing special in that I had the parts laying around. This upper was had a 16" 300 blackout in it before, a Seekins handguard, the Faxon barrel, Viper PST Gen1 1-4x24, I kinda go by weight. These are all pig/deer guns.
300 blackout - 6.5 lbs
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6.5 Grendel - 7.7 lbs
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8.6 blackout - 10 lbs.
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I also have this 16" 8.6 blackout with a Thordson featureless stock, I think it weighs about 11 lbs. with 16" barrel.
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6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - stonehog - 11-16-2023
Light ARs are nice! Hoping to one day take mine out for deer if I can find someplace to do this in WA state and a reliable hunting partner. Plenty of places to hike about, and I can easily hit a 200 yd small IPSC with the pistol. That 12" Odin is my most accurate barrel (so far).
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - stonehog - 11-16-2023
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6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - Konocti's Wigwam - 11-16-2023
How much does the light one weigh?
EDIT: here's a pic of 300 blackout, 6.5 Grendel and 8.6 blackout.
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6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - YardArm - 11-23-2023
Get a can, man. Brakes on SBR are brutal.
6.5 Grendel Pig Pistol - Konocti's Wigwam - 11-23-2023
YardArm Wrote:Get a can, man. Brakes on SBR are brutal.
Wish I could. Not yet in California.