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Well my 14.5" CLGS Sabre Defence barrel has been measured to make sure the throat is right and is now on it's way to ADCO to be cut down to 12.5". I will hopefully receive it back in the next couple weeks and will be able to assemble.
Specs:
SBR lower
-12.5" Sabre barrel as described above (maxim bolt)
-Anderson lightweight upper (no forward assist or dust cover; will be lapped to insure square)
-CMMG RKM 11" handguard
-Seekins adjustable gas block
-AAC 51t blackout FH (have Saker 762 in stamp jail)
I'll take pics after assembly but I'm hoping with suppressor attached this gun will be about the same footprint/weight as my 18"
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How did you measure the throat?
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With a hornady oal gauge. 123sst hit at 2.275" which should be perfect. My 120 Accupoints can be seated even further. I also visually inspect it as best as I can. I am of the opinion that tx got a lemon when these barrels are typically known for being nice. My mlgs Sabre barrel was real nice.
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Great! Can't wait to see it and how it performs!
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What optic are you putting on it?
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A vortex viper 3-9 in an Aero lightweight mount.
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PigOPs Wrote:With a hornady oal gauge. 123sst hit at 2.275" which should be perfect. My 120 Accupoints can be seated even further. I also visually inspect it as best as I can. I am of the opinion that tx got a lemon when these barrels are typically known for being nice. My mlgs Sabre barrel was real nice.
I picked-up Sabre 14.5 barrels, unfortunately I got one of the lemons. With the Hornady OAL gauge, the 123SST hit at 2.230 but with the 129SST I'm getting 2.280. Go figure? I was planning on using the 129s anyway, so I'll still be able to make a lot of lemonaid.
Looking forward to pics of your build, sound very interesting.
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Very interested to see how your project performs! A CL Grendel barrel should last forever.
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UPDATE: Received my shipping notification this morning on the barrel. Should have everything I need at this point. I was pleasantly surprised that the receiver face was square and didn't require lapping. I plan on bedding the barrel with blue loctite and am really hoping I can find a 1 MOA or better handload. I know it's a chrome-lined barrel but my last one was pretty accurate.
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Here she is.. got her running like a top and grouping pretty good with handloads. I'm taking it out tonight on a pig hunt so hopefully I'll draw some blood. We shall see!
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Looks great, give us an after action report.
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Ditto! Looks svelte!
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That's a cool build, thanks for sharing.
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I'm building a 12.5" Grendel too and Im putting 11" rail on it. So I'm really loving your build! What buffer system are you using?
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Very cool. If you have any time to waste tonight, can you do some muzzle flash testing with that flash hider? I assume it's the AAC?
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It is. I will see what I can do.
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Here my first (and only) 5 shot group with factory SST. The lower left was a called flyer. My heart was beating hard cause I was excited and should've calmed myself more. What I am most excited about is I should be able to find a handload that's even tighter. Not bad for a chrome-lined barrel that I paid $200 for (after chopping down). This gun puts a smile on my face every time I pull the trigger...
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Man that's sweet, I've got one of those barrels too, hope it shoots half as good as that.
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PigOPs Wrote:
Here she is.. got her running like a top and grouping pretty good with handloads. I'm taking it out tonight on a pig hunt so hopefully I'll draw some blood. We shall see!
That is a VERY nice, clean-looking rifle.
