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Unique locally anyway, as it rarely snows in my area.
Since I have another Grendel rifle, I had reassembled this upper with intentions to sell. But for whatever reason, I decided to keep it, and get it (along with a lower) coated in Realtree AP Snow.
Built mostly using spare parts on hand, including the Krieger 18" barrel chambered in 264 LBC with 8.5" twist.
Obviously, I'm not much of a photographer, but here she is:
![[Image: DSCF1940.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1940.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF1942.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1942.jpg)
Makes no sense for me to have a novelty rifle in snow camo, but it's definitely eye-catching in person.
Drifter
that is cool looking. like that handguard.
So how much snow do you get in North Carolina? 
Honestly I really like it, love to have one like it too.
That is cool, pun intended.
What kind of handguard is that? What are you using for a gas block?
Would you agree that imitation is the highest form of flattery? If so, then would you share details of how you got the paint job. I'm in Texas and I love the novelty of a snow gun build.
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michaelmew Wrote:What kind of handguard is that? What are you using for a gas block?
Would you agree that imitation is the highest form of flattery? If so, then would you share details of how you got the paint job. I'm in Texas and I love the novelty of a snow gun build.
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Handguard is an MGSS (Jet Suppressors). I'm using it with an SWS barrel nut.
The hidden low-profile adjustable gas block is from Syrac Ordnance.
As for the finish, there are numerous places that do hydro-dipping, and also some DIY kits. Since I wanted Realtree AP Snow, and there are very few places licensed to use official Realtree patterns, I sent my stripped parts to Tarjac.
Tried to get some better pics, but no real improvement in photography.
First pic isn't real clear due to lighting, but I added a 1.5" MI rail to the Ace stock by countersinking for the nuts underneath the buttpad. Then I attached a Vtac LPSM so that I would have a swivel base where I wanted it...
![[Image: DSCF1946.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1946.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF1945.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1945.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF1944.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1944.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF1947.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1947.jpg)
My pics just don't do it justice...
Drifter
You just justified a hunting trip to test your new cammo.
Dat's purdy...
Very slick idea on the rail attached to the inside of the butt, with the VTAC LPSM. I know some places that get quite a bit of snow...
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OK. I am REALLY diggin' that gun. Great job. Excellent job. Wow. Like the handguard, small diameter, rails only where you really need 'em. LaRue pistol grip looks cool, too.
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Love the look Drifter! Nice lookin rig...
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Thanks guys. Only change has been the scope mount. It was a little too far back in the one shown, but it's what I had in the parts box at the time. It wears a Bobro cantilever-style mount now.
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wow........nice stick drifter.
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Drifter Wrote:Since I have another Grendel rifle, I had reassembled this upper with intentions to sell. But for whatever reason, I decided to keep it, and get it (along with a lower) coated in Realtree AP Snow. Hey, that's what Helen Mirren's character in RED should've had, instead of the all-black AR15 she was given.
![[Image: hc5010_red_helen_mirren_large.jpg]](http://www.projectorreviews.com/images-projectors-q4-11/hc5010_red_helen_mirren_large.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgzWVFVAKs0
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Took Snogun (the two words have been combined and the "w" dropped to be hip) out for a brief spin yesterday. Used a couple of trusty handloads with AR-Comp powder, and was pleased with the results considering the fixed 6x scope. The 100-yard group was the only one at that distance after a few clean-bore shots to get the new Bobro scope mount on paper. The 200-yard SST group was the pick of the litter, but the others weren't much bigger.
![[Image: DSCF1948_zps8106507b.jpg]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/Driftwood2304/DSCF1948_zps8106507b.jpg)
Being a novelty rifle, I also added a Hogue G10 grip with Samson knife grip insert.
Nighttime temps now dipping into the 60's. Gotta be prepared. It could snow any day now...
Drifter
Holy crap, that's a shooter. Share your 129gr SST load please.
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09-21-2012, 02:27 AM
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LRRPF52 Wrote:Holy crap, that's a shooter. Share your 129gr SST load please.
129 SST
Hornady fired brass
26.9 AR-Comp
CCI #41
COL ~2.265
~0.003 neck tension with no crimp
Brass resized with Forster die (with expander) to bump the shoulder ~0.003", then run through a Redding sizing die with 287 bushing and expander ball removed. A 2-step process seems to get more consistent results when neck is moved ~0.010"+. Probably unnecessary for the LBC chamber, but it's the way I handle brass from a Grendel chamber, and I stick to the same method either way.
Oddly for the 129 SST, I leave the seating die at the exact same setting that I use for the 123 A-max seated to ~2.250 COL (over 27.7 grains of AR-Comp with light FCD crimp). With the 129 SST, this leaves the top of the cannelure barely visible at the case neck. (Cases trimmed to ~1.519".)
Both loads have been dependable in a variety of barrels and chambers. Not tremendous velocity, but not overly slow either. (Didn't run the chrono yesterday, but the SST load is probably around 2325 and the A-max around 2465 from this 18" Krieger.)
The SST load was 2-for-3 on the 10" steel gong at 600. Based on more extensive testing with another barrel, I think the SST's BC is a little better than Hornady states.
Snogun deserves a better scope with more magnification if it gets a significant amount of use.
(Just amusing myself referring to the rifle as Snogun. I don't use the name with any seriousness.)
Drifter
Nice gun.
Looked on the website of the hand guard mfg.
I could not find any info on it. Can you give any insight on cost etc...?
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Gswamp Wrote:Nice gun.
Looked on the website of the hand guard mfg.
I could not find any info on it. Can you give any insight on cost etc...?
Thanks.
I've had that handguard a while now. At the time, MGSS would sell their Slim Design Hand Guard only if they installed it (which is what I did originally). I don't know what their policy is now, so you might have to call.
I removed their original barrel nut using a pipe wrench, then used an SWS wrench along with "A" and "B" barrel nuts that I already had as the handguard got moved around to various build projects. It's very slim, and didn't look quite right (to me) in some different setups. I finally recognized that the Ace skeleton stock might be the appropriate counterpart for the handguard.
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