10-17-2017, 05:12 AM
As my screen name suggests, this rifle is my first attempt at accurate shooting from an AR type rifle. Remington 700 rifles are familiar and fairly consistent to accurize.
Since I couldn't bed the action, I trued the receiver face on the AR.
Free float the barrel -practically free on the bolt gun, kinda spendy for the AR, but did offer an upgrade for accessory fitment and appearance.
Trigger adjustment used to be simple to achieve a 3-1/2 lb trigger, or get a Timney for about $100 and change.
This barrel's chamber looked really nicely finished, crown was clean and concentric, any more technical inspection is beyond my means. There is no muzzle device, just a thread protector for now. Looking at all of the choices is a bit overwhelming, there are a couple that look like a good value and actually reduce recoil and muzzle rise. Adding a brake may have a positive effect.
The best part of this project rifle by far, the tooling and know-how required to assemble a decent shooter is within my reach. Building from scratch is, in itself, quite satisfying. The semi auto action has been trouble free once the gas block was set. The 6.5 grendel is a really great flexible chambering for my current needs. I have confidence the accuracy/consistency will only get better with more bench time. The ergonomics are quite different than my familiar sporters, and I will get more comfortable. The barrel will probably smooth out and get better, it has maybe 250 rounds through it.
Winter is coyote and other fur hunting season, and this rig will hopefully fill that role nicely, with a healthy extra punch if we get the good fortune to get a wolf in our sights!
Since the AR is so adaptable, I will likely get a quality trigger in the future, and likely upgrade the barrel, or just build another grendel!
Thanks to the horde for the encouragement, and so much tech I got while lurking, before joining.
For now, the relationship is in the honeymoon stage, this rifle can do no wrong by me.
Since I couldn't bed the action, I trued the receiver face on the AR.
Free float the barrel -practically free on the bolt gun, kinda spendy for the AR, but did offer an upgrade for accessory fitment and appearance.
Trigger adjustment used to be simple to achieve a 3-1/2 lb trigger, or get a Timney for about $100 and change.
This barrel's chamber looked really nicely finished, crown was clean and concentric, any more technical inspection is beyond my means. There is no muzzle device, just a thread protector for now. Looking at all of the choices is a bit overwhelming, there are a couple that look like a good value and actually reduce recoil and muzzle rise. Adding a brake may have a positive effect.
The best part of this project rifle by far, the tooling and know-how required to assemble a decent shooter is within my reach. Building from scratch is, in itself, quite satisfying. The semi auto action has been trouble free once the gas block was set. The 6.5 grendel is a really great flexible chambering for my current needs. I have confidence the accuracy/consistency will only get better with more bench time. The ergonomics are quite different than my familiar sporters, and I will get more comfortable. The barrel will probably smooth out and get better, it has maybe 250 rounds through it.
Winter is coyote and other fur hunting season, and this rig will hopefully fill that role nicely, with a healthy extra punch if we get the good fortune to get a wolf in our sights!
Since the AR is so adaptable, I will likely get a quality trigger in the future, and likely upgrade the barrel, or just build another grendel!
Thanks to the horde for the encouragement, and so much tech I got while lurking, before joining.
For now, the relationship is in the honeymoon stage, this rifle can do no wrong by me.