04-03-2018, 12:11 AM
Welcome to the forum,
all the advice so far is spot on but may be overwhelming, you just get deeper down the hole.
To answer your questions:
1) most likely but no quarantees coming from different sources,....it would be very rare for not to matte up,...but Mr Murphy is always present.
2) as for 20", 18" or 16" you will get a little more velocity with the longer barrels but for hunting inside 300 it doesn't matter, you need 1800fps at target distance to get most hunting bullets in this class to open properly. The velocity is more useful for target shooting beyond 500. also with the longer barrels you have to be conscious of shoving the barrel into the dirt/snow/ground with a single point or front carry sling.
3) What do you consider hunting accuracy? 1" at 100yards? are you using factory ammo or reloads? Again no guarantees but your choice should be capable of this. Using factory ammo only limits your options with the grendel to a handful of choices.
4) There are a lots of good choices out there,...the short answer is you get what you pay for,....you should set a budget for the rifle inclucing optics and that will sort out many of choices out there.
As far as building most suggest building your lower and buying a quality complete upper the first time out. You don't need many tool for the lower, and many just make it easier but aren't necessary. Roll pin starters, roll bin punch,standard punch set with small mallet, Armors wrench for castle nut, pivot pin installation tool. you should be able to pick these up for 50.00 give or take and you will find them useful for maintenance or other projects. By doing this you can save a couple hundred dollars to put towards optics, accessories or ammo. And customize the stock, grip and trigger to your liking which are the main things people change out.
Ohh and when you catch Black Rifle Disease you will have to the tools on hand to continue your addiction,..I mean hobby.
all the advice so far is spot on but may be overwhelming, you just get deeper down the hole.
To answer your questions:
1) most likely but no quarantees coming from different sources,....it would be very rare for not to matte up,...but Mr Murphy is always present.
2) as for 20", 18" or 16" you will get a little more velocity with the longer barrels but for hunting inside 300 it doesn't matter, you need 1800fps at target distance to get most hunting bullets in this class to open properly. The velocity is more useful for target shooting beyond 500. also with the longer barrels you have to be conscious of shoving the barrel into the dirt/snow/ground with a single point or front carry sling.
3) What do you consider hunting accuracy? 1" at 100yards? are you using factory ammo or reloads? Again no guarantees but your choice should be capable of this. Using factory ammo only limits your options with the grendel to a handful of choices.
4) There are a lots of good choices out there,...the short answer is you get what you pay for,....you should set a budget for the rifle inclucing optics and that will sort out many of choices out there.
As far as building most suggest building your lower and buying a quality complete upper the first time out. You don't need many tool for the lower, and many just make it easier but aren't necessary. Roll pin starters, roll bin punch,standard punch set with small mallet, Armors wrench for castle nut, pivot pin installation tool. you should be able to pick these up for 50.00 give or take and you will find them useful for maintenance or other projects. By doing this you can save a couple hundred dollars to put towards optics, accessories or ammo. And customize the stock, grip and trigger to your liking which are the main things people change out.
Ohh and when you catch Black Rifle Disease you will have to the tools on hand to continue your addiction,..I mean hobby.