Hey fellow New Yorker.
Oh! How You Doin?
I just finished my Grendel build and will be hunting with it this year.
I'll give you my build list and why I chose what I did and how I made mine Safe compliant.
I use a Bullet Guy upper and lower receiver it was a group buy.
I went with a DPMS LPK. I find the triggers in these kits are all clean crisp with no noticeable creep right out of the box but you can polish them and get a little better feel and change a spring and get a light triger.
I used a DD's Ranch fixed mag kit and his rear extended take down pin. I've use pretty much all the kit out there except the MEAN Arms one and the DD's I fell is the best value and fits what NYS mean for a fixed mag you can stuff a little wax in the hole then epoxy over it if that make you sleep easier.
I use a Grendel Hunter 18 barrel, BCG and Mid lenght adjustable gas system aswell as his 4 round mag. It is a ten rounder limited to 4 you can slide the bottom plate off the mag and make it a 10 rounder again by changing the spring. I also ordered a Strike Industry forward asset and charging handle in red to add a little bling. Well I chose the 18' barrel cause I own a 16 in 223 and wanted something a little longer it is also threaded so if I wanted to cut the threads off and re-crown the barrel I had enough length to stay legal. Weight is really not a issue I'm assuming your treestand hunting and most likely under a mile from camp.
I went with a Nordic free floating forend it was affordable and clean I can add rails where I need them if I choose but I chose it mainly for its price.
I like the Magpul furniture and use it on most of my builds I used the MOE rifle stock, MAID pistols grip, and MOE Trigger guard.
Optics for now is Minox z3 4x9 on a cheapo Amazon cantilever mount. I have not had any issue with these cheapo mounts on AR. But if you're dropping 500+ on glass I would go with and higher end mount. Loctite and torque these mount is a must. I might be taking the Nikon Pro Staff off my 223 to put on this gun.
All and all I'm very happy with the gun
Oh! How You Doin?
I just finished my Grendel build and will be hunting with it this year.
I'll give you my build list and why I chose what I did and how I made mine Safe compliant.
I use a Bullet Guy upper and lower receiver it was a group buy.
I went with a DPMS LPK. I find the triggers in these kits are all clean crisp with no noticeable creep right out of the box but you can polish them and get a little better feel and change a spring and get a light triger.
I used a DD's Ranch fixed mag kit and his rear extended take down pin. I've use pretty much all the kit out there except the MEAN Arms one and the DD's I fell is the best value and fits what NYS mean for a fixed mag you can stuff a little wax in the hole then epoxy over it if that make you sleep easier.
I use a Grendel Hunter 18 barrel, BCG and Mid lenght adjustable gas system aswell as his 4 round mag. It is a ten rounder limited to 4 you can slide the bottom plate off the mag and make it a 10 rounder again by changing the spring. I also ordered a Strike Industry forward asset and charging handle in red to add a little bling. Well I chose the 18' barrel cause I own a 16 in 223 and wanted something a little longer it is also threaded so if I wanted to cut the threads off and re-crown the barrel I had enough length to stay legal. Weight is really not a issue I'm assuming your treestand hunting and most likely under a mile from camp.
I went with a Nordic free floating forend it was affordable and clean I can add rails where I need them if I choose but I chose it mainly for its price.
I like the Magpul furniture and use it on most of my builds I used the MOE rifle stock, MAID pistols grip, and MOE Trigger guard.
Optics for now is Minox z3 4x9 on a cheapo Amazon cantilever mount. I have not had any issue with these cheapo mounts on AR. But if you're dropping 500+ on glass I would go with and higher end mount. Loctite and torque these mount is a must. I might be taking the Nikon Pro Staff off my 223 to put on this gun.
All and all I'm very happy with the gun