12-20-2019, 05:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2019, 10:51 PM by Glockpride.)
Harpoon1 Wrote:I ?loved? the idea the American Predator Grendel took AR mags too, until I?m actually got one!
Maybe I ended up with a lemon but, the feeding with mine is very finicky, overly sensitive to cartidge length, bullet type and bolt manipulation. The mag well fitment is also way more sloppy than your average typical AR, allowing the mag to rock back & forth, so maybe that is what exacerbates the problem.
I ended getting a Howa and the feeding between the two is night and day. Having said that, the Howa has its own set of issues but, they were easily corrected with after market parts. Haven?t shot the Ruger since................just saying.
YMMV.
Edited: I’ll add that I also have the “Ranch” in 5.56 with AR mags and it works fine, feeds much better than the Grendel. So, must be a combination of the Grendel case length, shape and bullet type that is causing the issue. At least for me!
Interesting. I’ve shot mine, but don’t have an optic on yet so only for function testing and not accuracy. I’ve used the 10 Rd mags, I believe. Don’t remember which brand, as I have several, but I could look. Locked in solid with very little play and they don’t drop free when ejecting. For ammo, I used 100 gr Wolf and 123 gr Hornady Black ELD-M match. Both fed, fired and extracted perfectly. A small example, but I was happy enough. My two main 6.5 G are AR’s. I just picked up the bolt gun for if I want to hunt in an AR unfriendly state. The current Ruger one I have is fine, but the 16” would be handier for length. Could suppress for the same length as the current one sans suppressor.
Also, forgot to add, I bought mine used, unknown round count. And I added a hardener/strengthener to the forend of the stock.