01-22-2020, 10:12 PM
I'll pile on here against this guy. When I was first looking at getting Grendel barrel, he was on the list. They were cheap enough "on sale" and reviews were decent compared to other barrels in the price range. So I place order for one. Apparently if you live in an apartment or condo complex you're not good enough to buy one of his barrels. He found out I lived in a condo, and cancelled the order without any notice. He must have google mapped my address. Who runs a business and has time to do that? I have NEVER run into a retailer that refused to ship to certain type of dwelling. The other issue I had was his rant about being so pro-2A, but then proudly dissed those that live in places w/ strict gun laws (IL, MA, CA, etc). How is that solidarity for 2A? He has since taken that 2A stuff down.
On the Grendel barrel web pages he concedes there are more high BC bullets for 6.5 than 6.8; but if you look in the FAQ he rants against the grendel, he tries to blame his dislike for the Grendel because of the people around the caliber. Yet he is still willing to make money off selling grendel barrels, he has no backbone in my book. He rails against 0.136 bolts, saying how 0.125 is so much better, yet sells barrels to headspaced w/ 0.136 bolts, again no backbone.
Yeah I got issues w/ that guy, and doubt I would ever buy anything from him after my dealings with him; has got some issues way beyond his dislike for Grendel and his boner for 6.8.
I saved up for 6.5 Grendel SS Criterion 18" and haven't looked back. Just cleaned it again today and amazed how little it copper fouls. Starting to work up handloads and it's coming together. Had the green mountain group buys been around I would have gotten one of those in 18" or 20". Was thinking of getting 20" group buy barrel, but have other annual bills coming due and they're down to the last two, so I'll probably miss out on one of those. Maybe wait for the next Lilja group buy.
On the Grendel barrel web pages he concedes there are more high BC bullets for 6.5 than 6.8; but if you look in the FAQ he rants against the grendel, he tries to blame his dislike for the Grendel because of the people around the caliber. Yet he is still willing to make money off selling grendel barrels, he has no backbone in my book. He rails against 0.136 bolts, saying how 0.125 is so much better, yet sells barrels to headspaced w/ 0.136 bolts, again no backbone.
Yeah I got issues w/ that guy, and doubt I would ever buy anything from him after my dealings with him; has got some issues way beyond his dislike for Grendel and his boner for 6.8.
I saved up for 6.5 Grendel SS Criterion 18" and haven't looked back. Just cleaned it again today and amazed how little it copper fouls. Starting to work up handloads and it's coming together. Had the green mountain group buys been around I would have gotten one of those in 18" or 20". Was thinking of getting 20" group buy barrel, but have other annual bills coming due and they're down to the last two, so I'll probably miss out on one of those. Maybe wait for the next Lilja group buy.