So after 2 years and change I am finally putting together the 2 Grendel builds I got parts for.
A rifle and a pistol
BOM (and original prices paid back in 2017/2018 for historical purposes)
Rifle Build (New) 6.5 Grendel
The lower is a Diamond Series billet aluminum from SOCOM, I bought back in 2000.
It has extra screws for trigger adjusting and upper/lower lockup.
It also has a non-standard bolt release installation with no external lugs for the pin.
For some inane reason I chose a metallic blue finish. Don't ask why.
So when I decided to make this build, I wanted FDE, so I had it Cerakoted locally.
Here are the instructions the lower came with:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]16317[/ATTACH]
I didn't find these until after I got stymied on the bolt release. So I didn't do any of the other suggested mods.
So this has halted my build, I ordered some pins and set screws from Brownells that I think should work.
I checked with a caliper using a takedown pin detent which fit through the bolt release pin holes
The hole for the pin goes forward through the lower to where it is scalloped out for the name. At that end, there are threads.
So here is a look at the lower and the issue. The lower is complete, except for the bolt release and the Larue RISR.
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Later on I got the barrel in and seated, but I will do some more checking before I red loctite it in.
Here is the lower with AP M4E1 upper and handguard (barrel not in)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]16316[/ATTACH]
A rifle and a pistol
BOM (and original prices paid back in 2017/2018 for historical purposes)
Rifle Build (New) 6.5 Grendel
- Faxon 18" .750 Nitrided (mid length) 195 GB0
- Monster bolt 55 GB
- Magpul MOE FDE Rifle stock 68 Amazon
- Larue Cheek RISR
- Spikes gas tube med. melonite 16 Joe Bob Outfitters
- Geissele LPK 42 Brownells
- A2 Rifle Stock Completion Kit 38 Joe Bob Outfitters
- BCM Gunfighter CH mod 4 50 Brownells
- AP Enhanced Upper/MLOK HG 15 219 GraniteRidge
- Sharps Blem NPR BCG 139 GraniteRidge
- JTM Pistol Grip 12 Seal 6 Tactical
- Superlative Arms adj gas block 90 Midway
- VG6 Gamma 65 55 Brownells
- Magpul BAD Lever 28 Brownells
- Cerakote Diamond Lower 67 Cerakoters
- Larue MBT Trigger 99 Larue Divorce Sale
- [FONT=&]UTG Leapers Light Recon M-LOK legs 38 OpticsPlanet[/FONT]
- [FONT=&]AADMOUNT 30 mm blem 229 Aadland[/FONT]
- SWFA SS HD 3-9x42 450 SWFA
The lower is a Diamond Series billet aluminum from SOCOM, I bought back in 2000.
It has extra screws for trigger adjusting and upper/lower lockup.
It also has a non-standard bolt release installation with no external lugs for the pin.
For some inane reason I chose a metallic blue finish. Don't ask why.
So when I decided to make this build, I wanted FDE, so I had it Cerakoted locally.
Here are the instructions the lower came with:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]16317[/ATTACH]
I didn't find these until after I got stymied on the bolt release. So I didn't do any of the other suggested mods.
So this has halted my build, I ordered some pins and set screws from Brownells that I think should work.
I checked with a caliper using a takedown pin detent which fit through the bolt release pin holes
The hole for the pin goes forward through the lower to where it is scalloped out for the name. At that end, there are threads.
So here is a look at the lower and the issue. The lower is complete, except for the bolt release and the Larue RISR.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]16315[/ATTACH]
Later on I got the barrel in and seated, but I will do some more checking before I red loctite it in.
Here is the lower with AP M4E1 upper and handguard (barrel not in)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]16316[/ATTACH]