12-06-2013, 12:11 AM
"For those of you with similar experiences, what would you not buy, and what do you wish you bought?"
I cut my teeth for my gunsmithing on Finnish Mosin-Nagants. I have changed barrels and made many mods to them. The one I regret buying is the Rumanian PSL. Barrel to thin, wrapped-up like a limp noodle when you shoot it. Replaced the barrel with a turned-down machine gun barrel. Hate the AK-47 style receiver with rivets.
All this led me to my first AR-15. I have never liked the 5.56" round. If the Grendel had not been around I would not have started on an AR-15. I love the 6.5 bullet. I also have a Savage 6.5-284 that I changed to a 28" Shilen barrel.
I wish I had started with an AR-15 years ago, but I am hard-headed.
Most of my friends at the range are either retired military or active military at Ft. Bragg, so the pressure to get into an AR platform has been intense. The Grendel fits my needs and this forum has been a blessing. Thank you, guys.
I cut my teeth for my gunsmithing on Finnish Mosin-Nagants. I have changed barrels and made many mods to them. The one I regret buying is the Rumanian PSL. Barrel to thin, wrapped-up like a limp noodle when you shoot it. Replaced the barrel with a turned-down machine gun barrel. Hate the AK-47 style receiver with rivets.
All this led me to my first AR-15. I have never liked the 5.56" round. If the Grendel had not been around I would not have started on an AR-15. I love the 6.5 bullet. I also have a Savage 6.5-284 that I changed to a 28" Shilen barrel.
I wish I had started with an AR-15 years ago, but I am hard-headed.
Most of my friends at the range are either retired military or active military at Ft. Bragg, so the pressure to get into an AR platform has been intense. The Grendel fits my needs and this forum has been a blessing. Thank you, guys.