09-08-2011, 03:20 AM
stanc Wrote:That's probably unnecessary. When I first brought it up, it had slipped my mind that AKs are made in 5.56x45, which has the same OAL as 6.5 Grendel. My bad.
Looks good, Rick. Ya know, this just might work!
Yes, I'm very encouraged. The Grendel brass I used was all Lapua fired several times, so it's worst case, since new brass is a little smaller.
There didn't appear to be any warping of the links with the bigger cases. The open portion just opened a tad wider at the front and the closed portion didn't deform at all.
It was a little tighter than the 7.62 brass, but not much. So, I don't think the bolt will have any problem stripping it out of the belt.
This particular belt is a little bent up in places so we'll have to straighten it up a little before use, or get a new manufacture one.
RR