the second build is officially on 28 inch ELR build

[mel]

so i have 2 handquards showing up saturday a 17.5 and a 20 , ones for the 28 inch build and im going to put one on my 20 inch grendel as well to replace the 15
i did forget to irder the gas tube but ill take care of that this weekend , barrel is still 3-4 weeks out

[mel]

btw i freaking hate my post office , so my handguard showed up saturday , arrived at 6am po scanned it in as available for pickup at 8:30 so i go at 10 and they cant find it says its not ready , go back at 11:45 just before they close and they still cant find it even though they already scanned it in , common theme with my post office grrrrr

[mel]

[mel]

now i just need my barrel and gas tube to arrive and im set

[mel]

should only be another 2-3 weeks on my barrel !!!!!!!!!! i can almost start getting excited lol

[mel]

woot my barrel should be ready to ship this week if all goes well

[tdbru]

waiting on your report Mel.
-tdbru

[mel]

waiting on your report Mel.
-tdbru

barrel hasnt shipped yet , hopefully this week, just preped 300 peices of brass for it lol

[mel]

talked to mcgowen again , barrel is done for the most part but they are waiting on extensions which are backordered from there supplier

[mel]

woot so my +2 gas tube shipped today , now all i am missing is the barrel

[mel]

gas tube from white oak showed up today , , talked to someone at mcgowen who said the barrel extensions should be in next week

[tdbru]

isn't it agonizing waiting for the last part to come in so you can get your build complete?
let us know how it groups and of course how much more velocity you're getting over a shorter setup.
thx,
-tdbru

[mel]

isn't it agonizing waiting for the last part to come in so you can get your build complete?
let us know how it groups and of course how much more velocity you're getting over a shorter setup.
thx,
-tdbru

its freaking sucks specially with a 1000y match comming up , u know i will i cant wait to sling some 135g a-tips and some 140g rdf out of it

[tdbru]

Mel,
do you intend to lap the upper extension face and glue in (loctite 609) or shim the extension when the new barrel arrives?
-tdbru

[mel]

Mel,
do you intend to lap the upper extension face and glue in (loctite 609) or shim the extension when the new barrel arrives?
-tdbru

i do intent to lap it , and ill prolly bed it with loctite , though need to see what kind of fit it has first

[mel]

still no barrel extension

[tdbru]

hang in there Mel.
-tdbru

[mel]

hang in there Mel.
-tdbru

im about to buy a satern 24 for the time being , just another exscuse to build another grendel lol though im sure i could just sell it to my boss once my 28 got here

[tdbru]

Mel,
did they say when they'd be shipping the 28" barrel to you? are you getting close to getting it?
-tdbru

[mel]

Mel,
did they say when they'd be shipping the 28" barrel to you? are you getting close to getting it?
-tdbru

they said they are just waiting on the barrel extension