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Been a long time shooter since I was 12 picking off blackbirds in the chicken yard.
6 years in the service, on the rifle team.
270 Long distance, then a 25-06.
Now I want to build an AR-15 Left Hand 6.5 Grendel with a 24" Barrel.
Need some help putting this together, in the sense of finding a left hand receiver
to put the barrel on and other parts.
Sometimes a bit to much to read everything and really not know what goes to what.
Not a lot on YouTube when it comes to lefties.
Any way, hope to learn a lot from the Grendel's
Thanks MIHeadShot
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Welcome to 'The Clan of the Six Five', from the 'West Coast of Arkansas', MIHS!
Randie
Fort Smith, AR
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Welcome to the forum MIHeadShot! First thing if building a left hand AR-15 is you need a 6.5 Grendel bolt. Maxim Firearms sell 6.5 Grendel left hand eject bolts. Many left handers find right side charging with right side eject easier to manipulate than an AR-15 set up with left side eject and traditional rear charging handle on an AR-15.
Maxim is the only source for left hand eject 6.5 Grendel AR-15s bolts to my knowledge. Maxim make good quality 6.5 Grendel bolts.
http://www.maximfirearms.com/online-stor...left-hand/
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Thanks Randy, that's funny.
Wondering if you know where I can pickup some ocean front property in the Ozarks.
Have a good one.
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Welcome to the clan, MHS, from the great nation of Texas! Thank you for your service! Can't help you with the lefty stuff but we will all throw in advice ( for free ! ) about the wonders of the Grendel. PS - If you've ever been in the Ozarks after one of their monsoons, there's a lot of ocean front property. You have to move quickly as it doesn't last long.
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Thanks Just_John, well that means when the tide goes out I just get more and more property...lol
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Welcome to the horde from Wisconsin .
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Thanks sundowner.
I've been calling it "The Grendel's" like a big freaky Family of shooting nut's, lol, like myself
but I like the name, it has a ring to it.
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Welcome aboard!
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com
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Welcome from a new old guy in Middle Georgia. Those bolts over at Maxim are pretty nice, but as a southpaw I keep my AR's standard so I don't issues when parts fail. My daughter however came by her stubborn streak honestly and may go the southpaw route. I like the logo on the bolt as well. I'm ordering an extra bolt since that's the only part I'm really concerned with. But there's lots of folks here to help and I look forward to reading your posts..
