Hi, Grendel owners and thank you for the forum. I've been reading here for some time and I find it to be a wealth of information.
I'm a civvi with no special training. I've chased accuracy on and off for 40 years with some successes and have learned and done some home DIY 'smithing on pistols, revolvers, rifles, etc. My dad owned a machine shop so I learned a few things there. My own training and degree are largely automotive and management. I early retired 17 years ago.
I'm building a budget Grendel right now using PSA barrel and bolt and a Hiperfire trigger, adjustable gas block, Leupold hand-me-down scope, Warne mount, etc. I have 200 rds of Hornady Black 123gr ELD-M on the way to start with. Dies on the way, I have a couple of jugs of powder on the shelf that are useful with Grendels but no pills or primers, yet.
AA and ASC mags to start.
I was truing the face and shimming/bedding the slipfit back when arfcommers insisted it was stupid.
Although, most over there still say that.
I fully expect to be upgrading the barrel soon. Odinworks is currently my front runner on that since it's about the max I'm willing to spend. I've read here that they typically perform well and return a good value for the money.
"Only accurate rifles are interesting" -- Col. Townsend Whelen
At present, I admit that I only have one rifle, one pistol and one revolver that are "interesting" in that sense. Each of them has a lot of money invested, so I expect the Grendel will end up the same. If or when the budget allows. Things are different in early retirement!
Someone in here quoted that: "Only wealthy men can afford cheap barrels." So I'm in that pit, already. :o It's possible I'll leave the PSA barrel as is since the max hunting distance where I live is about 75 yards. Average distance is about 35 yards. I hunt from a blind since I live on a pretty high traffic game trail. Fish in a barrel and all that.
Inaccurate AR barrels make pretty good tomato stakes, though.
I'm a civvi with no special training. I've chased accuracy on and off for 40 years with some successes and have learned and done some home DIY 'smithing on pistols, revolvers, rifles, etc. My dad owned a machine shop so I learned a few things there. My own training and degree are largely automotive and management. I early retired 17 years ago.
I'm building a budget Grendel right now using PSA barrel and bolt and a Hiperfire trigger, adjustable gas block, Leupold hand-me-down scope, Warne mount, etc. I have 200 rds of Hornady Black 123gr ELD-M on the way to start with. Dies on the way, I have a couple of jugs of powder on the shelf that are useful with Grendels but no pills or primers, yet.
AA and ASC mags to start.
I was truing the face and shimming/bedding the slipfit back when arfcommers insisted it was stupid.
Although, most over there still say that. I fully expect to be upgrading the barrel soon. Odinworks is currently my front runner on that since it's about the max I'm willing to spend. I've read here that they typically perform well and return a good value for the money.
"Only accurate rifles are interesting" -- Col. Townsend Whelen
At present, I admit that I only have one rifle, one pistol and one revolver that are "interesting" in that sense. Each of them has a lot of money invested, so I expect the Grendel will end up the same. If or when the budget allows. Things are different in early retirement!
Someone in here quoted that: "Only wealthy men can afford cheap barrels." So I'm in that pit, already. :o It's possible I'll leave the PSA barrel as is since the max hunting distance where I live is about 75 yards. Average distance is about 35 yards. I hunt from a blind since I live on a pretty high traffic game trail. Fish in a barrel and all that.
Inaccurate AR barrels make pretty good tomato stakes, though.
