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Post by: full choke on March 05, 2016, 08:08:07 PM
That was one question that came up. Is 6.5 grendel an ar-15 platform?or ar -10 ?
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Post by: scottcrb on March 07, 2016, 07:28:35 AM
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Post by: Jburke on March 07, 2016, 07:38:26 PM
Where do you guys usually find your parts? Brownells,midway? Or more from specific companies sites? Any tools or building kits I should get first?As far as parts go, you can find them all over the internet. Even Ebay and Amazon have some stuff. Shop around and figure out what you want and then shop for the best price online. An AR-15 armorers wrench will be useful and probably a vise block for the upper receiver to attach the barrel.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on March 08, 2016, 06:36:21 AM
Where do you guys usually find your parts? Brownells,midway? Or more from specific companies sites? Any tools or building kits I should get first?
When I had trouble finding a few of the parts for my build, I came across this site. It's a pretty awesome resource. http://arpartsfinder.com/
Post by: scottcrb on March 08, 2016, 06:40:04 AM
Oh nice. Thanks.Where do you guys usually find your parts? Brownells,midway? Or more from specific companies sites? Any tools or building kits I should get first?
When I had trouble finding a few of the parts for my build, I came across this site. It's a pretty awesome resource. http://arpartsfinder.com/
Post by: doubletall on March 08, 2016, 11:24:46 AM
Post by: scottcrb on March 08, 2016, 01:26:07 PM
If you have time to drive down to Tacoma, Surplus Arms and Ammo has everything you need to put one together. Their parent company Aero Precision makes the SAA uppers and lowers here in town. I have an 18 "BHW and the accuracy is impressive; it loves factory 123 grain Hornady sst's. I have a hard time doing any better with my hand loads.Thanks doubletall .good to know there's something close in a pinch. Also nice to know factory loads are good quality as I don't do any reloading.
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 08, 2016, 01:39:50 PM
Post by: Thefisherman83 on March 09, 2016, 08:36:28 AM
Where do you guys usually find your parts? Brownells,midway? Or more from specific companies sites? Any tools or building kits I should get first?
Primaryarms.com has a great selection. Shipping is lightning fast, 2-3 days on most orders.
Post by: scottcrb on March 09, 2016, 12:40:48 PM
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Post by: Thefisherman83 on March 09, 2016, 01:00:06 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 09, 2016, 01:10:00 PM
Receiver sets are definitely where you should start. I have a Wilson Combat TTU single stage in my bench gun and it is an excellent trigger.
I would order the barrel/bolt carrier the very first thing. BHW took about 5 months for mine. Other specialty barrel makers will be under similar pressure with all the gun control talk about. Everything else seems readily available except for possibly the stock if it's high end.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 09, 2016, 01:14:41 PM
I deal a full line of AR parts and stock a lot of stuff and can special order pretty much anything.
If you go BHW which makes great barrels and I do a lot of builds on them. Let me know. I can skip you the wait of 3-6 months if one of my wholesalers has them in stock.
I can have the 18" and 20" 6.5 Grendel barrels in about 10 days. Both are in stock right now.
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 09, 2016, 01:19:07 PM
RRA 2 stage is a very good trigger for the price. Alg also makes some nice one stage triggers for a good price.
I deal a full line of AR parts and stock a lot of stuff and can special order pretty much anything.
If you go BHW which makes great barrels and I do a lot of builds on them. Let me know. I can skip you the wait of 3-6 months if one of my wholesalers has them in stock.
I can have the 18" and 20" 6.5 Grendel barrels in about 10 days. Both are in stock right now.
That's pretty awesome lead time.
Post by: JDHasty on March 09, 2016, 01:33:06 PM
Where do you guys usually find your parts? Brownells,midway? Or more from specific companies sites? Any tools or building kits I should get first?
Aero Precision in Tacoma forges great uppers & lowers. Many of the "big name" AR assemblers get their parts through Aero.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 09, 2016, 02:34:50 PM
RRA 2 stage is a very good trigger for the price. Alg also makes some nice one stage triggers for a good price.
I deal a full line of AR parts and stock a lot of stuff and can special order pretty much anything.
If you go BHW which makes great barrels and I do a lot of builds on them. Let me know. I can skip you the wait of 3-6 months if one of my wholesalers has them in stock.
I can have the 18" and 20" 6.5 Grendel barrels in about 10 days. Both are in stock right now.
That's pretty awesome lead time.
For sure they stock 223/6.8/300blk and 6.5 Grendel barrels and good prices as well. Most the time I can be less then ordering them and waiting. I am signed up as a dealer for BHW but most the time I just grab one from the wholesaler much faster and good prices. They don't stock all the profiles and lengths but most the commons they carry.
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 09, 2016, 02:48:58 PM
RRA 2 stage is a very good trigger for the price. Alg also makes some nice one stage triggers for a good price.
I deal a full line of AR parts and stock a lot of stuff and can special order pretty much anything.
If you go BHW which makes great barrels and I do a lot of builds on them. Let me know. I can skip you the wait of 3-6 months if one of my wholesalers has them in stock.
I can have the 18" and 20" 6.5 Grendel barrels in about 10 days. Both are in stock right now.
That's pretty awesome lead time.
For sure they stock 223/6.8/300blk and 6.5 Grendel barrels and good prices as well. Most the time I can be less then ordering them and waiting. I am signed up as a dealer for BHW but most the time I just grab one from the wholesaler much faster and good prices. They don't stock all the profiles and lengths but most the commons they carry.
I got a 24" SPR for mine. I don't think they keep longer ones on the shelf and that's why it took so long.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 09, 2016, 02:53:29 PM
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Post by: Blacklab on March 15, 2016, 06:25:27 AM
.264 is correct:yeah: :tup:
Post by: Thefisherman83 on March 15, 2016, 07:21:57 AM
Is there much difference in upper and lower manufactureres? Is forged or machined the way to go?
They are all "mil-spec" in the 15, you can mix and match as you see fit. The major difference is in the finish and coatings. The billet ones are nicer to look at and usually have the trigger guard integrated into the lower. The only one I have had any issues with was the Anderson forged lower, the pivot pin slots were off and caused the pin to bind.
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 15, 2016, 07:28:08 AM
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Post by: NWShooter on April 03, 2016, 06:22:23 PM
So can you shoot .264lbc as well as 6.5 grendel?
Yes, unless you have the original 6.5 Grendel chambering. The original 6.5 Grendel chambering had a shorter throat and there were huge issues with Factory Hornady 123gr SST's and A-Max's being shoved into the lands upon chambering. Causing pressure issues and malfunctions. This has since been corrected and any 6.5 Grendel barrel you order today will have the proper chamber. The .264 LBC chamber is the better chamber of the two. They got the throat angle correct with the .264 LBC, surprised Bill Alexander couldn't figure it out over all that time it took him to run A-A into the ground.
A 8 twist is the only way to fly.
Post by: scottcrb on April 03, 2016, 06:27:18 PM
Post by: NWShooter on April 03, 2016, 07:49:55 PM
Awesome thanks. Parts list is starting to come together but nothing ordered yet. Does anyone know if BHW barrels are saami spec ?
A 8 twist Black Hole .264 LBC barrel is the way to go. They shoot all the factory offering just fine and if you wish to reload for it. The Hornady New dimension dies are readily available and the best bang for your buck.
May want to do it sooner than later. Black Hole has been raising their prices. Their 6mm barrels are now $400.00 and $15.00 shipping if you order straight from them. The other option is a premium barrel blank. Benchmark, Krieger, Brux, Lilja, Schnieder, Broughton etc. then have a smith spin it, thread it and instal the barrel extension for $200.00 and your into a good barrel.
If you go with Black Hole, have it chambered for the "Type I" bolt. You can use any 7.62x39 AR15 bolt on the market. Also take a look at AIM Surplus they have a large selection of AR parts, free shipping on allot of items and you can pick up a complete 7.62x39 bolt carrier group(Complete) for around a $100.00 shipped.
Post by: scottcrb on August 18, 2016, 08:29:56 PM
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Post by: Alchase on August 23, 2016, 03:08:36 PM
Very expensive big boy Legos, LOL
That is going to be sweet!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on August 27, 2016, 11:18:29 AM
anyone know about spartan arms in bellingham and how hey are for cerakoting?gunsmithing?Get in touch with jay.sharkbait. He does cerakoting I believe. I'm fairly sure he did some work on my 6.5.
Post by: jay.sharkbait on August 27, 2016, 11:24:45 AM
anyone know about spartan arms in bellingham and how hey are for cerakoting?gunsmithing?Get in touch with jay.sharkbait. He does cerakoting I believe. I'm fairly sure he did some work on my 6.5.
Thanks for the plug, but I'm doing design and development work now.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2016, 10:48:25 AM
Thanks pianoman good to know. I'll keep an eye out . Didn't know nato used 6.5 .
I think it's Czech, not sure.
Post by: Special T on October 10, 2016, 11:11:37 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2016, 11:27:19 AM
Steel cased ammo doesn't seem to work that great in AR 556. I wonder how it works in 6.5? I'd love to see the addition of the new silver bear zinc plated steel compared to the old laqure crap.
I've shot two 30-rd mags with no feeding problems/jams.
Post by: jay.sharkbait on October 10, 2016, 11:49:54 AM
Thanks pianoman good to know. I'll keep an eye out . Didn't know nato used 6.5 .
I think it's Czech, not sure.
Serbia is officially adopting 6.5g
It wouldn't surprise me if other countries have used it. :)
Post by: Special T on October 10, 2016, 12:02:28 PM
Was it the zinc coated steel?Steel cased ammo doesn't seem to work that great in AR 556. I wonder how it works in 6.5? I'd love to see the addition of the new silver bear zinc plated steel compared to the old laqure crap.
I've shot two 30-rd mags with no feeding problems/jams.
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2016, 12:16:45 PM
Was it the zinc coated steel?Steel cased ammo doesn't seem to work that great in AR 556. I wonder how it works in 6.5? I'd love to see the addition of the new silver bear zinc plated steel compared to the old laqure crap.
I've shot two 30-rd mags with no feeding problems/jams.
It says "Combat Coated". Also, it's made in Russia and it's 100 grains, not 120. On-line research shows it's "laquer-coated steel".
Post by: Special T on October 10, 2016, 12:31:38 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2016, 12:37:27 PM
I've shot laqure coated steel in a buddies AR and once I got her hot it was a jamomatic. I've heard the zinc works good.
Once I go through this 1K, I'll try the zinc!
Post by: lamrith on October 10, 2016, 01:50:06 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2016, 02:42:14 PM
Don't expect the wolf to shoot very well, least it didn't for me. It is blasting ammo, just like cheap steel cased 556/223 ammo is. I think it was about 2 MOA out of my gun, while the 123g Amax was Submoa.
With the AMax, I'm shooting about .5" at 100 yards. With the wolf, it's 1.5". Like I said, good for shooting varmints and blowing off ammo. Not for precision.
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Post by: Wazukie on May 06, 2017, 07:10:27 PM
My two boys and I are getting ready to start 3 AR builds, probably all three will be Grendel's. Mine will probably be a 24" not sure what the boys want to do. Lots of options to choose. Only thing i know for sure so far is the stripped lowers(cause I've already bought them) The hand guard and stock. Other than that, I've no choices. Every time I think I got it, I see something different. More than likely all the barrels will come from BHW, but who knows for sure.
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