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  1. 09-22-2011 08:36 PM #1
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    My Grendels

    IMG_8031.jpgIMG_8035.jpgIMG_8036.jpgIMG_8052.jpgIMG_8066.jpgActually a Grendel and 1/2. The green Grendel is built on an RRA lower I'd been saving with a Mega HD billet upper, a 28" Satern barrel with a Ross Schuler muzzle break, a 15.5" JP free float tube, and a Vortex PST 6-24x50 FFP scope. The lower has a winter trigger guard, a Geissle NM trigger, a Young NM bolt, and a Magpul PRS stock. I added a Harris S-BRM bipod and will add an AccuShot Monopod soon.

    The 1/2 Grendel is a Mega Monolithic Rifle upper with a Satern 18" double fluted Spartan barrel, and a Les Baer NM bolt. The lower is my RRA LAR-15 Elite Operator2 with winter trigger guard, a RRA Dominator2 EOTech Mount, and an EOTech 512. I'll probably switch out the EOTech for hunting season with either a Zeiss 1-4x or a Leupold 1.75-6x I have mounted on other rifles. I'd like to end up with a low power variable scope, maybe a Vortex Razor HD 1-4x24. I'd also like to try one of the American Trigger AR-Gold triggers.

    Building these rifles has been fun and good therapy while recuperating from my accident.
    "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." —Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
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  2. 09-22-2011 08:46 PM #2
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    Gorgeous rifles. where did you buy your Geissele trigger?
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  3. 09-22-2011 08:55 PM #3
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    I'm pretty sure I got it from Midway. It is quite possibly the nicest trigger I own! I highly recommend it.

    Cheers, Will
    "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." —Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
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    I almost forgot to mention the help I got with the Cerakote from Ben at Danger Close Outfitters. Ben was easy to work with, professional and more reasonably priced than a shop much closer to me who took 4x the time quoted and displayed an "I don't give a @#$% attitude". Ben kept in touch, asked a lot of questions, and got the job done RIGHT!

    http://www.dangercloseoutfitters.com

    Cheers, Will
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  5. 09-22-2011 09:25 PM #5
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    Very nicely done!!
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    Well done on both counts, hope you get out soon for some shooting. Let us know how they print.
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    Beautiful rifles Will. Top Notch without a doubt. You could look at the Swarovski Z6i for a great 1-6x variable power. I think I would get the Vortex Viper PST 1-4x versus the Vortex 1-4x Razor, since I doubt the cost will justify the practical differences between the two. You might just want a 2.5-10x44 instead for the 18". Great-looking fire sticks sir.
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  8. 09-23-2011 07:50 PM #8
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    I see what you mean Paul after comparing the two Vortex scopes. For some reason I'd thought the Razor had a 34mm tube almost all the features that are important tome favor the PST not the least of which is that it's $1k less expensive. I have a friend who is/was a Swarovski rep who has done me a good turn in the past. I'll have to look him up when I'm in Buda this season.
    "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." —Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
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