Greetings from PA!
I'm excited to dive into the world of AR building after being without one for a few years, and have already decided that the 6.5 Grendel caliber is what I want. I could go and buy a complete rifle, but I would love to learn more about how the gun works and goes together, and after watching how much fun my cousin had building one himself, decided that's the way I want to go, too! Plus, saving some money and having exactly the way YOU want it is nice.
This is especially true after seeing this rifle, which is the look i'm going after. I was initially going to go 6.5CM, but decided to stick with the AR15 platform, ultimately.
I've already done a fair amount of research on the key components of the build (Upper/Lower Receivers, Bolt/BCG, Barrel) and was leaning towards getting a barrel/bolt from the same maker to avoid any issues. I have emails out to Mike from DTech as well as Precision Firearms, but have yet to hear back from anyone. I don't know what is going on with that. The receivers are still very much up in the air. I don't know what I want to do yet, but I DO know I want them OD like you see in the hyperlink above.
For the barrel I was planning on an 18" Krieger with 1/8 twist from Precision Firearms with or without their matching bolt. I hear great things about the BCG from Young Manufacturing, but understand they're hard to come by.
Everything else, sans the trigger, I haven't really looked into.
Anyways, I wanted to say hello and would LOVE to hear what you guys recommend as far as components. As I'm sure is normally the case, pics make everything better.
Thanks in advance,
BM
ETA: I forgot a few key points:
-I am willing to spend around $2,000 (not including scope and mounts)
-The gun will be used primarily for target/fun up to around 500 yards, but could be used as a hunting rifle in the near future if I relocate.
-I DO NOT reload at this time, but plan to in the next 2 years. On the same token, I don't want to be talked out of the caliber for this reason.
I'm excited to dive into the world of AR building after being without one for a few years, and have already decided that the 6.5 Grendel caliber is what I want. I could go and buy a complete rifle, but I would love to learn more about how the gun works and goes together, and after watching how much fun my cousin had building one himself, decided that's the way I want to go, too! Plus, saving some money and having exactly the way YOU want it is nice.
This is especially true after seeing this rifle, which is the look i'm going after. I was initially going to go 6.5CM, but decided to stick with the AR15 platform, ultimately.
I've already done a fair amount of research on the key components of the build (Upper/Lower Receivers, Bolt/BCG, Barrel) and was leaning towards getting a barrel/bolt from the same maker to avoid any issues. I have emails out to Mike from DTech as well as Precision Firearms, but have yet to hear back from anyone. I don't know what is going on with that. The receivers are still very much up in the air. I don't know what I want to do yet, but I DO know I want them OD like you see in the hyperlink above.
For the barrel I was planning on an 18" Krieger with 1/8 twist from Precision Firearms with or without their matching bolt. I hear great things about the BCG from Young Manufacturing, but understand they're hard to come by.
Everything else, sans the trigger, I haven't really looked into.
Anyways, I wanted to say hello and would LOVE to hear what you guys recommend as far as components. As I'm sure is normally the case, pics make everything better.
Thanks in advance,
BM
ETA: I forgot a few key points:
-I am willing to spend around $2,000 (not including scope and mounts)
-The gun will be used primarily for target/fun up to around 500 yards, but could be used as a hunting rifle in the near future if I relocate.
-I DO NOT reload at this time, but plan to in the next 2 years. On the same token, I don't want to be talked out of the caliber for this reason.
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