In the market for my first Grendel.
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Originally posted by Sticks View PostYou might want to think about upping your budget a little.
You looking for precision target shooting, or just hobby?sigpicUSCCA Certified Firearms Instructor.
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IMO for what you are doing, 18" to 20" would be more than enough for your use, and opens up a wider market for quality barrels. 24" for punching paper recreationally is overkill.
What ever you choose, make sure to get a SAAMI Grendel barrel, not Type I or II (Type II is typically the correct one needing the .136 recessed bolt - prefer something that states SAAMI)Sticks
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Originally posted by Sputnik View PostI would consider Bear Creek Arsenal 24 inch SS fluted barrel for ~350.00. I am very pleased with mine. They may be out of stock, I think I got mine at Primary Arms. Both places offer LEO/Military discount.
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Originally posted by Sputnik View PostI looked at Primary Arms and they only list Radical Arms uppers, still within your price range. Concur with Sticks as to barrel length. A barrel of 24 inches is not needed to reach out to 1k.
If you were set on the 24", up your budget and go to the parent MFG - Alexander Arms - http://www.shopalexanderarms.com/Upp..._Receiver.html or
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Originally posted by Bigs28 View PostIf you live in Clearwater their is a range not to far from you in manatee county that goes out to 1k.sigpicUSCCA Certified Firearms Instructor.
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I'm another that wouldn't get a 24" barrel. My research showed that a 20" only gives up around 90fps velocity to a 24".
I bought a Bear Creek upper with 20" heavy barrel and mounted it on a standard lower. The barrel is 1" diameter until the gas block and .750" for the 7" after. Without a scope, mount or magazine the gun weighs 7lbs 12oz and balances about an inch in front of the receiver.
I like the weight and balance, it is muzzle-heavy as a target gun but not impossible to carry for a couple of hours.
I plan to use it for hunting hogs in Texas, varmint hunting and casual longer-range target shooting."In any war, political or battlefield; truth is the first casualty."
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Originally posted by Sputnik View PostI looked at Primary Arms and they only list Radical Arms uppers, still within your price range. Concur with Sticks as to barrel length. A barrel of 24 inches is not needed to reach out to 1k.
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Originally posted by crusader18 View PostI bought on of the RA Complete Uppers(20in.) from PA, I thought I'd start cheap to try it out. The upper was nothing but problems FTFs, FTEs, FTFs...tried it with different mags, different ammo. After 20 rds. I wound up sending it back to PA, because nothing would make it work(YMMV). On the bright side, they took it back and gave me an instant refund. I wound up buying a NeptuneEL 20in. Upper from Mark over at Precision Firearms and it was definitely worth the money and wait. I would recommend PF highly to someone looking for an upper.
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Bear Creek has some pretty good deals on barrels. Mine is a stainless steel, fluted 18" with 5R rifling. It has performed very well. I am quite pleased with it and I picked it up on sale for like $80 shipped. Besides the bolt and mags, everything else is standard AR15. BCA uses the same thread pitch on their Grendel barrels as their .308/300blk barrels. You should be able to easily build a $600 Grendel not counting optics.Engineer, FFL and Pastor
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