Russian VEPR in 6.5 Grendel

[Frontier Gear]

Look what Classic Firearms has in stock.

https://www.classicfirearms.com/russian-vepr-65-grendel-semi-autotype1?utm_campaign=2018-3-14_Vepr+%28HsuHHh%29&utm_medium=email&_ke=ZGFuQGZyb250aWVyZ2Vhci51cw%3D%3D&utm_source=All+Email+Subscribers+%28Excluding+Suppressed+%26+Weekly%2FMonthly%29+Segment

[Sticks]

Now that is a Wolf Ammo feeder.

[Kswhitetails]

I have NO experience with the ruskie klak weapons, how does a VEPR differ from an AK?

[VASCAR2]

I’m not an authority by any means but I think the receiver on the VEPR uses a different receiver than a stamped AK receiver. I think the VEPR uses an RPK receiver which is heavier. The gas piston design and the trigger components are the same basic design. I wonder if the difference is a variation on an AK design is somewhat the same difference as using a forged receiver compared to billet receiver in an AR. Both receiver accomplish the same thing but the appearance is slightly different as is the manufacturing process and weight.

The AKM and stamped AK use a squared off receiver at the point the butt stock attaches. The VEPR needs to be modified to accept a standard AK butt stock because the rear corner of the receiver is different. The VEPR is manufactured to make it easier to import and is more difficult to mount a conventional AK butt stock and pistol grip in a similar fashion as a Saiga AK variant.

[Kilco]

My father shoots a 20.5" barreled Grendel Vepr, and by all accounts I was amazing with how well it shot.

It was hard on brass until he made few modifications.

We noticed wile handloading that it was going 50-100fps faster than any of our ar/bolt guns with similar barrel lengths. I was wondering recently if it has a .262 bore like the wolf ammo specs out at, thus the increase of pressure and velocity.
Being an AK is shows pressure differently.

Magazines are the big con to this platform. Last time I checked there are only 10 rounders available, and to use 7.62 mags it requires modifications to the receiver.

Also it's stamped "6.5x39". Not sure if it's a SAAMI chambers design or something different altogather.