6 year Update: 12" Faxon Group Buy Suppressed Grendel

[biodsl]

Congrats on the can! I know you've been waiting a long while. Sorry about your medical condition. May I suggest this http://www.naircare.com/

[LRRPF52]

I built up the lower that was meant for this from the start, a PF forged lower with 50˚ funneled mag well, installed a LaRue MBT-2S trigger, and Ergo Tactical Deluxe grip.

Time to take it out to the range for some work-ups with long range pills.

[Bigs28]

Im jealous

[LRRPF52]

Im jealous

Thou shalt not covet thine neighbor's FDE, detachable box magazine-fed, air-cooled, long-range capable, assault-style, fully semi automatic, 6.5 Grendel AR15 pistol and matching assassin silencer.

I need to make a matching pack now.

[StoneHendge]

Thou shalt not covet thine neighbor's FDE, detachable box magazine-fed, air-cooled, long-range capable, assault-style, fully semi automatic, 6.5 Grendel AR15 pistol and matching assassin silencer.

You forgot to mention that it has a barrel shroud that would enable to user to spray countless hallo points without burning his/her hand!

[LRRPF52]

Just got back from the range with some chrono data unsuppressed and suppressed.



Unsuppressed with the Bootleg gas system fully open, it wouldn't fully cycle 90gr TNT Federal American Eagle factory load, which is good to know.

Suppressed, it has plenty of gas for the 90gr TNT, enough so that I turned the gas down 3 positions. Ejection was at 4 o'clock unsuppressed and suppressed with the final gas setting, very well-behaved, a joy to shoot. I didn't notice any difference practically between shooting this suppressed and longer-barreled rifles that I've shot suppressed, as shooter's ear suppressed was very pleasant. I don't ever want to shoot it without the can, not that it was crazy unsuppressed. It's not bad at all unsuppressed, don't notice the difference between it and 16".

My younger kids' first shots from center-fire will be suppressed.

12" Unsuppressed 90gr TNT Federal AE, 91˚F:

2702
2681 FTFeed
2670
2642 FTFeed
2654 FTLock on last round

Avg: 2670fps

Suppressed 90gr TNT
2675
2658
2660
2671
2685

2723
2700
2690
2682

Avg: 2683fps

120gr American Eagle Suppressed, 12" Grendel

2360 2411 2384
2375 2398
2374 2397
2387 2349
2384 2406

Avg: 2384 fps

[Bearcatrp]

Good information and thanks for posting it. My 12 inch faxon upper is starting to work out. Put a 3 lb timney trigger in yesterday. Had issues with 123 grain Hornady in the past but will try them again shortly. I previously ordered a E Lander mag and 120 grain nosler to test out along with installing a H2 buffer. Cycles beautiful. One thing I notices with AA 120 grain ammo. My top reload of 8208 (max according to Hodgdon) was still about 90 fps slower than the AA ammo. Overall, my 12 inch barrel 6.5 Grendel is exceeding my expectations.

[LRRPF52]

I almost forgot to include the accuracy results.

75yds. Not bad for a little 12" pistol with a 1-4x scope.

My eyes have legitimately deteriorated in the past year, to the point where things are getting blurry.

The optic doesn't have crosshairs either.

[Bearcatrp]

Nice grouping. Shooting from shoulder or from your tripod? Been considering a tripod setup.

[LRRPF52]

That was off the bench as seen in the photo with the chronograph 15ft downrange of me.

I used a rear bag as well, wedged inside the pistol brace flexible arms.

[A5BLASTER]

LRRPF sorry to side track but got to know.

Who is that handguard your useing made by? And who's gas block are you useing under it?

[LRRPF52]

LRRPF sorry to side track but got to know.

Who is that handguard your useing made by? And who's gas block are you useing under it?

I don't recommend the handguard because the barrel nut weighs about 4x what it should, and the rails will shred your hands without a rail cover. It's a Rousch sports.

If you're on a tight budget, I would get a Guntec 10" instead, or the LaRue Stealth 2.0 Upper/Handguard combo.

Gas block is a Sadlak I think.

[Kswhitetails]

I'm looking hard at getting the 10.5" Larue 2.0 upper. Hard. And an SB3.

[Csanders79]

Which optic did the ladies use?

[LRRPF52]

Which optic did the ladies use?

I'm not tracking this question? Ladies?