Grendel Short Barrel Group Buy Orders

[BluntForceTrauma]

Dang, that is gonna be cool! Get home from work and build that up!

[cory]

Wooohooo!!! Got a small, very light, package delivered today.

I didn't have time to hang around and drool (had to go to work--- BOOOO!), but I did rip the box open and toss the barrel on the scale before departing.


20.65 ounces.



I didn't get to do any kind of detailed examination, but what little bit I saw in "drive-by" mode looked gorgeous.

A HUGE thanks to: Cory, Lilja, and Mark at Precision Firearms.

How did the weight compare to the goal you set for it when we started this thing?

[Drift]

And mine came yesterday too. Looks a lot like Variables, only not so long and heavy. :0.
Thanks for all the work Cory.

[Dave Bob]

Mine came yesterday, wife had to pick it up today. Me I'm stuck out of town till the 24th so no joy till then.....Anyway thanks CORY!

Dave

[Variable]

How did the weight compare to the goal you set for it when we started this thing?

Almost dead on. I added a little bit of weight to the plan for aesthetic purposes (no ugly guns for me ). I was shooting for 20 ounces or less, and got 20.65 ounces for what should be an awesome barrel. Well worth the extra .65 ounce!

[Variable]

Awesome! Can't wait to see your build finished, its going to be a one of a kind Grendel that will practically float away. Hopefully

And I'm sure it'll shoot lights out cause its a Lilja but I'm curious to see how much more kick this little horse will have than your 'normal' Grendel build.

I'm betting it'll have a bit more recoil than normal. No worries there though. I can shoot .50 BMG all day (actually till the ammo runs out) and just get a little nauseous from the concussion. This little stick ought to be much friendlier than that.

My only recoil nemesis is with handguns. Years ago I had a stripped down and non-ported 4.75" Freedom Arms 454 Casull. That thing was intense with full house loads. I tried to "man up" and get used to the recoil by burning up a fortune in ammo, but it ended up giving me a flinch instead. I still have a little once in a while. Rifles are unaffected though

That thing looks awesome, Variable.

Thanks man! You guys made an awesome project come together. If it shoots anything like it looks, it'll be a family heirloom.

[Variable]

Dang, that is gonna be cool! Get home from work and build that up!

I'd love to build it up, but now I have to find someone to cerakote everything in FDE for me first. It's kind of a shame to do that to this barrel in a way, because it's gorgeous as-is in flat black!

And mine came yesterday too. Looks a lot like Variables, only not so long and heavy. :0.
Thanks for all the work Cory.

Haha! Neener Neener! J/K!

[Bwild97]

Just waiting on a can and a gasblock!

[cory]

I'd love to build it up, but now I have to find someone to cerakote everything in FDE for me first. It's kind of a shame to do that to this barrel in a way, because it's gorgeous as-is in flat black!

Haha! Neener Neener! J/K!

I'd advise against cerakoting the barrel. Whoever does it will have to bead blast the out layer of the barrel of to get the cerakote to stick properly. It won't be the inside, so your barrel's life should be the same. However, you'll lose the corrosive resistant properties of the nitrite on the outside of your barrel.

I sent a barrel and an aac flashhider to a gunsmith to pin and cerakote the barrel a while back. A little miscommunication and he cerakoted the FH too. He said he liked to never have gotten enough material off of the FH to be able to cerakote it. I really wish he hadn't tried. I prefer that my ARs not be a solid color. Breaking up the color pattern breaks up the distinct silhouette of a rifle.

[cory]

Very Nice Bwild! I don't know why we're not seeing a lot more of these beauties?!?!?! HAHA

[Variable]

I'd advise against cerakoting the barrel. Whoever does it will have to bead blast the out layer of the barrel of to get the cerakote to stick properly. It won't be the inside, so your barrel's life should be the same. However, you'll lose the corrosive resistant properties of the nitrite on the outside of your barrel.

I sent a barrel and an aac flashhider to a gunsmith to pin and cerakote the barrel a while back. A little miscommunication and he cerakoted the FH too. He said he liked to never have gotten enough material off of the FH to be able to cerakote it. I really wish he hadn't tried. I prefer that my ARs not be a solid color. Breaking up the color pattern breaks up the distinct silhouette of a rifle.

The cerakote wouldn't stick to the nitrided surface as-is? It's already bead blasted... I (admittedly) don't know anything about cerakoting, but I would have thought the current surface would have had enough "tooth" being as it's already bead blasted. I know it'd need a very thorough degreasing at least.

[am4966]

I'd love to build it up, but now I have to find someone to cerakote everything in FDE for me first. It's kind of a shame to do that to this barrel in a way, because it's gorgeous as-is in flat black!

Take a look at Weapon Works LLC, that's who I'm gonna send my SBR when I'm ready for it to get coated. However I'm thinking of doing a Camo job, and Weapon Works LLC is a 07 FFL and 02 SOT. You'd need to fill out the correct forms and send copies with.

Or find a applicator locally but I'm sure you'll still need to have forms filled out, atf F@&$!

[am4966]

Very Nice Bwild! I don't know why we're not seeing a lot more of these beauties?!?!?! HAHA

I got a late start on my form 1 and I mean LATE, haha. Then the atf decided to switch the amount of time to approve the form 1's to around 4 months. So I'm thinking within the next 30 days or so and I'll get my stamp so I can have the privilege of owning a Grendel SBR

[cory]

The cerakote wouldn't stick to the nitrided surface as-is? It's already bead blasted... I (admittedly) don't know anything about cerakoting, but I would have thought the current surface would have had enough "tooth" being as it's already bead blasted. I know it'd need a very thorough degreasing at least.

I'm no expert not even a novice in cerakoting, but I wouldn't think it would. They aren't bead blasted, but have you ever cleaned an NiB or Nitrided Carrier? The surface is extremely smooth.

[CastorTroy]

are you guys going with adjustable gasblocks? if not, what buffer?