Grendel LMG

[RangerRick]

Hi Guys,

Got the RPD belts and drum today. Stan, your 10 round section should go in the mail tomorrow.

I put some Grendel rounds loaded with Nosler 120 grain FMJ's in the belt as well as some new IMI 7.62x39 brass.

The belt seems to work great. The link only has a slight taper. This makes sense because the head of the cartridge has to slide through it when loading.

Of course, mechanisms can be boogered up by small changes, so we will have to see.

This first picture shows the loading tab on the right. Moving right to left the first case is a 7.62x39, followed by an empty Grendel case followed by a loaded Grendsel round. The empty slot was because of a bent up link.





These are pics of the belt loaded with a few Grendel rounds and 7.62 cases:







continued in part 2.