Grendel LMG

[stanc]

Here is the case head end of the links with both the lead (on right) and tail belts showing . Notice that the tail belt is different from the lead belt. Instead of a detent that fits in the extractor groove, it has plate that is behind the head of the cartridge.

I guess that would prevent the round from getting pushed backwards out of the belt. I don't know if the lead and tail belts are different in all 100 round belts, but I suspect one is a newer design and we just happened to get a mix of the two.

You're right on both counts. The starter belt is the original Russian design. The other belt is the later Hungarian design, meant to keep rounds from backing out, which tended to happen after belts were reused several times.

The last two pics are of the belt and drum. These 120 FMJ's were loaded to mag length for a Grendel. They had plenty of room. We might have to load to AK mag length (2.205) if we want to have interchangeability.

That's probably unnecessary. When I first brought it up, it had slipped my mind that AKs are made in 5.56x45, which has the same OAL as 6.5 Grendel. My bad.

Looks good, Rick. Ya know, this just might work!