Birthday build for wife, 6.5 Grendel 12"

[willbird]

Wife has been saying she wants an AR. Wants something "not everybody has". Lined up some parts to build her something unique :-). 

Aero M4E1 lower (picking up today)

Aero M4E1 stripped upper (on order)

Aero 12" qunatum rail and BAR nut (on order).

Will use black rail and FDE furniture with FDE M-LOK rail cover type 2.

Thinking of using a KAW Valley linear comp to make sure muzzle is clear of 12" rail :-).

[shooterrex]

Sounds like a good project.

[willbird]

Got a bunch more stuff ordered.

Faxon 12" gunner profile barrel

Aero precision BCG

M-LOK rail covers, Type 2

Magpul hand stop.

[DNP]

Looking forward to the finished product. Sounds like a sweet little rig. 

[Radioactive]

Waiting to see the end result too.

[Rsquared]

Just because. This is for a pistol build right? Not an SBR? Otherwise a tax stamp will be in order.

[98Z5V]

12" or 12.5" Grendels just FUCKING ROCK!...  

[willbird]

On 10/3/2020 at 11:31 PM, Rsquared said:

Just because. This is for a pistol build right? Not an SBR? Otherwise a tax stamp will be in order.

Correct, will use FDE Tailhook 2. 

[shrade]

11 hours ago, willbird said:

Correct, will use FDE Tailhook 2. 

Love the tailhook I have on my 223 pistol, what type of optics are you going to use?

[Rsquared]

On 10/3/2020 at 11:31 PM, Rsquared said:

Just because. This is for a pistol build right? Not an SBR? Otherwise a tax stamp will be in order.

 

11 hours ago, willbird said:

Correct, will use FDE Tailhook 2. 

Good. Just checking my man.

[willbird]

On 10/5/2020 at 9:37 PM, shrade said:

Love the tailhook I have on my 223 pistol, what type of optics are you going to use?

I am really fond of the UTG sights 

And a Tasco TRS-25 co witness with them....using the large aperture as a ghost ring pretty much.

Got the tailhook ordered, ordered some ASC 15 rounds mags in FDE, ordered three of the LaRue MBT-2S triggers, ordered a Kaw Valley linear brake in FDE. So all the parts should be ordered, some are here. 

Edited October 8, 2020 by willbird

[willbird]

Ordered up one of these, they get decent reviews for the most part. Needs a different mount for co witness but that is not a primary concern to start with.

Primary Arms SLx Advanced Rotary Knob Microdot Red Dot Sight - FDE

[Albroswift]

On 10/8/2020 at 9:22 AM, willbird said:

I am really fond of the UTG sights 

I've looked at these before, seem like good pricing,  have they held up over time?

[willbird]

19 hours ago, Albroswift said:

I've looked at these before, seem like good pricing,  have they held up over time?

Honestly I have had some of them about a year, but I just put them on, sight in, and leave them alone, my uses do not find me adjusting elevation for other ranges once sighted in. There are some avail that have a huge knob to tighten them down, the one pictured with the flat head screw is a lot nicer, personally I would never buy the one with the knob.

 

 

Bill

Edited October 12, 2020 by willbird

[98Z5V]

Holosun is the company that makes all of the PA red dots, and they're good dots, no matter which model you get. 

I put one on my 45/70 right after I got it in 2015 - just to see how long it would take to kill that dot.  It's still there, and works just like it did out of the box.  That's probably the most violent-recoiling gun that I have. It's easier to shoot a Barrett M107 than it is to eat the recoil from that damn thing.

[willbird]

Got this all put together finally. Left out the locking part for the rail fillers for now, those things do not go in easy :-).

Edited May 17, 2021 by willbird

[Belt Fed]

Nice, good lookin build, hopefully the ammo for it will come back soon.

[Lonewolf McQuade]

Well done @willbird

[shooterrex]

Nice.

[unforgiven]

Very nice brother