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    Default Finished Project #1

    Finished as in … built. Ain't shot it yet, hope to take of that Thursday. But I figured I'd put a pic or two up to show that I actually occasionally do get to do something.

    The "build", really, if you wanna call it that. All I did was put the lower together, put the upper on it (bought the upper assembled) and mount the scope. But, well, it's done.

    The Pig Whacker... The Deer Buster...

    LaRue Ultimate Kit upper in 6.5mm Grendel, 18", on which I installed a Thunder Beast Compact Brake for my can.

    The lower is a PSA blem unit, BCM Gunfighter grip, CMC single stage straight bar trigger (3.5#), and rifle length buffer/Magpul MOE fixed stock.

    Topped with a Trijicon AccuPoint 2.5-10x56mm, green mil dot reticle, in a LaRue SPR QD mount in case I decide to put night optics on it.

    It weighs in at 9.5 pounds unloaded, with the scope. Not ungainly, a tad heavier than I wanted, but I'm looking forward to shooting it. Not over-long with the Ultra-7 mounted.

    I have some Alexander Arms loads (123 gr. SST and 120 gr NBT) and some Federal Fusion to try in it. Really just got the Fusion to break in the barrel with and get it on paper. WANT to find Hornady 123 gr SST loads.

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    Hell has frozen over... Swampy finished a project!


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    If you aren't happy with the 123 SST's look into the 129 ABLR's.
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    Very Nice! Let us know how it groups

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    Sportsman in Cola had the bulk 123 HPBT hornady American gunner in the Ammo can last Saturday. By all reports its good blasting ammo. The 123 Amax / ELD is fine for deer and pigs.

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    that's obviously someone else's gun or pics....
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    If you have a chrono, I'd be interested in knowing what muzzle velocity you're getting from the 18" barrel.

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    Very nice. Congrats David!!
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    I got nothing.....

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    She purdy


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    Cabelas has the Hornady 123 sst in stock if you want them bad enough.

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    Congrats SR, I knew you had it in ya.


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    One of our hunt club members has a buddy he brings as a guest often, when he's not flying over the Middle East sand dunes. Anyway, this guest brings a LaRue with him. I haven't come close to shooting it but the looks, fit, finish and feel really stoke up a desire for one. Good looking gun there David.
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    Extremely well thought out rig sir! Very nice
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    Quote Originally Posted by Griffin View Post
    Extremely well thought out rig sir! Very nice
    well no shit. He "thought it out" for at least 3 years before putting it together!
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    Nice and handy, like it sir.

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    It's been a week... How does it shoot?
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    It took him 3yrs to build it.

    I'd give him 6mths or so to shoot it.
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    I done shot it.

    I'm breaking it in still, but getting right at or just over 1 MOA out of Hornady 123 gr SST. It WANTS to shoot better, but I'm getting this aggravating first shot going outside the group. Same thing on the 5.56mm rifle. I'm sure it's likely technique - Thinking it MAY be related to the first shot coming from a bolt that is closed using the bolt latch, rather than fully retracted and let go with the charging handle. Griffin or FLS may have some input.

    The Grendel is very soft and pleasant to shoot. Again, I'm 90% sure it's a technique issue. Also, the gun (upper) is designed by LaRue to be shot with a carbine buffer system, and I'm shooting it with a rifle length tube and buffer. May need some tweaking there as well.

    I haven't chrono'd anything, and I haven't shot the Alexander Arms loads yet.

    The 5.56mm "Recce" build on the BCM upper is actually shooting a tad better. With factory Federal/Lake City 77 gr OTM, it'll shoot four out of five into 7/10 of an inch. That first round out is messing me up a bit, but I'll figure it out. It was fun as hell breaking clay pigeons on the 200 yard berm as fast as I could acquire them in that Leupold scope, though.

    And neither gun has been shot through a can yet.
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    Seat the first round by hand if you’re shooting groups.
    A gas gun that will consistently shoot 3/4” 5 shot groups is a keeper.

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