GuitarmanNick
Ultimate Member
A friend asked me to look at his new acquisition, an AR in 6.5 Grendel.
Well, things are not as they should be.
The previous owner claims it was built for him locally, test fired, picked up from the builder, and stored ever since.
The barrel is clearly marked 6.5 Grendel 1:8. The BCG has a 5.56 bolt in it and I guarantee the rifle was never test fired like that.
Today, I called the alleged builder and confirmed they did not build the rifle. As such, they are unable to provide any additional information on which bolt is needed for this rifle.
I know there are types 1 and 2 and that the bolt needs to match the barrel. The problem is that I cannot determine which configuration this barrel will require.
I was hoping that someone not too far from me may have a live or dummy round, one of each bolt, and be willing to help me. I have nothing in this caliber so I can't even try dropping a round in the chamber to get a measurement. I am in Laurel and happy to drive anywhere within 30 minutes or so. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and social distancing guidelines will be respected.
Not quite sure how it will look handling gun parts while wearing masks in a public place, but WTH! I would only need to bring the upper assembly.
Of course, if there is another way to figure this out, I would be interested to know.
Well, things are not as they should be.
The previous owner claims it was built for him locally, test fired, picked up from the builder, and stored ever since.
The barrel is clearly marked 6.5 Grendel 1:8. The BCG has a 5.56 bolt in it and I guarantee the rifle was never test fired like that.
Today, I called the alleged builder and confirmed they did not build the rifle. As such, they are unable to provide any additional information on which bolt is needed for this rifle.
I know there are types 1 and 2 and that the bolt needs to match the barrel. The problem is that I cannot determine which configuration this barrel will require.
I was hoping that someone not too far from me may have a live or dummy round, one of each bolt, and be willing to help me. I have nothing in this caliber so I can't even try dropping a round in the chamber to get a measurement. I am in Laurel and happy to drive anywhere within 30 minutes or so. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and social distancing guidelines will be respected.
Not quite sure how it will look handling gun parts while wearing masks in a public place, but WTH! I would only need to bring the upper assembly.
Of course, if there is another way to figure this out, I would be interested to know.