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Posted: 8/20/2017 5:54:01 PM EST

Have had it in safe for a longggggg time. Very little use. Originally, wanted it to be a super duper long range stable heavy gun for ringing steel way out there.

But it was never that accurate. I loaded for it from 52 grains to 77 and never found a really great accuracy. Now i just take my 14.5" pencil bbl that is capable of sub moa and shoot medium ranges with it. 300 -400 yards and it is quite fun.

I was thinking I could change out barrel on this 20 inch 1in9 twist 556 hbar, to a 24" grendel.
Or a friend recommended sbr it. But I'm not crazy about sbr laws and registration and hassle.

What say you

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Posted: 8/20/2017 5:56:12 PM EST

[#1]

Switch to Grendel and report back.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:06:12 PM EST

[#2]

Send it to me for free of charge disposal.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:08:12 PM EST

[#3]

Switch to Grendel, then you can hunt deer with it.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:08:31 PM EST

[#4]

Sell the upper and build you a new one to your newer refined tastes................

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:16:50 PM EST

[#5]

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Switch to Grendel, then you can hunt deer with it.

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Just built this ultralight grendel for that.

...I said "eff it" and krylond it.

6.5grendel 18" bbl.

5lbs 14oz with 3-9x scope

With 18 rounds of 123 grain grendel ammo.

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Posted: 8/20/2017 6:19:02 PM EST

[#6]

Put a scope on it before you say it's not a good shooter.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:21:01 PM EST

[#7]

All of the cool kids are building 20" A4 clones

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Posted: 8/20/2017 6:22:36 PM EST

[#8]

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Put a scope on it before you say it's not a good shooter.

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I did. I had a 6.5-20x Nikon monarch on it.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:25:48 PM EST

[#9]

Driveway time.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:28:35 PM EST

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Quoted:
Have had it in safe for a longggggg time. Very little use. Originally, wanted it to be a super duper long range stable heavy gun for ringing steel way out there.

But it was never that accurate. I loaded for it from 52 grains to 77 and never found a really great accuracy. Now i just take my 14.5" pencil bbl that is capable of sub moa and shoot medium ranges with it. 300 -400 yards and it is quite fun.

I was thinking I could change out barrel on this 20 inch 1in9 twist 556 hbar, to a 24" grendel.
Or a friend recommended sbr it. But I'm not crazy about sbr laws and registration and hassle.

What say you

...http://i.imgur.com/2HedWtw.jpg

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I had one of those.

Spring 2016 l bought a govt profile A2 barrel from Windham Weaponry and made an A4 clone with a Vortex 3x Spitfire on top. It's now my favorite AR.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:28:48 PM EST

[#11]

"Keep 20", 556, but new match barrel"

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:29:50 PM EST

[#12]

Don't sell not worth it in todays market. Just change the barrel, handguard, and gas bblock.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:30:27 PM EST

[#13]

I took a lower like that and went 6.5 Grendel and put a 22 inch barrel on it. It became an 800 meter nail driver.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:30:31 PM EST

[#14]

If you part it out I'll take the stock assembly. PM me

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:38:01 PM EST

[#15]

Put a W.O.A. .223 barrel on it.

Posted: 8/20/2017 6:38:36 PM EST

[#16]

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All of the cool kids are building 20" A4 clones

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But they aren't doing it with a grippod and a foregrip

I kid!

Nice A4!

ETA: Rebarrel with an 18" 1:7 that likes MK262. Check out the MK12 barrel from High Caliber Sales.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:01:06 PM EST

[#17]

Bump

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:01:56 PM EST

[#18]

Have you tried throwing it down the driveway?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:27:07 PM EST

[#19]

well, 55 gr Vmax should fly out of it pretty well, I'd be exploding woodchucks with it

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:29:05 PM EST

[#20]

Gun buyback. Get your $30 starbucks giftcard

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:38:42 PM EST

[#21]

New barrel and you're GTG.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:42:18 PM EST

[#22]

I'd go 18 inch 6.5 grendel. That's the next I want anyway.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:42:25 PM EST

[#23]

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Driveway time.

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This is the only legitimate answer I have seen as well.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:48:36 PM EST

[#24]

Sell it to me for $87.00

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:49:24 PM EST

[#25]

I have an ALG handguard on it now and it shoots much better than when it wore this houge pos. Still just a DPMS bullet hose.

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My point is that a boring old 20" can find new life as a bump saw.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:54:22 PM EST

[#26]

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This is the only legitimate answer I have seen as well.

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I'm not getting it.

How will that help me?

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:57:44 PM EST

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I have an ALG handguard on it now and it shoots much better than when it wore this houge pos. Still just a DPMS bullet hose.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/344911/IMG_1681-285828.JPG

My point is that a boring old 20" can find new life as a bump saw.

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Not big into indiscriminate wasting of ammo.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:57:48 PM EST

[#28]

Do a 13.7" with a pinned and welded BE Meyers 249 flash hider to be 16.1" (photos off google) they handle like a SBR but have the barrel size to not legally be one.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:58:23 PM EST

[#29]

Silencershop does form 1's now. NFA is dumb as fuck, but a handy SBR is never not fun.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:59:53 PM EST

[#30]

Re barrel with a larue stealth.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:01:07 PM EST

[#31]

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Not big into indiscriminate wasting of ammo.

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Wolf wpa needs shooting too.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:02:42 PM EST

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Do a 13.7" with a pinned and welded BE Meyers 249 flash hider to be 16.1" (photos off google) they handle like a SBR but have the barrel size to not legally be one.

https://igcdn-photos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11821089_837135359735497_2072869587_n.jpg
http://jerkingthetrigger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/weapon-outfitters-13.7.jpg

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Got one similar to that already. I shoot this one 90 % of the time. It's accurate as hell and handy as heck. I actually hit steel at 700 yards once. And regularly at 400.

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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:03:57 PM EST

[#33]

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Re barrel with a larue stealth.

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No.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:08:32 PM EST

[#34]

I say replace the barrel.

Or give it to someone getting started in AR's.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:11:42 PM EST

[#35]

sell it as scrap metal

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:11:56 PM EST

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No.

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No love for larue? I love my 16" stealth

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:13:37 PM EST

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No love for larue?

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No.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:14:09 PM EST

[#38]

Stick with the original concept and use this as an excuse to go Grendal. If it were mine I'd look at something between an 18" and 24" barrel.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:15:01 PM EST

[#39]

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I say replace the barrel.

Or give it to someone getting started in AR's.

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I vote this then, since you already have a LW Grendel build.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:19:18 PM EST

[#40]

I could just keep it as is, for my 2 year old to inherit, but I already have an unfired pencil barrel PSA 16" carbine I bought for thay, sitting in the safe.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:21:57 PM EST

[#41]

consign it

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:29:51 PM EST

[#42]

Sell it and buy an AK

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:33:31 PM EST

[#43]

You could sell it and buy a new lower for an AR pistol build with one of the fancy SB tactical braces to avoid SBR laws.

Or turn that one back into a pistol if it was built that way first.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:33:34 PM EST

[#44]

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Sell it and buy an AK

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Already haz 1.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:35:21 PM EST

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You could sell it and buy a new lower for an AR pistol build with one of the fancy SB tactical braces to avoid SBR laws.

Or turn that one back into a pistol if it was built that way first.

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I have 2 ar pistols. 7.5" 6.8spc and 11" 5.56

With arm braces for tendonitis.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:36:53 PM EST

[#46]

Make it a Grendel of at least 14.5" and throw at least a 1-8 or 3-15 up top.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:38:37 PM EST

[#47]

You could make some minor changes, Cerakote it and do a block II build. I should have mine finished up soon.

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Posted: 8/20/2017 9:40:23 PM EST

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I have 2 ar pistols. 7.5" 6.8spc and 11" 5.56

With arm braces for tendonitis.

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12.5” Grendel pistol?

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:45:02 PM EST

[#49]

Put a proper FSB on it, A2 hand guards, have the muzzle threaded and get a removable carry handle.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:51:18 PM EST

[#50]

I'd either get a government profile 20" bbl and a carry handle or get a 300blk bbl.

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