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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Erud on Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:34 pm

Rip Van Winkle wrote:
yukonjasper wrote:any opinions on barrel break in?

I was squadded with Steve Satern from Satern Barrels a few years ago at the National Matches. His advice on break in was, "Just shoot the %@*^ thing!"


I’m calling BS on this story. Steve Satern would’ve dropped way more f-bombs in a sentence of that length. :)
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Rip Van Winkle on Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:37 pm

Erud wrote:
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yukonjasper wrote:any opinions on barrel break in?

I was squadded with Steve Satern from Satern Barrels a few years ago at the National Matches. His advice on break in was, "Just shoot the %@*^ thing!"


I’m calling BS on this story. Steve Satern would’ve dropped way more f-bombs in a sentence of that length. :)

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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Ironbear on Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:19 pm

yukonjasper wrote:any opinions on barrel break in?

Hah! Re: break in. For any group of 2.71828 people there will be 3.14159 opinions!
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby yukonjasper on Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:04 pm

Just shoot it, works for me.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby grimbeaver on Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:04 am

If you really want pain follow the Lilja instructions:
For an effective break-in the barrel should be cleaned after every shot for the first 10-12 rounds or until copper fouling stops. Our procedure is to push a cotton patch that is wet with solvent through the barrel. This will remove much of the powder fouling and wet the inside of the barrel with solvent. Next, wet a bronze brush (not a nylon brush) with solvent and stroke the barrel 5-10 times. Follow this by another wet patch and then one dry patch. Now soak the barrel with a strong copper removing solvent until all of the blue mess is removed from the barrel. The copper fouling will be heavy for a few rounds and then taper off quickly in just one or two shots. Once it has stopped or diminished significantly it is time to start shooting 5 shot groups, cleaning after each one. After 25-30 rounds clean at a normal interval of 10-25 rounds. Your barrel is now broken-in.


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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby yukonjasper on Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:41 am

Yup, that looks painful.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby yukonjasper on Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:42 am

grimbeaver wrote:I ordered a build kit from Aero a few weeks ago and it was at my FFL in a week. Guessing you won't be waiting long.


How long did the shipment tracker take to be active?
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Holland&Holland on Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:43 am

Did it help in any way?
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby OldmanFCSA on Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:30 am

Rip Van Winkle wrote:
yukonjasper wrote:any opinions on barrel break in?

I was squadded with Steve Satern from Satern Barrels a few years ago at the National Matches. His advice on break in was, "Just shoot the %@*^ thing!"


Same response I received from his father, Wayne Satern, about breaking-in a quality cut-rifled 50BMG barrel.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby grimbeaver on Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:30 am

yukonjasper wrote:
grimbeaver wrote:I ordered a build kit from Aero a few weeks ago and it was at my FFL in a week. Guessing you won't be waiting long.


How long did the shipment tracker take to be active?

I got the email with tracking at 11 AM and UPS picked it up and it was live at 4:40 PM that day.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Rodentman on Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:23 am

I got as far as "stroke the barrel 5 - 10 times"
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby yukonjasper on Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:58 pm

Interestingly, there is little difference in the size of the 5rd and 10rd magazines. The BCG arrived today and it looks Purdy. The upper is being held at the shippers facility for pickup Monday. I couldn't see having that upper left on my front porch.

Yes, I am getting excited.

Thanks again for your help.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby yukonjasper on Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:29 am

So, the education continues - I guess Complete Upper also doesn't include a charging handle.

Any suggestions for a Charging Handle.
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Ghost on Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:40 am

yukonjasper wrote:So, the education continues - I guess Complete Upper also doesn't include a charging handle.

Any suggestions for a Charging Handle.

Unless you’re suppressing, want an easier grab handle or are a lefty it doesn’t really matter.

Last one I bought was a BCM mod 4
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Re: Complete Grendel Uppers

Postby Holland&Holland on Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:49 am

Ghost wrote:
yukonjasper wrote:So, the education continues - I guess Complete Upper also doesn't include a charging handle.

Any suggestions for a Charging Handle.

Unless you’re suppressing, want an easier grab handle or are a lefty it doesn’t really matter.

Last one I bought was a BCM mod 4


+1, that is my go to as well. Love large latch for range based guns, medium for hunting guns.
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