yukonjasper wrote:It is together except for the optics. I'm feeling like the glass I have available for it may be a bit much. Been swamped after being down with the flu. Thinking of calling a friend of mine and lining up a range day to dial it in. He is located in new Richmond Wisconsin. I can mount the scope and have a torque wrench to do it correctly, also have a laser bore sight tool. I have 1000rds of Wolf 200 Hornaday Black and 80 Federal Fusion, so I think I have what I need.
yukonjasper wrote:Nikon Monarch 3 4-12x42. Not sure I have the magnification range correct.
arizona98tj wrote:A complete write-up of my Grendel can be found on my website.
Here is a photo of my 24" Overwatch.
arizona98tj wrote:If you decide to use your Grendel for whitetail, you won't regret it, in my opinion. I've used mine the past two seasons and it more than does the job. I too purchased an upper to go with a lower that I had sitting around. I ended up getting an Alexander Arms Overwatch which has a 1 in 9 twist 24" stainless steel barrel. I went with a Vortex Diamondback HP 4-16x42 optic mounted on a Burris P.E.P.R. mount. I've enjoyed Vortex glass on other rifles and couldn't find a reason not to stick with it. The Overwatch is a solid sub-MOA rifle with my hand loads. I've settled on 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tips for now. The farthest a deer has gone is 40 yds after being hit....the shortest distance was a drop right where it was standing.
I hope you have a good time with yours when you get to the range.
A complete write-up of my Grendel can be found on my website.
Here is a photo of my 24" Overwatch.
Ghost wrote:Holy s#!t, you are Stu-off-road!! You’ve been tons of help with my LJ
Holland&Holland wrote:If you were to do it again, would you still go 24 inch or go shorter?
arizona98tj wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:If you were to do it again, would you still go 24 inch or go shorter?
Given I'm using this as a hunting rifle right now, and my longest hay field is right at 400 yds, I would probably drop it back to 20" or so. It is a little awkward in a ladder stand but still manageable none the less. In a ground blind, I don't notice the 24" barrel.
With:
Factory -- Hornady factory 123 gr STT === 2599 FPS
Factory -- Wolf 100 gr FMJ steel cased === 2728 FPS
Handloads -- Hornary 95 gr V-max === 2910 FPS
Handloads -- Nosler 120 gr Balistic Tip == 2546 FPS **
** current load for deer hunting
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