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How does the 6.5 Grendel and Creedmoor compare and recoil
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Originally posted by hog_down View PostPut a heavier buffer tube and I bet that it will take some recoil out of it.
One of my friends that knows a little bit more about it than I, but he might be full of bull, actually said to get a softer buffer spring. Like I said I am open to suggestion as my Grendel has quite a bit of kick to it. When I bought it I was told that it wouldn't kick much more than a 223 and that is not the case with mine. My Grendel is pretty light but I have shot some 223 AR's that are just as light.
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Originally posted by Fordnandez View PostSo I have asked this of the gentleman that put it together for me (he has his own shop and puts together several AR's) but I would like some other opinions on the matter. When I asked him about swapping out the buffer tube to make the recoil less he stated that he would advise against it. He builds them so that when the brass ejects, it ejects within the 2 and 4 o'clock position. If I swapped out the buffer tube it might throw that off and it might cause jamming. Take all of this with a grain of salt as I do not know all the AR lingo/terminology so I might not have fully understood what he was telling me or I did not ask my question in the proper manner.
One of my friends that knows a little bit more about it than I, but he might be full of bull, actually said to get a softer buffer spring. Like I said I am open to suggestion as my Grendel has quite a bit of kick to it. When I bought it I was told that it wouldn't kick much more than a 223 and that is not the case with mine. My Grendel is pretty light but I have shot some 223 AR's that are just as light.
If as you state your gun has significantly more recoil than a 223, your gun could well be overgassed and the bolt carrier group is slamming to the rear harder than it should. Mine was overgassed pretty bad so I installed an adjustable gas block rather than tinkering with the buffer system.
I closed mine off completely and loaded a single round in the mag and fired it. If the bolt did not hold back I opened it 1/4 turn. Once it would hold the bolt back I opened it an additional 1/4 turn and left it there. My brass ejects at almost perfectly 4:00 position and recoil is minimally more than my 5.56 rifles.
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Originally posted by Fordnandez View PostSo I have asked this of the gentleman that put it together for me (he has his own shop and puts together several AR's) but I would like some other opinions on the matter. When I asked him about swapping out the buffer tube to make the recoil less he stated that he would advise against it. He builds them so that when the brass ejects, it ejects within the 2 and 4 o'clock position. If I swapped out the buffer tube it might throw that off and it might cause jamming. Take all of this with a grain of salt as I do not know all the AR lingo/terminology so I might not have fully understood what he was telling me or I did not ask my question in the proper manner.
One of my friends that knows a little bit more about it than I, but he might be full of bull, actually said to get a softer buffer spring. Like I said I am open to suggestion as my Grendel has quite a bit of kick to it. When I bought it I was told that it wouldn't kick much more than a 223 and that is not the case with mine. My Grendel is pretty light but I have shot some 223 AR's that are just as light.
Recoil was cut in half when I installed my first one. THe carrier slams into the back and the brass gets chewed up as well.
ADJ gas block and bam......smooth cycling.
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Sorry, I too am learning the lingo, but I meant a heavier buffer, not tube. When I switched from a H1 buffer to a H2, that helped the recoil out. My Grendel is kinda on the heavier side. I too am having issues with my build, and will continue to fiddle with it. Mine jams and/or fails to load, and is frustrating at times.
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Originally posted by hog_down View PostSorry, I too am learning the lingo, but I meant a heavier buffer, not tube. When I switched from a H1 buffer to a H2, that helped the recoil out. My Grendel is kinda on the heavier side. I too am having issues with my build, and will continue to fiddle with it. Mine jams and/or fails to load, and is frustrating at times.
You would be much better off tuning the gas rather than the buffer.
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Originally posted by hog_down View PostSorry, I too am learning the lingo, but I meant a heavier buffer, not tube. When I switched from a H1 buffer to a H2, that helped the recoil out. My Grendel is kinda on the heavier side. I too am having issues with my build, and will continue to fiddle with it. Mine jams and/or fails to load, and is frustrating at times.
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Originally posted by DaveC View PostI’ve got one adjustable gas block on one gun and now need another- what brand do y’all suggest?
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I like all of them
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Originally posted by DaveC View PostI’ve got one adjustable gas block on one gun and now need another- what brand do y’all suggest?
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Originally posted by DaveC View PostI’ve got one adjustable gas block on one gun and now need another- what brand do y’all suggest?
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The one on my Grendel is from Syrac Ordnance but it looks like they are no more.
I prefer the detent over the set screw for adjustments.
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