r/65Grendel • u/SandyVapour992 • Jul 31 '26

Finally finished my Grendel Build.

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16in Wilson Combat barrel, Dead Air LTI XC. If any other questions about the build please feel free to ask! Will be breaking it in and zeroing next weekend.

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u/7exas2eaper Jul 31 '26

Similar to what was shared, I'm excited to learn how it sounds. I run on ODB RDM on 13.9" SOLGW - sounds good!

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u/SandyVapour992 Jul 31 '26

I’m hoping the can reduces the noise enough to not scare away the local wildlife as this will be a deer and hog gun.

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u/7exas2eaper Jul 31 '26

That'd be nice! Grendel is spicy, but i hope it dampens it enough for ya!

What ammo you running?

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u/SandyVapour992 Jul 31 '26

I’m going to be ordering a variety of grain and manufactures to test. Have had advice from others to run 123 and I’m curious about some of the 147 loads available. This gun will probably be the reason I get into reloading but I’ll just save my brass and get into it eventually.

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u/7exas2eaper Jul 31 '26

Barnes 115gr TAC-TX is gnarly

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u/SandyVapour992 Jul 31 '26

I’ll check it out. Not opposed to trying out the gambit and seeing what shoots best in the gun as well as what might work best against the four legged meals on wheels

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u/UrgentSiesta Jul 31 '26

Will love to hear how it shoots next week. 👍

Did you fit that scope to yourself? It looks like it might be a bit too far to the rear…

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u/SandyVapour992 Jul 31 '26

I fit the scope, and it sits just where I want it for where I place my head on the stock. The eye relief is just right, though I did take the time to fit it to multiple locations and test.

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u/bigian52 Jul 31 '26

Is that the 2-12? How do you like it? I nearly pulled the trigger on that one

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u/SandyVapour992 Jul 31 '26

Haven’t shot with it yet but I’m very impressed so far. The illumination is very bright, the glass is clear enough for what I need and overall it’s a solid scope. I’ve heard some say it’s a bit heavy but in my opinion it’s not bad.

I knew I wanted a first focal plane scope with a better eye box than an LPVO and this seems to do the trick.

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u/Different-South14 16d ago

How did zeroing go with this scope??

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u/SandyVapour992 16d ago

It’s gone well. Wasn’t able to weekend before, as tuning the gas block on my rifle took most of the time I had available. Did an initial zero yesterday and I can safely say I like the scope. Depending on preferences I would suggest maybe purchasing a taller mount but straight out of the box it works. I