It's not really a super long range rig, but I thought this project turned out pretty well.
I was looking to put together a light weight rifle to use as my walk around rifle while scouting and just wandering through the woods. The requirements were pretty simple: short, light weight, accurate, and capable of taking any WA game animal at reasonable range (2-300 yards) with proper shot placement. I also wanted this to be a good gun for my son to use when he start hunting probably next year or so. I have heavy calibers including a 375 Ruger and 458 Arnold (458 Lott performance) so I didn't need or want a heavy caliber. I carried a 204 Ruger around for years but it was only good for small critters like coyotes and smaller. I needed something a bit bigger.
After talking to the guys at Grizz Precision we came up with the idea of converting a CZ 527 to 264 LBC (6.5 Grendel). The donor rifle was a 7.62x39 Carbine so the bolt face and magazine didn't need any work. All that needed to happen was screw on a new barrel. We went with a 19" Black Hole Weaponry barrel in a taper that would match the factory CZ barrel. This way we didn't have to modify the stock.
A couple weeks later, this is what they gave me:
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After
The test target they sent me
The finished rifle weighs 7.2 lbs scoped! I originally sent them a VX-3 1.5-5x scope to throw on the gun because I wanted it to be a little carbine for when I'm tromping through the woods. Now I'm thinking of throwing some higher powered glass on there to see how it really preforms. That factory ammo group is great, but I'm curious to see how it does with some good handloads. I'm also anxious to see how much performance I can gain my taking advantage of the stronger bolt action compared to the AR platform that the Grendel typically runs in.
This is the first gun I've had done by Grizz Precision, so I didn't know what to expect. I knew that they did a lot with competitive guns for 3 gun matches and the like, but I was curious to see how they'd do on this. I'm absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. So far, they all seem to be willing to try doing stuff that's a little bit different. I have a bolt action Specialty Pistol project that I'm going to start and I'm going to see how they do with that next.
Andrew
I was looking to put together a light weight rifle to use as my walk around rifle while scouting and just wandering through the woods. The requirements were pretty simple: short, light weight, accurate, and capable of taking any WA game animal at reasonable range (2-300 yards) with proper shot placement. I also wanted this to be a good gun for my son to use when he start hunting probably next year or so. I have heavy calibers including a 375 Ruger and 458 Arnold (458 Lott performance) so I didn't need or want a heavy caliber. I carried a 204 Ruger around for years but it was only good for small critters like coyotes and smaller. I needed something a bit bigger.
After talking to the guys at Grizz Precision we came up with the idea of converting a CZ 527 to 264 LBC (6.5 Grendel). The donor rifle was a 7.62x39 Carbine so the bolt face and magazine didn't need any work. All that needed to happen was screw on a new barrel. We went with a 19" Black Hole Weaponry barrel in a taper that would match the factory CZ barrel. This way we didn't have to modify the stock.
A couple weeks later, this is what they gave me:
Before
[
After
The test target they sent me
The finished rifle weighs 7.2 lbs scoped! I originally sent them a VX-3 1.5-5x scope to throw on the gun because I wanted it to be a little carbine for when I'm tromping through the woods. Now I'm thinking of throwing some higher powered glass on there to see how it really preforms. That factory ammo group is great, but I'm curious to see how it does with some good handloads. I'm also anxious to see how much performance I can gain my taking advantage of the stronger bolt action compared to the AR platform that the Grendel typically runs in.
This is the first gun I've had done by Grizz Precision, so I didn't know what to expect. I knew that they did a lot with competitive guns for 3 gun matches and the like, but I was curious to see how they'd do on this. I'm absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. So far, they all seem to be willing to try doing stuff that's a little bit different. I have a bolt action Specialty Pistol project that I'm going to start and I'm going to see how they do with that next.
Andrew
