Having finished my .458 SOCOM AR, I decided to buy a little factory ammo to try it with once it warms up a little. I have not yet purchased the ammo, or dies, brass and bullets to load any.
Looking over the gun and my various receipts, I see where I ordered a bolt head which receipt shows the 3 flash hiders and muzzle breaks I bought to try, and shows a bolt head for ".223/Grendel."
I know I have thought about an AR in Grendel, and may have bought a bolt head for such purposes.
Problem is, wouldn't that bolt head be the same as .223? I may have just scored another bolt head as extra? I can't find one for a .458 SOCOM, which I recall buying (or thought I was) from Deltateamtactical.com, where all the aforementioned stuff came from.
So, either I have lost the receipt for the .458 bolt head, or inadvertantly checked the wrong box when ordering. Unlikely, I waited for it to come back in stock, but anything is possible.
Don't have any .458 brass to see if it fits in bolt head, I figure if .308 brass fits it, it must be too large for .223/Grendel, right?
Not like me to make such an error, but safety first, particularly with this powerful round. Once I get some .458 brass I can make some dummy rounds for function test, but for now? Particularly if I need to order another. 458 bolt head! (Which again is out of stock at Deltateam)
Russellc
Looking over the gun and my various receipts, I see where I ordered a bolt head which receipt shows the 3 flash hiders and muzzle breaks I bought to try, and shows a bolt head for ".223/Grendel."
I know I have thought about an AR in Grendel, and may have bought a bolt head for such purposes.
Problem is, wouldn't that bolt head be the same as .223? I may have just scored another bolt head as extra? I can't find one for a .458 SOCOM, which I recall buying (or thought I was) from Deltateamtactical.com, where all the aforementioned stuff came from.
So, either I have lost the receipt for the .458 bolt head, or inadvertantly checked the wrong box when ordering. Unlikely, I waited for it to come back in stock, but anything is possible.
Don't have any .458 brass to see if it fits in bolt head, I figure if .308 brass fits it, it must be too large for .223/Grendel, right?
Not like me to make such an error, but safety first, particularly with this powerful round. Once I get some .458 brass I can make some dummy rounds for function test, but for now? Particularly if I need to order another. 458 bolt head! (Which again is out of stock at Deltateam)
Russellc