Update on a recent build.
Been too hot to build anything lately. But I pulled a hamstring two weeks ago so., killing some time in recovery.
I have not seen any posts on building a Tantal in 5.56.., (until mtdew posted his.,doh!
I purchased one of the AKBuilder Tantal profiled barrels in 5.56.
I have a virgin kit that was demilled in the final stage of assembly. It is parkerized but never painted. Looks kinda weird.
NDS Tantal receiver
All the journals except the FSB were spot on and no fitting or turning required.., the FSB journal is .001" or 2 oversized. I'll deal with that.
I'm using the Beryl mags that I got from a friend and they were nicely priced at 4 for $75.
I had some Beryl furniture I purchased from Robert RTG some time ago. The folding stock and the black forward grips. I think I'll use those vs the standard Tantal grips and folding stock that came with the kit.
I might swap a black grip for the Amber one.
Feeds the 5.56 rounds very well.
It will go nicely with my 5.45 Tantal
A pic with the 5.45 Tantal and the Beryl handguard with pistol grip.
I finished the rivet work, barrel pin, component pins and final assembly on 9/2.
Just need to rework the Tantal FCG with the burst mechanism etc. temporarily I threw in a standard FCG.
Need to put on the final KG GunKote finish.
I think I might mod a M76 smooth receiver cover to replace the ribbed Polish cover. I like the smooth & thicker cover as on the later Tantals.
Went to a holiday shoot Labor Day weekend so I wanted to bring it along for test fire and show & tell.
Tantal-izing!
Ran like a top on GI 5.56 ammo. Would not run right on Tula 5.56. I had that problem before with Tula being under powered and short stroking on a pre-drilled Bulgarian barrel I put on a Zastava M85 pistol to rifle conversion project.
The same ammo also short stroked my friends M16A1 clone with USGI upper.
No more Tula 5.56 for me.
I only had/have like 150 rounds I received in a trade. I shoot brass cased USGI 5.56 as a rule but wanted to try different types for the function test.
I used a .070" barrel gas port size which should be great for standard 5.56. It is perfect for the USGI stuff.
Been too hot to build anything lately. But I pulled a hamstring two weeks ago so., killing some time in recovery.
I have not seen any posts on building a Tantal in 5.56.., (until mtdew posted his.,doh!
I purchased one of the AKBuilder Tantal profiled barrels in 5.56.
I have a virgin kit that was demilled in the final stage of assembly. It is parkerized but never painted. Looks kinda weird.
NDS Tantal receiver
All the journals except the FSB were spot on and no fitting or turning required.., the FSB journal is .001" or 2 oversized. I'll deal with that.
I'm using the Beryl mags that I got from a friend and they were nicely priced at 4 for $75.
I had some Beryl furniture I purchased from Robert RTG some time ago. The folding stock and the black forward grips. I think I'll use those vs the standard Tantal grips and folding stock that came with the kit.
I might swap a black grip for the Amber one.
Feeds the 5.56 rounds very well.
It will go nicely with my 5.45 Tantal
A pic with the 5.45 Tantal and the Beryl handguard with pistol grip.
I finished the rivet work, barrel pin, component pins and final assembly on 9/2.
Just need to rework the Tantal FCG with the burst mechanism etc. temporarily I threw in a standard FCG.
Need to put on the final KG GunKote finish.
I think I might mod a M76 smooth receiver cover to replace the ribbed Polish cover. I like the smooth & thicker cover as on the later Tantals.
Went to a holiday shoot Labor Day weekend so I wanted to bring it along for test fire and show & tell.
Tantal-izing!
Ran like a top on GI 5.56 ammo. Would not run right on Tula 5.56. I had that problem before with Tula being under powered and short stroking on a pre-drilled Bulgarian barrel I put on a Zastava M85 pistol to rifle conversion project.
The same ammo also short stroked my friends M16A1 clone with USGI upper.
No more Tula 5.56 for me.
I only had/have like 150 rounds I received in a trade. I shoot brass cased USGI 5.56 as a rule but wanted to try different types for the function test.
I used a .070" barrel gas port size which should be great for standard 5.56. It is perfect for the USGI stuff.