Natebonebusta
Eight Pointer
Well I bought one. Wasn’t planned, wasn’t on my radar. It’s such a neat little cartridge. I wanted something with a little more thump for coyotes than the 223, but the more I tinker with powder and bullet combos I think it will work great as an eastern NC whitetail cartridge.
So far I’ve tested H335, Benchmark, and Xterminator. H335 was the surprise in both 95gr vmax and 123gr sst. Benchmark probably needs a little fine tuning, but it’s hard to deny the h335.
I didn’t have as good luck with the 120gr Nosler BT, but I just picked up some Ramshot Tac to try with them. It’s been fun to work with.
I’ve already cut the factory barrel down from 22” to 18.5” because velocity loss is 20ish fps. That was solely for easier handling with a suppressor.
Interested in hearing if any other members have used the 6.5 Grendel with great success.
So far I’ve tested H335, Benchmark, and Xterminator. H335 was the surprise in both 95gr vmax and 123gr sst. Benchmark probably needs a little fine tuning, but it’s hard to deny the h335.
I didn’t have as good luck with the 120gr Nosler BT, but I just picked up some Ramshot Tac to try with them. It’s been fun to work with.
I’ve already cut the factory barrel down from 22” to 18.5” because velocity loss is 20ish fps. That was solely for easier handling with a suppressor.
Interested in hearing if any other members have used the 6.5 Grendel with great success.