6.5 grendel projectiles

[fishdart]

Call me old fashion but I think a good ole lead tip factory load would do wonders for the Grendel. Something like the unobtainable federal fusion.

And probably the equally elusive Speer Gold Dot 120gr.

 

[Qholum37]

I will probably keep using the 123 SST out of my 16” Grendel but have been going back and forth on what bullet to try first on my 12.5” SBR. I have been looking at the 129 ABLR and the 107 TMK. The ABLR supposedly expands down to 1300 FPS and has a good BC but would start out slower. Anybody have experience with these bullets at Grendel speeds?

 

[Mike D Texas]

I’ve had devastating results with Nosler 100 grain BTs and Partitions.

They both run 2800’ish out of my 20” gas gun with 8208XBR.


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[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

I have a handful of Grendels but rarely use them. I'd give my left nut to try the 107 TMK. From a deer/bear/elk's perspective, that would be the Lucifer of lead.

107 TMKs are available at a few places, like Powder Valley. And for much less than the trade that you were proposing...

 

[wirehead]

We’ve killed a few deer with the 95 gr VMax out of mine. No complaints. Also tried the 123 sst but couldn’t get them to fly out of my set up.


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A bit of an old post but came across it… can you say more? Good terminal performance? The 95 VMax shoots very well in my rifle.

 

[ryanww]

I used 110 controlled chaos on a mule deer buck lat 200 yds last season. I could not have been more impressed. He went 10 yards, the main bullet passed through as well as all petals in a perfect circle around the main shank. Ive also loaded 100 ttsx but haven shot anything yet. Groups are good with both and PPV

what recipe for the controlled chaos? I'm about to load some for whitetail out to 250 yrds

 

[Oldffemt]

I have a handful of Grendels but rarely use them. I'd give my left nut to try the 107 TMK. From a deer/bear/elk's perspective, that would be the Lucifer of lead.

It’s been a couple years but I’ve killed several white tails with the 107tmk. They were all between 200-270yds. Don’t remember getting exits but never had to blood trail one cause they dropped pretty much on the spot. Those little bullets hit hard!
Fyi, the Sierra 107 gr hpbt hits the same poa/poi with identical powder charge in my rifle so I’m not burning up my tmk’s for practice. Might be something worth trying if you can find the 107tmk’s. I’ve been trying to get my boy close enough to kill an elk with my Grendel, so far the shakes have come in to play at the moment of truth and he’s 0-2…

 

[wirehead]

what recipe for the controlled chaos? I'm about to load some for whitetail out to 250 yrds

I used 29.4 gr of Ramshot TAC with CCI 450 primers and new starline brass. A light crimp. Seated about 0.050 off lands.

16” AR-15 supressed

Velo average was around 2480. Pretty sure I could have gotten to 2500 without pressure. I think varget and benchmark would be good powders to consider.

 

[ryanww]

I used 29.4 gr of Ramshot TAC with CCI 450 primers and new starline brass. A light crimp. Seated about 0.050 off lands.

16” AR-15 supressed

Velo average was around 2480. Pretty sure I could have gotten to 2500 without pressure. I think varget and benchmark would be good powders to consider.

Thank you, I have TAC and varget but with the cost of the bullets I didn't want to spend a lot of time testing powders.

 

[wirehead]

Thank you, I have TAC and varget but with the cost of the bullets I didn't want to spend a lot of time testing powders.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

 

[ryanww]

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

28.5 gr of TAC (29 is listed as max on Lehigh website) gives me 2450 fps from my howa mini 20" barrel using 110 controlled chaos bullets from 6.5 grendel. Very good accuracy at 100 yrds, but I didn't test them further. Will load up some more to use for the season.

 

[wirehead]

28.5 gr of TAC (29 is listed as max on Lehigh website) gives me 2450 fps from my howa mini 20" barrel using 110 controlled chaos bullets from 6.5 grendel. Very good accuracy at 100 yrds, but I didn't test them further. Will load up some more to use for the season.

good work!!!

 

[Bevo]

90gr Speer TNT and 90gr Nosler Varmageddon.

I use VV N133 to load them and it's amazing.

 

[wirehead]

90gr Speer TNT and 90gr Nosler Varmageddon.

I use VV N133 to load them and it's amazing.

What are you hunting?

 

[Bevo]

What are you hunting?

Hogs, coyotes, bobcats. The occasional coon.

 

[ryanww]

28.5 gr of TAC (29 is listed as max on Lehigh website) gives me 2450 fps from my howa mini 20" barrel using 110 controlled chaos bullets from 6.5 grendel. Very good accuracy at 100 yrds, but I didn't test them further. Will load up some more to use for the season.

Ended up shooting at doe at 235yrds. High shoulder shot. dropped instantly and drt. complete penetration.

 

[BallisticJesus]

I have shot Mule deer with both the 123gr SST and the ELD-M. From a 16” AR carbine. Both performed the same terminally. I have had 123gr SST’s exit. I have never got an exit from a 123gr ELD-M. We have also used the 120gr Ballistic tip to shoot deer out to 500 yards, to see how they performed. Of course this was done with a good bolt rifle present, if needed. We never had to use the back up rifle. Killed a spike bull at 411 yards with the 120 BT.

 

[Waterboy]

I have shot Mule deer with both the 123gr SST and the ELD-M. From a 16” AR carbine. Both performed the same terminally. I have had 123gr SST’s exit. I have never got an exit from a 123gr ELD-M. We have also used the 120gr Ballistic tip to shoot deer out to 500 yards, to see how they performed. Of course this was done with a good bolt rifle present, if needed. We never had to use the back up rifle. Killed a spike bull at 411 yards with the 120 BT.

Standard lung shots? How was the blood trail on the sst?

 

[BallisticJesus]

Standard lung shots? How was the blood trail on the sst?

Yes. We tried it. It worked but that was enough at distance. We did prove just holes in lungs kill game. There isn’t much energy or velocity left at those distances. The lungs at 400 and 500 yards just had a hole straight through. Just slight discoloration on the lung about the size of a 50 cent piece on the entrance and exit. Most of the bleeding was internal and the animal’s surprisingly went down fairly quick.

300 yards and under there is substantial damage and allot of blood loss on the exits. Under 300 yards I have had exits while hunting Mule deer with AR’s . Using rifles chambered in. 6mm-Grendel (95gr SST), 6mm x 6.8 SPC (90gr Accubond) and 6.8 SPC(120gr SST).

I got a complete pass through and a bang/flop on this buck with a 16” 6.8 SPC , factory Hornady 120gr SST load at 270’ish yards.

 

[Waterboy]

Yes. We tried it. It worked but that was enough at distance. We did prove just holes in lungs kill game. There isn’t much energy or velocity left at those distances. The lungs at 400 and 500 yards just had a hole straight through. Just slight discoloration on the lung about the size of a 50 cent piece on the entrance and exit. Most of the bleeding was internal and the animal’s surprisingly went down fairly quick.

300 yards and under there is substantial damage and allot of blood loss on the exits. Under 300 yards I have had exits while hunting Mule deer with AR’s . Using rifles chambered in. 6mm-Grendel (95gr SST), 6mm x 6.8 SPC (90gr Accubond) and 6.8 SPC(120gr SST).

I got a complete pass through and a bang/flop on this buck with a 16” 6.8 SPC , factory Hornady 120gr SST load at 270’ish yards.

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Good deer forsure! I keep telling myself I’m going to start shooting the ole high shoulder “light switch” shot but I haven’t been able to make myself try it yet. My issues on eldm have been under 100 yards except for a white tail at 200+ that didn’t lose a drop of blood with no exit.