6.5 Grendel

[Flbt]

With all the popularity of 6.5
Any one else play with the 6.5 Grendel?
I got one years ago when I found out c had stoped the control rd feed.
I wanted a fa in 6,5x55 but could not find one there was a shop close by that had the Grendel in the min action the American rifle.
I used it as a replacement for a 6.8 spc
As a light recoil rifle.
I could only find 2 box of the barns copper
And 5 of wolf fmj.
So I used the barns the first year.
Later on got Hornday black and some bt ammo
And luckily a few boxes of federal fusion.
Shot a few deer 5 hogs and some coyotes with it.
The fmj did surprisingly well on coyotes.
The federal fusion I think did the best

It groped about 1 1/2 in at 100 yds
I do love the set trigger. My little nephew likes the rifle a lot.
Besides lighter bullets I can’t see much difference in it and the 6.5x55 inside 200 yds

 

[Nicaburns]

It is a great round! Mine is an 18” ar platform and I have taken several whitetails with it and loaned it to a bunch of friends to use for their kids. Took one really good buck at 196yds and it went down fast.
I got in on it when ammo was cheap so I thankfully have lots of it

 

[rdog]

With all the popularity of 6.5
Any one else play with the 6.5 Grendel?
I got one years ago when I found out c had stoped the control rd feed.
I wanted a fa in 6,5x55 but could not find one there was a shop close by that had the Grendel in the min action the American rifle.
I used it as a replacement for a 6.8 spc
As a light recoil rifle.
I could only find 2 box of the barns copper
And 5 of wolf fmj.
So I used the barns the first year.
Later on got Hornday black and some bt ammo
And luckily a few boxes of federal fusion.
Shot a few deer 5 hogs and some coyotes with it.
The fmj did surprisingly well on coyotes.
The federal fusion I think did the best

It groped about 1 1/2 in at 100 yds
I do love the set trigger. My little nephew likes the rifle a lot.
Besides lighter bullets I can’t see much difference in it and the 6.5x55 inside 200 yds

I built a grendel in 2010 re barreled Ruger m77 mk2 in 7.62x39 with a 1-8 twist Pacnor, it is a great cartridge killed lot of pigs with it using 120 grain bullets . Also built a 6 mm ARC on a similar Ruger last year same thing at 6mm. these intermediate cartridges are easy to shoot.

 

[AZDAVE]

I have a howa mini, that just shoots better than you would expect. It is a great round for deer and smaller animals. i fins that the 100-120 gr bullets are the sweet spot for this round.

I took it to africa using 120gr Hornaday CX bullets at 2550fps. I took an Oribi, cape grysbok, copper springbuck. with it. Longest shot was 160 meters.