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Being retired means often being bored. And being in the mid-90's outside, means it's too hot for this old man to be outside, doing anything. That equals bored squared. Boredom leads me to thinking, and that thinking can be "dangerous" to furry animals and other delicate creatures.
My thinking today is along two disparate lines of thought: The first being --
"Why is the 6.5mm 120 grain Speer Gold Dot not more popular among Grendel aficionado's"??
What I mean is if your planning on hunting with your Grendel, and if they shoot well in your rifle (meaning you have to try them) the Speer has some major advantages over other 120-123 grain class bullets for the Grendel:
These are:
Bonded Core and Jacket, meaning no core jacket separation, also making it barrier blind for self-defense.
High BC .457 G1 -- Only the Hornady 123 gr SST has a better BC @ .510
Cost: Speer Gold Dot 120 gr .25 cents a bullet most places Which is cheap compared to other common 120-123 grain offerings. To Whit: Barnes 120 Gr TTSX .68 cents; Nosler 120 gr BT .40 cents; Hornady 123 gr SST .30 cents; Nosler 100 gr Partition .67 cents
In summary it's a cheap, effective bullet that maintains the 1800+ expansion threshold out to 350 yards when started at 2450 FPS, which is a more than realistic velocity in 18" or longer barrels. 22" Barrels can get this bullet up to 100 FPS more.
To just compare and contrast, the 300 Blackout, which is touted as an outstanding AR centric round out to 300 yds, is hard pressed to achieve 2350 FPS at the muzzle with a similar 125 grain bullet. This 300 BO combo hits the 1800 FPS barrier at 225 yds. in most rifles.
So why is it not more popular among Grendel fans?? Let me hear your thoughts on this subject, so that my ennui can go away.......I'll tackle my second thought a bit later.
Thanks,
Bob
Some light 120 gr Gold Dot viewing attached:
My thinking today is along two disparate lines of thought: The first being --
"Why is the 6.5mm 120 grain Speer Gold Dot not more popular among Grendel aficionado's"??
What I mean is if your planning on hunting with your Grendel, and if they shoot well in your rifle (meaning you have to try them) the Speer has some major advantages over other 120-123 grain class bullets for the Grendel:
These are:
Bonded Core and Jacket, meaning no core jacket separation, also making it barrier blind for self-defense.
High BC .457 G1 -- Only the Hornady 123 gr SST has a better BC @ .510
Cost: Speer Gold Dot 120 gr .25 cents a bullet most places Which is cheap compared to other common 120-123 grain offerings. To Whit: Barnes 120 Gr TTSX .68 cents; Nosler 120 gr BT .40 cents; Hornady 123 gr SST .30 cents; Nosler 100 gr Partition .67 cents
In summary it's a cheap, effective bullet that maintains the 1800+ expansion threshold out to 350 yards when started at 2450 FPS, which is a more than realistic velocity in 18" or longer barrels. 22" Barrels can get this bullet up to 100 FPS more.
To just compare and contrast, the 300 Blackout, which is touted as an outstanding AR centric round out to 300 yds, is hard pressed to achieve 2350 FPS at the muzzle with a similar 125 grain bullet. This 300 BO combo hits the 1800 FPS barrier at 225 yds. in most rifles.
So why is it not more popular among Grendel fans?? Let me hear your thoughts on this subject, so that my ennui can go away.......I'll tackle my second thought a bit later.
Thanks,
Bob
Some light 120 gr Gold Dot viewing attached:
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