6.5 Grendel steel cased ammo has been in the USA for over a year now. Its just not available for sale.
Wolf 6.5 Grendel steel case Ammo update.
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I read that Wolf said at the SHOT show a couple of years ago that the cost of the 6.5 steel Grendel would be comparable to their .223 &7.62 x39. I think I read that Graf &Son will will distribute that ammo. I go the Graf & Son web site and see that Wolf .223 ammo sells for about $7.50 and Grendel ammo (will) sell for about $16.00. I then cross check by comparing the cost of same-same brass. I conclude that the cost of Wolf 6.5 Grendel will cost twice as much as much as Wolf .223. ...Wait the shipping on the Grendel will probably be cheaper, because I probably cant afford to buy as much.
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Originally posted by hm2 clark View PostI read that Wolf said at the SHOT show a couple of years ago that the cost of the 6.5 steel Grendel would be comparable to their .223 &7.62 x39. I think I read that Graf &Son will will distribute that ammo. I go the Graf & Son web site and see that Wolf .223 ammo sells for about $7.50 and Grendel ammo (will) sell for about $16.00. I then cross check by comparing the cost of same-same brass. I conclude that the cost of Wolf 6.5 Grendel will cost twice as much as much as Wolf .223
The Prvi ammo you checked undoubtedly has brass cases, not steel:
Graf & Sons, the reloading authority, has a wide selection of reloading supplies, shooting supplies, ammo and more.
Compare Prvi 6.5 Grendel 110gr FMJ @ $15.99 to Prvi .223 Remington 62gr FMJ @ $9.59 and the Grendel ammo price is 1.667 times that of the .223 ammo.
Wolf .223 Remington 62gr FMJ @ $7.19 -- Multiply that by 1.667, and the result is (steel case) Wolf 6.5 Grendel 110gr FMJ @ $11.99
Wolf 7.62x39 is listed at $6.99
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Dear rasp65,
Is it OK if I call you rasp?
I have also heard that the Wolf cartridges will be available on 04/01/2014. Like you, I cannot reveal my source of this info, but let's just say that there were numerous empty vodka bottles around.
At the same time, I think that I have discovered what has been delaying these cartridges. Apparently Wolf had decided to bring their Grendel cartridges to market with the latest-and-greatest projectiles. The main problem is the availability of the two bullets chosen. One of the bullets, designed for the AMU, is of an extremely low-drag design, but somewhat difficult to manufacture. It is understandable that all of the production problems have yet to be solved.
The other bullet is at the forefront of "green" technology, but is only manufactured in New Zealand. From what I understand, the ship transporting the first batch of these bullets went through a huge storm and its cargo got wet, making the bullets unusable (it reminds me of that song: "It's not easy being green").
Anyway, here is some info on the two bullet types:
At the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground, a team of ballistics technicians, supported by some of the U.S. Army's top sniper instructors, has been quietly developing a radical new dimpled bullet. The exterior of the bullet resembles the dimpled surface of a golf ball.
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Sounds like all that Vodka affected more than the ability to keep secrets.
We need more info.
The dimpled bullets might work, but keeping things symmetric, hence accurate, appears to be a huge challenge.
Density of organic an inorganic compounds tend to be rather low compared to pure copper or iron. Hence, once could expect the "Bio Bullets" to be rather light compared to even the heaviest for caliber all-copper bullets to maintain spin stability.
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