Is 6.5 Grendel holding its own?

[bwaites]

I'm the "MSR product specialist" for a national firearms distributor...Grendel is growing, yet remains very niche. Hornady only started producing the factory loaded ammo in late 2012, then the hyper market hit and derailed everyone's carefully laid merchandising plans for 2013. Visiting a dealer recently, I found Lapua Grendel brass in stock. The market is very much normalizing and manufacturers are thinking about niche products again.

What major manufacturer would you like to see a 6.5 Grendel from?

Middle man, you are off by a couple years on when Hornady factory ammo first appeared. I bought my first factory ammo in early 2010 if I remember right. Theres a review on Youtube from Oct 2009. The newest 123 load using the SST appeared in late 2012, but the Amax load has been in the market approaching 4 years.

[bwaites]

Let me rephrase, what rifle manufacturer would you like to see a 6.5 Grendel from? Hornady is likely to be the only large player in commercially loaded ammo.

That's easy, Mossberg MVP!

[LRRPF52]

I'm the "MSR product specialist" for a national firearms distributor...Grendel is growing, yet remains very niche. Hornady only started producing the factory loaded ammo in late 2012, then the hyper market hit and derailed everyone's carefully laid merchandising plans for 2013. Visiting a dealer recently, I found Lapua Grendel brass in stock. The market is very much normalizing and manufacturers are thinking about niche products again.

What major manufacturer would you like to see a 6.5 Grendel from?

Hornady announced the factory 123gr A-MAX in November of 2009, and we started seeing it shipping in Q1 of 2010. I know I started buying it as early as early 2011, if not sooner. The 123gr SST was a Q4 2012-Q1 2013 introduction, with a group buy through this forum numbering tens of thousands of projos.

I would actually like for Federal to get on board with Federal Fusion, as well as an economy multi-purpose bullet.

[middle man]

Hornady announced the factory 123gr A-MAX in November of 2009, and we started seeing it shipping in Q1 of 2010. I know I started buying it as early as early 2011, if not sooner. The 123gr SST was a Q4 2012-Q1 2013 introduction, with a group buy through this forum numbering tens of thousands of projos.

I would actually like for Federal to get on board with Federal Fusion, as well as an economy multi-purpose bullet.

2010...I guess time flies when you're having fun. Checked in the history files and right there in August 2010 was 12 cases of 123 AMAX...I stand corrected. I'll blame having kids (twins) in 2010 for my failing memory.

Hard to guess what ATK would do. I could see FGI putting a 6.5 Grendel in the Barnes ammo line first. With Hornady and Lapua as the two sources for brass, I wouldn't bank on any of the larger ammo manufacturers adding it. Smaller boutique makers (ASYM, HPR, Nosler Custom) on the other hand would be a good bet.

[bwaites]

Nosler has already announced.

[biodsl]

Let me rephrase, what rifle manufacturer would you like to see a 6.5 Grendel from? Hornady is likely to be the only large player in commercially loaded ammo.

CZ 527 in a Kelvar stock...O, la, la.

[middle man]

A CZ 527 is high on my wish list.