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Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - NDSwede - 10-10-2022
Just got back from a two day deer hunt in Wisconsin. To be exact I was a sponsor for a fine young man participating in the Wi youth hunt. I provided the rifle, an AR style 6.5 Grendel. He was using 120 grain Gold Dots. In total this load was used to harvet three deer. Performance was perfect. Two shots were through and throughs. One was more diagonal and didn't exit. All shots were within 50 yards, so didn't get to see how it would perform at extended range. Load was 31.4 grains of LeverEvolution, CCI 450 primer and 120 Gold dot. Velocity was 2574 over my chrograph at 10 ft. 20" BCA barrel. This load was extremly accurate in my rifle. Pressure was fine in my rifle, your milage may vary. Not recommending this load, just reporting my experience.
1st deer shot at an angle. Hit the near side lung and passed through liver and exited. Deer traveled about 60 yards. Massive internal damage.
2nd deer shot broadside. Hit the near side shoulder and passed through both lungs. Deer was drt.
3rd deer shot diagonally. Hit near side lung and passed back through lungs and intestines. No exit. Didn't really search for bullet. Deer made one jump and collapsed.
These were the first shots at game animals with this rifle. I didn't have any experience with the Grendel as a hunting cartridge. It performed very well. I was very pleased with it and highly recommend it as a deer cartridge. Especially for a young hunter out to a couple hundred yards at least. Very pleased with the 120 Gold Dot as far as accuracy and penetration.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19205[/ATTACH] Shot prone at 95 yards off a bipod by the youth.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19206[/ATTACH] Couple deer that were harvested
P.S. If you ever have the opportunity to be a sponsor for a young boy or girl to take them on a deer hunt, do it. Especially if they don't have a father. It is really fun, and may help change a life.
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - biodsl - 10-11-2022
God bless you for doing this.
Has anyone had a bad experience with the Gold Dots in the Grendel? I'm not recalling one bad report.
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - sundowner - 10-11-2022
Congrats to both of you .
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - DiamondD - 10-16-2022
Outstanding NDSwede! Good man.
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - CJW - 10-17-2022
Great story and shot !,,,,,
Congratulations
Chuck
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - HuntTXhogs - 10-17-2022
biodsl Wrote:Has anyone had a bad experience with the Gold Dots in the Grendel ?
https://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?16571-120-grain-Speer-Gold-Dots-are-in-stock
I had some poor performance when they were first released, never had a gold dot shear like they did in Grendel
Still for the price . Im using them on hogs
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - Remington Jim - 10-17-2022
Great to hear
Im hoping to take a Whitetail soon with my How and a 120 gr Gold Dot .
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - empTshell - 10-18-2022
Thats awesome!! I will be taking my 11 year old daughter at the end of this month for youth weekend and going to let her use my AR-15 in 6.5 Grendel. Hope she has some luck as well.
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - NDSwede - 10-25-2022
empTshell Wrote:Thats awesome!! I will be taking my 11 year old daughter at the end of this month for youth weekend and going to let her use my AR-15 in 6.5 Grendel. Hope she has some luck as well.I hope she does too. I really came to like the Grendel as a deer gun. It hits hard and has very low recoil for a young hunter. If you reload I really recommend the 120 gr Gold Dot. Very accurate and penitrates very well.
Speer Gold Dot 120 Deer hunting results - NDSwede - 11-24-2022
My Grendel was used to shoot two more deer last weekend. One by myself and another by a young lady using my gun. Both deer were under 50 yards with complete pass throughs. Im very pleased with the results of the Grendel and Speer Gold Dots.