Lehigh Defense Bullets Load Data

[cory]

I'm starting this thread to document my load work up for Lehigh Defense bullets. I'm planning an elk hunt out west in '24, so I'm in search of the best possible 6.5 Grendel hunting bullet on the market for my 16" Precision Firearms Bartlein barrel primarily and my 11.5" Lilja barrel as secondary. All intelligent discussion is welcomed as well as any load, range, or on target data anyone has for cutting edge bullets.

16" Precision Firearms Bartlein Barrel Data


11.5" Lilja Barrel Data


Velocity collected with a magnetospeed at yesterday's range trip.
16" Barrel
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2ow8VF6]
11.5" Barrel
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2ow6ABS]

[cory]

Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos 110gr
These have a lot of promise in both barrels.

Loading Data
16"

11.5"


Targets
16"

11.5"


Unfortunately I was unable to see my target well enough through my spotter to keep track of which hole was which bullet. I took a Razor HD 27-60X85 (ANGLED) spotter I recently picked up used. I was really disappointed in the scope to the point that I'm sending it in to Vortex to get it inspected. The scope obviously lived a hard life before I got it.

Post Brass Picture:https://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthre...post306015

[cory]

Reserved for future Lehigh Defense Bullet

[Bigs28]

I hunted with the 110 controlled chaos and after a lost deer and 2 hogs with no exit wound or blood trail i decided i would never hunt with them again and went to the 110g maker t rex. I witnessed the impact on the deer right at the vitals. Really thick brush it ran into. Hair at the spot he was hit but no blood anywhere. Hogs were in more open area and was able to watch them drop to retrieve thankfully.

[cory]

I hunted with the 110 controlled chaos and after a lost deer and 2 hogs with no exit wound or blood trail i decided i would never hunt with them again and went to the 110g maker t rex. I witnessed the impact on the deer right at the vitals. Really thick brush it ran into. Hair at the spot he was hit but no blood anywhere. Hogs were in more open area and was able to watch them drop to retrieve thankfully.

That's unfortunate to hear, but exactly the data I'm looking for in this thread. Do you know what your muzzle velocity was or the range you were shooting?

[Bigs28]

https://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthre...lled+chaos


The deer was shot at less then 20 yards and my hunting load was around 2350 fps. Give or take. It was several years ago. Hogs were under 50 yards.

[Pootyng]

I just looked at my notes and I had 2461 with 29.5 of 8208 federal 205 from a 16” Ballistic Advantage barrel suppressed. Shot one young doe at 80 yards just above the heart. Did a 180 drt. That load and 123 sst with ARComp shot (2) 3/4” (3)shot groups at 200 yards. Those loads shot great in my 20” too. Good luck.

[BluteEhre]

There are 2 versions of that bullet one being the original copper version and the other being brass I believe. The brass one doesn't kill nearly as clean from what I've read but probably punches deeper. For the 110gr copper versions my best groups .6" at 100yards were with 29gr H335 loaded to 2.26" out of a 20" tube they were running 2487fps average.