11-04-2017, 07:34 PM
Kswhitetails Wrote:I bought my first AR and have had nothing but Black Rifle Disease since. Grendel has much to do with that.
Yep, The ability to easily swap calibers has really brought new life into the AR, and the Grendel has really helped with that. The Grendel looks to be a really nice balance of energy, recoil, velocity and trajectory.
A .400 cal would be really cool to try though. I've used .357 magnum rifles and they just don't have the killing power that I'm comfortable with for big game, even under 100 yards. Maybe with some nice semi-wad cutter hard casts... The .44 Magnum rifles though can be WELL into the 30-30 energy levels, and with much bigger entry wounds. The .44 magnum is actually .429 or .430. I find the 10mm/.40cal diameter to be kind of "magical". It seams that when you get to that diameter, entry wound blood loss is significant and you don't have to use a bunch of velocity (blood shot) to get it.