12-28-2011, 12:19 AM
It's good you can hit out to 600 yards. My limit is around 400. I believe that at 600 yards the 6.5 grendel with a 120gr hunting bullet can penetrate to a deers vitals, and kill it on the spot, if you can place the bullet. At ranges beond 250 yards I try and remember that it's not energy that kills a deer, but rather penetration and exsangunation. Without knowing your hunter friend, does he have expierence with the 6.5x55 @ 600 yards? The Grendel kills deer about as well. And as for asking your swat friend??? What does that have to do with deer hunting? Rest asured the Grendel kills as well as a .308.......depending... on bullet choice...shot placment ...deer size ...barrel length..
