12-30-2011, 08:39 PM
The Grendel is nowhere near as effective as a .308. At the muzzle, the .308 has 1000 FPE energy more than the Grendel - that's about 60% more. At 300 yards, the .308 has more energy than the Grendel does at the muzzle. At 500 yards, the Grendel is below 1000 FPE, while the .308 can easily be hauling 1350 FPE at that distance. The .308 can do all of this with a bullet that is designed for hunting, that makes a 40% bigger hole than the 6.5, and that has 50% more mass and a higher sectional density than the Grendel. The Grendel is a fine hunting cartridge, but it is no .308.
The Grendel is more like an extended range .30-30. The two start out with about the same energy, but the Grendel holds on to it for about twice the distance thanks to its skinny, pointy bullets. That is nothing to sneeze at. The .30-30 was the laser death ray of its time, and was used to great effect on deer, elk, and moose out to 150 yards or so. The Grendel can bring that .30-30 hurt out to 300 yards. That isnt a .308 (which carries that same impact out to 500 yards) but it is a damn fine hunting round.
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The Grendel is more like an extended range .30-30. The two start out with about the same energy, but the Grendel holds on to it for about twice the distance thanks to its skinny, pointy bullets. That is nothing to sneeze at. The .30-30 was the laser death ray of its time, and was used to great effect on deer, elk, and moose out to 150 yards or so. The Grendel can bring that .30-30 hurt out to 300 yards. That isnt a .308 (which carries that same impact out to 500 yards) but it is a damn fine hunting round.
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