12-17-2018, 05:32 PM
VASCAR2 Wrote:I shot a gallon jug of water at 50 yards with my 12” 6.5 Grendel and the 100 grain FMJ zipped straight through. I couldn’t tell I hit the jug multiple times until I walked up to it. At close range with a 16” barrel the Wolf 100 grain FMJ does pretty well. Granted 50 yards is pretty far for most self defense encounters but I’m going to use the ELD-M. For stacking deep the Wolf FMJ might be ok but it’ll be the last resort for me. For distances beyond CQB the 100 grain FMJ just doesn’t produce enough accuracy or terminal performance IMHO especially out of 11.5-12.7” 6.5 Grendel.
For use in built up areas I think the 90 grain TNT might be worth consideration as velocity is shed pretty quick limiting down range hazard compared to the 123 grain ELD-M. The 100 grain A-Max/ELD-M might be worth gel testing if it were available in loaded ammo. The 100 grain A-Max/ELD-M might hit the sweet spot for penetration out of a 12” 6.5 Grendel.
I wonder if the Wolf ammo has time for the tip to deform and start to cavitate in a single gallon. I'd be interested to see what that looks like with a couple of gallons back to back.