03-14-2012, 04:58 AM
wojo14 Wrote:How is the 6.5 for hunting within 200 yards?
Will it drop the deer or go right through?
But is it a good hunting rifle?
Allow me: Great. Yes to both, and both is OK. Yes as long as you're not going for grizzlies.
Some hunting-magazine writer once did a penetration test of a bunch of different cartridges and found that the only cartridge that penetrated better than a 6.5x55 Swede was the .375 H&H. Think of the Grendel as a mellow Swede, load it with good performing bullets, and since you can put all this into an AR ... one word: WOW.