65G Gel Test Videos

[Double Naught Spy]

It's good to see what 6.5 Grendel can do in gel tests. Here are three older videos, but worth watching.

Wolf 6.5 Grendel 100 FMJ steel-case. Similar — but more beastly — than Russian 5.45x39 7N6: VIDEO HERE.

Hornady 123 ELD VIDEO HERE.

Hornady 123 SST VIDEO HERE.

All were tested from a 12" barrel. Longer barrel lengths are only going to hit harder yet.

12.5 inch SST video here same guy.

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nxFBUYjxnNU[/video]

So I find this interesting. The shorter barrel 12" Grendel firing Hornady SST high a higher velocity and very different wound profile than the longer 12.5" Grendel firing the same ammo. The suggestion for self defense also varies for the same ammo.

12" barrel, 2437 fps, 1/2" neck and 9x5" 'huge' stretch cavity and >21" penetration, NOT suggested for home defense...apparently using two different types of ballistics gel.
12.5" barrel, 2287 fps, zero neck and 10x3.5" 'modest' stretch cavity and >16" penetration, in the 'ideal range' of penetration for home defense, also using 2 different types of gel.

The 12" barrel results seem off to me. The velocity seems more comparable to my 16" barrel. The 12.5" barrel velocity seems more appropriate.