Grendels perfect bullet range?

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Hello what are people’s thoughts on the perfect bullet wt range? I like the 120-130 range.. most people think I’m nuts.. saying the 100-120 is better.. so what’s are everyone’s thoughts??

There are several different ways to look at this:

* Bullet weight and construction for the type of target
* Bullet weight relative to firearm weight and desired/threshold recoil impulse

For a heavier rifle, you can get away with more bullet weight if you're wanting to enjoy the sight picture track that the 6.5 Grendel allows.

The weight/mass of the shooter and type of position you use also plays into this.

Getting kids started with shooting centerfire rifle works better with 85-100gr in the Grendel.

Guys like me who weigh over 200lbs with good upper body mass can shoot any of the projectile weights and not really be affected as much as someone who weighs in the 150lb range.

Shooting off-hand versus bench or prone with a rear bag will affect this too.

For me, when shooting 90gr TNT or 95gr Lehigh Controlled Chaos, even my lightweight 17.6" Wasp profile Lilja Grendel feels almost recoilless bipod supported.

With my 12" Grendel shooting 120 and 123gr, there is a bit more muzzle climb shooting off the magazine monopod position, due to it acting as a fulcrum point on such a short blaster.

Switching to bipod-supported, the 12" Grendel then behaves pretty much like a 16" or 18" Grendel in how it recoils.

For target shooting, if your range is limited to 600yds, the 107gr SMK does really well, but if you want to hear more impact on steel targets, you might consider the 120-140gr weight class.

If you average the 85gr-142gr, you get 113.5gr.

If you add 85gr-160gr, you get 122.5gr.

For reaching past 600yds at or around sea level, higher BC bullets make more and more sense.

Up at higher altitudes, you can get away with lesser bullets and shorter barrels.

For hunting, now you're looking at type of game, desired results on target (2 holes vs massive would profile vs pelt harvest vs dangerous game), average ranges to the target, stalk hunting vs static, varmint vs medium/large game, etc.

There is no perfect answer to this question, due to the variables.