12-24-2020, 03:08 PM
mtncop11 Wrote:I doubt I will be stretching to 800 yds, I would say 200 would be tops for almost anything Id be doing with it. I have about 50 rounds of hornady black 123gr ELD, 60 rounds of PPU 110gr and about 500 rounds of wolf 100 gr. I hate shooting lacquered/steel in any semi-auto but when its the most common, Ill take it. Ive read pros and cons of the Black for whitetail, unless I find something else before next season Ill be using it(150-200# would prob be largest) and 100-150 yards would be longest shot. I have buddies looking out for ammo when they hit the gun shops, but Im also gonna hit up some buddies that reload and see if they would work with me on some handloads. I actually just weighed it today. 10# unloaded..
As long as you keep your brass it is not hard to find dies and bullets for the 6.5 Grendel. I bought several boxes of hunting bullets over the last few years that Ill probably never use hunting. Im sure there are other Forum members who could scrounge up bullets so a member could hunt. Keep a watch on the buy sell part of the forum. Dies and bullets go up for sale fairly regularly. If buying dies just resist the temptation to buy Lee 6.5 Grendel dies. The Lee dies work but shorten the life of the brass so Hornady or other brand of dies are more desirable.
Fortunately about any powder suitable for the 5.56/223 or 308 will work in the 6.5 Grendel. In a worst case you could always pull a few factory bullets from factory ammo and replace with a hunting bullet. There are forum members who have pulled Wolf steel cased 100 grain FMJ bimetal bullets and used Nosler 100 grain Ballistic tip or 100 grain Partition bullets.