01-28-2021, 12:37 AM
Welcome to the forum CMS829. The 6.5 Grendel is not known as a fur friendly cartridge but my 6.5 Grendel rifles were accurate with lighter bullets. Sierra discontinued their 85 grain Varminter bullets but have them on sale on their web site for $24.35 per box of 100 with free shipping and no sales tax. I ordered four boxes for me and four for a friend yesterday. With shortage of ammo and components it is difficult to find 90 grain TNT, 90 grain Varmageddon or 95 V-Max.
I havent water tested the 90 Nosler Varmageddon bullet but the 85 grain SV, 90 grain TNT and 95 grain V-Max all stopped in the third water filled gallon jug at 50 yards. All three bullets fragmented but there were smaller pieces of the Sierra Varminter compared to the V-Max.
From DNS hog hunting videos the Nosler 90 grain Varmageddon bullet tended to fragment more than the 90 grain TNT Federal factory ammo.
I havent water tested the 90 Nosler Varmageddon bullet but the 85 grain SV, 90 grain TNT and 95 grain V-Max all stopped in the third water filled gallon jug at 50 yards. All three bullets fragmented but there were smaller pieces of the Sierra Varminter compared to the V-Max.
From DNS hog hunting videos the Nosler 90 grain Varmageddon bullet tended to fragment more than the 90 grain TNT Federal factory ammo.