07-14-2022, 09:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2022, 09:18 PM by Parabellum55.)
HuntTXhogs Wrote:Ill admit, Ive stepped away from the 6.5 Grendel a few times over the last 5 years never really delving into the scene that extends beyond posted powders and speeds.
Im not devoted or bought in for that level of immersion but I acknowledge that a good sum of the community here has done the due diligence to find recipes that make 2590-2620 out of a 24 barrel a reality.
That said, Im looking at two reloading sources Speer and Sierra and out of 28 listed loads , 2 are described as being able to hit the mark.
So from that perspective I feel as though the venture to see what one of these powders will do with a couple different 120 grain bullets has informational value and possible hunting applications.
I feel somewhat safer in following a book being that I am a casual Grendel user...
Hunt tx hogs: This year I developed a 97 gr absolute hammer load with pp varmint for my 16 in ruger BOLT carbine that shoots 5 shot 3/4 inch groups at 3020 fps. Had it up to 3080 before I found extractor marks and ran ladders from 31 grains. In a 22 inch gun it would travel over 3100 fps making the Grendel a magnum capable of killing at 6 to 700 yds. The 85 hammer i shot the year before right at 3k without pushing it. These bullets are devastating to big game and i urge you to check out my posts on the 97 hammer on the hammer forum is it has all the terminal results, I will never shoot a hog or any other with anything game but hammers ever again.
I'm working up a 2800 to 2900 fps load for my gas gun (20 inch bbl) Be safe shoot flat!!