6.5 Grendel loading info books

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AR Comp, LT-32, TAC, and IMR 8208 XBR are all in the Grendel Handbooks Vols I & II.

The reloading data is only one chapter in each of the handbooks. Some newer bullets and powders were added with subsequent printings.

Volume I is on the 4th Printing
Volume II has been updated multiple times as well. Biggest addition to Volume II was 129gr ABLR and 95gr Lehigh Controlled Chaos data with CFE223, H335, and TAC.

We submitted pre-publication manuscripts for peer-review to various industry ballisticians and engineers, and obtained permissions from the major manufacturers who have their load data listed.

There’s a lot more data about:

Volume I

Grendel origin
Chamber design and variants
Detecting abnormal pressure signs
Barrel length and gas system length considerations
Grendel hunting reach
Barrel lengths
Published load data from:

Alexander Arms
Vihtavuori
Hodgdon
Western Powders

Velocity estimator worksheet

Volume II

Sights for hunting
Barrel length: Handling vs Velocity
Muzzle devices

Game Harvesting Bullets
Hunting bullets
Terminal Ballistics (multiple bullets tested across the velocity spectrum with photos, charts, expansion, retained weights)



Reloading guidelines (takes you through the reloading process)
Load Data