6.5 Grendel versus 6mm ARC for whitetail

[JASmith]

I used the Hammer bullet for the 1st time last year. The 6mm 87 grain Absolute hammer was my choice. So I have only took two deer so far with this bullet. As things worked out each deer was shot at roughly 100 yards. Liked the terminal effect so much I may have a hard time giving the 6,5 offerings a try in the Grendel.

IMHO we are splitting hairs when attempting to give one of these more terminal credibility over the other on Deer sized game. Either the 6mm ARC or the 6.5 Grendel can Hammer just fine, dare I say amazingly effective.

The 87 gr lead free expanding bullets are fine for all deer. Going with 87 gr cup and core bullets on larger deer may not result on the same success rate.