Updated Selection of Projectiles for the Grendel

[Former Cav]

I've had a tough time finding a good load with 3 different uppers. One of them having a 400 dollar krieger match barrel installed by a gunsmith.
6.5 Grendel Load work up
I did these in .2 grain increments. Posted the best (numbers 1 through 8)

120 Gr ELD Hornady
8208 XBR Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Br trimmed to 1.515 COA is 2.235 except for GOLT DOT 120’s 2.215
6th 27.4 Grains 2500 FPS APPROX. (book NOT chronographed)
5th 26.9 Grains 2450 “
3rd 26.3 Grains 2400 “

Varget, same bullet as above, same primers, same brass
4th 28.0 Grains 2450 FPS APPROX (book……..
2nd 27.4 Grians 2400 “
1st 26.4 Grains 2350 “ 1.25 INCH best of these 8 loads

BLC-2, same bullet as above, same primers, same brass
8th 31.7 Grains 2570 (FPS APPROX.(book………….) COMPRESSED LOAD, too much BS to load powder comes out on index
7th 31.5 Grains 2540 “ “ “ “

123 Gr SST Hornady
AR COMP Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Brass trimmed to 1.515
1st 28.0 grains 2580 FPS APPROX . (book NOT chronographed) BEST of these 5 loads about 1.5 inch
27.8, 27.6,
2nd 27.4,
27.2
123 Gr Sierra HPBT & 120 Hornady Match
Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Brass trimmed to 1.515
1st 27.8 Grains Varget 123 Gr Sierra HPBT A nickel covers center to center 5 shot group 13/16 inch BEST
2nd 27.2 Grains Varget 123 Gr Sierra HPBT
27.8 Grains Varget 120 Hornaday Match
30.2 Grains BLC-2 120 Hornady Match. Too much BS. COMPRESSED LOAD
30.2 Grains BLC-2 123 Sierra HPBT
**************************************************************************************************123 Sierra HPBT, 120 Speer Gold Dot, & 100 Gr Hornady ELD Match
Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Brass trimmed to 1.515
1st 27.8 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT
2nd 27.2 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT
27.8 Grains Varget 120 Speer Gold Dot 2 inch groups ho hum discouraged on the gold dots they are “LE” bullets
27.2 Grains Varget 120 Speer Gold Dot
31.5 Grains BLC-2 123 Sierra HPBT
31.5 Grains BLC-2 120 Speer Gold Dots samo samo 2 inch plus groups
31.0 Grains 8208 XBR 100 Hornady ELD Match
30.0 Grains Varget 100 Hornady ELD Match

123 Gr Sierra HPBT & 120 Hornady Match
Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Brass trimmed to 1.515 COA on Sierra’s is 2.200 and on Hornadys 2.200 all in these groups below
1st 27.8 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT
27.2 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT
2nd 27.8 Varget 120 Hornady Match
30.0 BLC-2 120 Hornady match
30.0 BLC-2 123 Sierra match
THIRTY LOADS to this point!!
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Nov 7, 2019 groups .
120 Gr Hornady ELD & 120 GOLD dot
Small Winchester Primer New Hornady Brass trimmed to 1.515 COA on Sierra’s is 2.200 and on Hornadys 2.200 all in these groups below
32.0 Grains of CFE for both 120 Hornady’s and 120 Gold dot’s
31.0 Grains of CFE “
30.0 Grains of CFE “
The 30.0 load was “best” if you can call 4 MOA “best. 31 was WORSE, and 32.0 was HORRIBLE.
Had two of the weeks previous loads which have been consistent around 1 inch or less, they are
1st 27.8 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT
27.2 Grains Varget 123 Sierra HPBT

With NEW Krieger Barrell and tom’s highpower scope.
27.5 GR H4895 120 Gold dot’s Tom’s Loads 3 rounds good, then rounds 4 and 5 open group up to 1.5 inch

29.0 GR Alliant PP Varmint 120 Gold Dot’s Toms loads. As above, 3 rounds good then open up.

started working on 110 grain Lehigh solid copper bullets
and 108 grain Lupua Scenar.
Will keep you posted.