Is there one bullet that does it all in the grendel?

[lazyengineer]

Curious what anyone experienced with Hornady 129gr Interlock. I see from calculators that it can retain 85% of its muzzle velocity up to 250m, and the expected penetration vs. price point should make it a no brainer. Alas, I can't find substantive field reports anywhere.





For me, that is not something I have or will ever hunt, so varmint bullets have no time in my consideration. Very rare in our world to hunt something smaller than springbok (which is already of no interest to me). But even if I did, the Balistix are priced the same as any imported (read US) varmint bullet we have here.

For interest sake, how prices compare over here:

Ballistix Huntac per bullet: R12 (63 US cents)
Hornady 129gr SP: R9 (48 US cents)
Nosler 129gr Accubond: R25 ($3.30)
1lbs Hodgdon CFE223: R1000 ($53.20)
Stadard Big Mac Meal: R45 ($2.55)
1 US Galon petrol: R22,50 ($4.50)
1kWh of utility electricity: +-R2.75 ($0.15)

I'm not a fan in Grendel because it's so heavy I can't get my velocity up. My distance to 1000 ft-lb, and my distance to transonic is longer with 123's, than it is with 129's. I will say, I like 129's in the MDRx 6.5 Creedmoor rifle,

Related to that, 6.5 Grendel flight ARC at short range from shorter barrels isn't as flat as 5.56 and 6.5 CM like I'm used to. I got burned by that trying to do neck shots at 100 yards with a 200 yard zeroed Grendel once, where they arced just enough over just enough at 100 yards. The heavier and slower the bullet, the worse that gets in the 200 yard range distance level. (I zero my 5.56 and 6.5 CM rifles at 200, which gives a dead hold impact within 1.5 inches at anything from about 35 yards to 225 yards. Not so much with Grendel, which in that case arcade 3" high at 100 yards, which was just high enough to miss a spine hold on small dear due to a landowners "1000 ft-lb and neck shots only" requirement.