11-07-2023, 06:49 AM
The Grendel was introduced in the ar-15 and factory bolt actions for it came years later. Hornady has done a little load information for the Grendel but very little since its introduction other than for new bullets. I suspect with the ARC cartridges since there are bolt action rifles that will be chambered in them go ahead and do the data for bolt actions with those cartridges of their design.
Some of us that really like bolt guns for hunting and also like the Grendel screwed barrels on rifles for the 7.62x39 mine being a CZ. It might take a while to find but there have been a few threads about loading for bolt actions and If I remember correctly one that Bill Alexander said the original Lapua brass was specked for 58,000psi and could be safely loaded to that but you will have much longer brass life at the <52,000psi loads for the AR.
Like pointed out in above posts you gain some velocity but not really that much from the extra, the shooting I do with the Grendel the loads in the 50kpsi range are fine. Plenty for shooting targets to 600 yards and game like deer , hogs and coyotes to 400 or a little beyond. If I want longer range with the 6.5s I will just reach further back in the safe and get the 6.5-284 or 264Win Mag, or for grins and shorter range 6.5 hunting the open sighted 1903 MS in its original chambering 6.5X54.
Some of us that really like bolt guns for hunting and also like the Grendel screwed barrels on rifles for the 7.62x39 mine being a CZ. It might take a while to find but there have been a few threads about loading for bolt actions and If I remember correctly one that Bill Alexander said the original Lapua brass was specked for 58,000psi and could be safely loaded to that but you will have much longer brass life at the <52,000psi loads for the AR.
Like pointed out in above posts you gain some velocity but not really that much from the extra, the shooting I do with the Grendel the loads in the 50kpsi range are fine. Plenty for shooting targets to 600 yards and game like deer , hogs and coyotes to 400 or a little beyond. If I want longer range with the 6.5s I will just reach further back in the safe and get the 6.5-284 or 264Win Mag, or for grins and shorter range 6.5 hunting the open sighted 1903 MS in its original chambering 6.5X54.