Updated Selection of Projectiles for the Grendel

[Fess]

I would be cautious about the CX until someone proves it works at Grendel velocities. When Hornady made the change from GMX to CX, they made a point of getting consistent performance over a set of parameters that included a min opening speed of 2000fps. Higher velocity 6.5's have become much more popular than when the GMX was introduced back in 2009 and Hornady has been catering to them. The new "heat shield tips" are harder than the older ones and that seems to have had an effect as well (Hornady itself has pointed out that softer tips help expansion at lower velocities). Before these changes, some of the GMX, like the 100 grain .277 version, worked at velocities well below that 2K fps mark and were decent for intermediate cartridges like 277 wolverine and the Dreaded 6.8 SPC, . After repeated reports poor performance in the field and expansion testing by shooters, some those who bought that bullet have resorted to cutting off the polymer tip to get more reliable expansion and increased effective hunting range.