03-02-2024, 07:03 PM
So I went to the indoor range just to shoot and chronograph the Hornady 6.5 Grendel 100 ELD VT Match ammo. I took a 20" 1-8 twist Black Hole Weaponry upper with roughly 150 rounds down it, and my new unfired 24" black Hole weaponry 1-8 twist. The 20" upper gave me 2,625 fps , and the 24" barrel gave me 2,725 fps. Being that the 24" is new, I am thinking the same round count in the 24" barrel, it will give me around 2,775 fps. So velocities are not staggering ,but SD's were crazy. I shot 4 rounds in each gun, and velocities were all within 2 fps. Recorded on a new Garmin C1 Pro.
Even at 2,625 for the 20" barrrel at sea level, you're transonic at 1,000 yds and supersonic to 1,100 yds. With 10 mph 90 degree cross wind 100 yd zero 10.39 mils drop, 2.39 mills drift.
With the same environment except 24" barrrel. Transsonic at. 1,080 yds, Supersonic 1,180 yds drop 9.04 mills, and drift 2.18 mills
By comparison, a 123 Scenar out if the 24" barrel at 2,640 fps give you 990 yds transonic 1,090 yds supersonic 10.24 mils drop, 2.37 mills drift. To me transonic is really where the rifle can be accurately shot to. So the ELD VT beets all of them except the 130 RDF will just inch inside it at just under 1.96 mils drift but drop is 9.65 mills, it is transonic at 1,120 yds and supeersonic to 1,240 yds . But the RDF are hand loads. If you hand loaded a 100 gr ELD VT, my guess is a warm load at 2,850 fps. With these velocities, transonic 1,120 yds supersonic 1,230 yds , drop 8.49 mils 2.09 mills drift.
Either way the ELD VT should perform very well as a varminting and target round in the Grendel. After I get some more data and get some aELD VT'S TO hand load, i'll get back to you.
Even at 2,625 for the 20" barrrel at sea level, you're transonic at 1,000 yds and supersonic to 1,100 yds. With 10 mph 90 degree cross wind 100 yd zero 10.39 mils drop, 2.39 mills drift.
With the same environment except 24" barrrel. Transsonic at. 1,080 yds, Supersonic 1,180 yds drop 9.04 mills, and drift 2.18 mills
By comparison, a 123 Scenar out if the 24" barrel at 2,640 fps give you 990 yds transonic 1,090 yds supersonic 10.24 mils drop, 2.37 mills drift. To me transonic is really where the rifle can be accurately shot to. So the ELD VT beets all of them except the 130 RDF will just inch inside it at just under 1.96 mils drift but drop is 9.65 mills, it is transonic at 1,120 yds and supeersonic to 1,240 yds . But the RDF are hand loads. If you hand loaded a 100 gr ELD VT, my guess is a warm load at 2,850 fps. With these velocities, transonic 1,120 yds supersonic 1,230 yds , drop 8.49 mils 2.09 mills drift.
Either way the ELD VT should perform very well as a varminting and target round in the Grendel. After I get some more data and get some aELD VT'S TO hand load, i'll get back to you.