07-07-2012, 09:17 PM
The bull I took with a lung shot would have just as easily been taken with a Grendel. I waited 5 minutes as he showed me his back, grazing vertically up a hillside across from me. Though I was prepared, equipped and capable for a spine-shot, I chose to wait for a better shot. When he finally turned, I put a Sierra 165 through his lungs at 361 yards with a 7mm Weatherby Mag. For me, here lies the Grendel question: If I'm a conservative shot-taker anyway, why not carry a Grendel? My answer so far is 'comfort zone.' Now, if I'm out deer hunting with a Grendel ... see a decent shot on a beautiful bull ... and have an elk tag ... yes.