10-02-2012, 07:56 PM
stokesrj Wrote:I didn't notice any smell when I pulled the bullets from the factory loads, so I don't know what to make of that. I don't have any of the Hodgdon Superformance powder, but I do have some of the Superformance 6.5 Creedmoor loads, I could dissasemble and compare to the Grendel factory powder.
I don't undersatnd why they are secritive about the Grendel powder when they print right on the box what the 6.5 Creedmoor load is, for example the 120 A-Max load is 39.0 grains of Varet with a Federal 210M primer and COL of 2.715". They even stated this information was made public so that handloaders could duplicate this load. It is highly refined and shoots all shots touching at 100 yards out of my McMillan 2k.
We are a smart bunch and will crack the code. If need be I'll call Steve Hornady myself and ask him point blank. He and I shared a huting camp in British Columbia so I think it would be hard for him to say no.
I hoped that Hornady would handle the Grendel much as they had the Creedmoor, publishing the load and the powder, and then marketing the powder itself. I always thought the Creedmoor model was genius in that respect. St. Marks won't label their own powder, they are a manufacturer and won't become a marketer, Bill Alexander tried to get them to sell the AA powder to handloaders without success, then tried to find someone who would label and market it, but the supply chain for powder is a tough ball game evidently.
CFE is very distinctive smelling, completely different than any other powder I have, which although they vary a bit, all have a similar smell.
It might take a phone call to Steve, and a suggestion to do the same with the Grendel that they have with the Creedmoor. Their load is almost magical, the closest thing to a universal load anyone has come to market with for the Grendel. Reloaders are going to reload, regardless of whether we buy powder from Hornady or someone else, and we'll try to match that load. It might as well make Hornady some money!
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