Grendel as a Universal Infantry Cartridge

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I keep hearing about the exterior performance of this 123 Lapua Grendel load and how it overcomes M-80 so decided to test it. KD range to 1000 yards, sea level, air temperature was around 55 if I recall.

The guy pulling targets could barely hear the bullet at 1000 yards from either barrel length. I expect it went subsonic at around 700 or 800 yards, just like M-80, which actually is pretty much what I expected.

Okay. But more importantly, did it hit the target?