03-18-2013, 04:34 AM
I know that all factory loads I have tried feed, fire, extract, and eject from my AA Grendel. That includes ammo from every 6.5 Grendel ammunition manufacturer, except Black Hills:
Wolf 123gr SP (a terrible bullet that fouls barrels quickly and the load is not known for accuracy)
Precision Firearms 123gr Lapua Silver Scenar
Hornady 123gr A-MAX
Alexander Arms 90gr TNT
Everything else has been hand-loads. The Precision Firearms load, Hornady A-MAX factory load, and AA 90gr TNT have all been accurate.
The thing with .264 chambers is there is no SAAMI standard, so we don't really know how many different people have made their own reamers, and the compatibility of those chambers with factory ammo. Many of them work great, and shoot tiny bugholes to boot, while others don't chamber or extract reliably, and those often can't be identified as to who made them.
The good thing is that there are at least 5 manufacturers who use a SAAMI Grendel reamer so you at least get a known quantity, and there are some LBC chambers that I personally would have no issue with, like Les Baer's.
Wolf 123gr SP (a terrible bullet that fouls barrels quickly and the load is not known for accuracy)
Precision Firearms 123gr Lapua Silver Scenar
Hornady 123gr A-MAX
Alexander Arms 90gr TNT
Everything else has been hand-loads. The Precision Firearms load, Hornady A-MAX factory load, and AA 90gr TNT have all been accurate.
The thing with .264 chambers is there is no SAAMI standard, so we don't really know how many different people have made their own reamers, and the compatibility of those chambers with factory ammo. Many of them work great, and shoot tiny bugholes to boot, while others don't chamber or extract reliably, and those often can't be identified as to who made them.
The good thing is that there are at least 5 manufacturers who use a SAAMI Grendel reamer so you at least get a known quantity, and there are some LBC chambers that I personally would have no issue with, like Les Baer's.