08-09-2011, 12:58 AM
Lets see, you want to know what you CANT kill with a 6.5 Grendel with a head shot from 600-800 yards. Hmm...not elephant. Not hippo. Not rhino. But as long as you can make the head shot every time from your bench type set up, lions and tigers and bears , bison and elk and moose, hogs and antalope and white tail should all fall to head shots. My 15 y/o daughter finds the recoil mild so a brake isnt really necessary. Flash hiders do help to prevent night blindness if your shooting from your tree stand after full dark, but 600 yard head shots after dark are rare. So, for hunting most of us just use a 16-20 inch barrel and100- 120 gr bullets for ranges to maybe 400 yards. For animals beond 400 yards the longer tube and premium (barnes, partitions) high BC ammo. $1000 should cover a grendel upper.