stronger bolt material for high pressure loads??

[cory]

I was wondering if there is a stronger material grendel bolts could be made of that would allow high pressure loading up to say 65k psi. The lower pressure is to me what handicaps the grendel. it would have to be something other than 9310 or capenter 158, any idea what speeds could be had with 123's if you could load up to 65k??

Welcome to the party. This has been discussed a few times. Until someone brings Adamantium to the market the 9310 steel is about as stron as you're going to get for a bolt.

At 65ksi you're talking magnum pressures, I think you meant the 60ksi that the 5.56 and 308 are pushed to.

Even if you can get a bolt that can handle that pressure, you're limited by the mag length of the AR15. To fit enough powder in the Grendel case you'll need to load to a longer COL than 2.3".

The Grendel needs a new platform to maximize it's potential. However, the gains you'll achieve don't really make it worth the investment of a new platform. That being said, the new DTA bullpup seems like it was designed for the Grendel.