07-24-2014, 06:04 PM
JASmith Wrote:Further, as stokesrj points out, the 270 tends to drive bullets of classic design a bit too fast for reliable performance in game. Yes, there are spectacular wounds, but these are too often on the surface but with not much penetration because the bullet blows up, or a lot of meat is ruined by multiple fragments and ripping because of the near-explosive encounter.
The Grendel does not have this problem.
Again, i am certainly no ballistics expert nor do i have any high speed video in to ballistics gel. But visuals on wounds internally and externally on actual animals, i have lots. On whitetails from 60 to 140 lbs dressed weight, there is NO comparison. Same on mulies to 350lbs. Shooting 130 gr to 150 gr noslers or soft points of some flavor, i've never had any problems with under penetration at any of the distances i've shot (25- 300 yds). Fragmentation and ruining some meat? Yep, but never under penetration. But, that's why i prefer neck shots. But to the point. Is the grendel deadly? Yes. Does it have less recoil? Yes. Does it fit in my AR? Yes. Does it provide a much larger margin for error, and provide faster kills? No.