Thread: 6.5 Grendel 95 vmax

Had some test loads made with the 95gn vmax for awhile now just haven’t got to the range
Went from 32.3gn of cfe223 to 34gn cci br4 primer
Result All loads well under an inch
With 34 being the best

That'll make pies go pop 😎🤙

Nice, would be a good goat load. No chrono data?

That's a nice tight group alright.

Originally Posted by Beavis

Nice, would be a good goat load. No chrono data?

Nah mate don’t own one I need to buy one
Im going to borrow a mates in a few weeks as I have a few loads/rifles I need to crony
Im geussing from other data somewhere between 2800 and 3k probably on the higher end of that

Interesting. I'm shooting the 85gr Sierra hollowpoints at ~2900 but they drop off very quickly past 250m. The 90gr TNT's haven't given me or shooting buddy particularly good accuracy. These could be well worth a shot. What length barrel are you shooting them out of?

Edit: I use a 20" Howa so have run the numbers in QuickLOAD. It's apparently not great at predicting Grendel loads, but assuming 2.260" OAL, it's predicting 1% compression and 2695fps with 34gr of CFE223, pressure quite low at 43.5K psi.

Looks like a good load.. any rifle/load details?
Ive loaded some 107gr Tipped Match Kings for mine but havent had a chance to test them yet.
Id say they are a very similar terminal performer as the Vmax Id say.

Originally Posted by PommyMcPomFace

Interesting. I'm shooting the 85gr Sierra hollowpoints at ~2900 but they drop off very quickly past 250m. The 90gr TNT's haven't given me or shooting buddy particularly good accuracy. These could be well worth a shot. What length barrel are you shooting them out of?

Edit: I use a 20" Howa so have run the numbers in QuickLOAD. It's apparently not great at predicting Grendel loads, but assuming 2.260" OAL, it's predicting 1% compression and 2695fps with 34gr of CFE223, pressure quite low at 43.5K psi.

I think quick load is way off with that prediction mate
If you look online 65grendel.com mainly Obviously depending on powder change and oal etc
Most guys are getting 2800-2950 with cfe223 and 95vmax

Originally Posted by Wingman

Looks like a good load.. any rifle/load details?
Ive loaded some 107gr Tipped Match Kings for mine but havent had a chance to test them yet.
Id say they are a very similar terminal performer as the Vmax Id say.

Rifle is a factory howa mini cut to 20 and dpt suppressed
Was 34gn of cfe223
Lapua Brass
Br4 primer
Will have to look in me book for the oal cant remember it off hand

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

I think quick load is way off with that prediction mate
If you look online 65grendel.com mainly Obviously depending on powder change and oal etc
Most guys are getting 2800-2950 with cfe223 and 95vmax

Almost certainly. It's been pretty darn close for 223 and 308 but likes to overestimate for Grendel, normally by around 150fps.

What's your OAL? Looks like we have nearly identical rifles so I might have to steal your recipe for some experimenting!

Well Embarrassingly I just checked my records and it seems I bloody forgot to write down the oal what a bloody amateur lol

Thanks for posting interesting info Rambo.
It's a relatively new calibre in NZ so sharing datter will be welcome.
Next, we'd like to see 5x5 shot groups please - a posting on Gimp's Accuracy Challenge !

What's this 95gr load meant for ?
I'm guessing where there isn't much wind and for small animals, like hares or South Island wallabies up to 150m ?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

What's this 95gr load meant for ?
I'm guessing where there isn't much wind and for small animals, like hares or South Island wallabies up to 150m ?

Took two wallabies, both over 200m, with 85gr hollowpoints and they made a mess on impact. I imagine those VMax's with their much better BC would be good for anything <50lbs out to about 350m, maybe a bit further, quite happily.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Thanks for posting interesting info Rambo.
It's a relatively new calibre in NZ so sharing datter will be welcome.
Next, we'd like to see 5x5 shot groups please - a posting on Gimp's Accuracy Challenge !

What's this 95gr load meant for ?
I'm guessing where there isn't much wind and for small animals, like hares or South Island wallabies up to 150m ?

It should be good to 350 ive seen Grendel being shot to 1500 in YouTube with 123 amax and and isn’t be to bad in wind
And should be sweet for goats and smaller deer species maybe not a sholder shot with a vmax ( varmint bulletin) yet to try but certainly a neck head would do the job Aswell as Obviously farm pests like bunnies terkeys pecocks etc its more an alround farm hunting rifle
Should handle anything that you will find on a north island farm I could go to a 100gn nbt (hunting bullet) or 100 barns ttsx it could be used for any game animal in nz at reasonable range
Most would use 120-130 in the Grendel but I find that to heavy for the Grendel just personally
And arround 100 is ideal I own a 6.5cm also and that will be set up with 130-140 for big game