Thread: 6.5 grendel load - too hot?

Cheers. One of the legends in the forum is passing on a stock he shortened for his kid. I can shorten more if need be. It was in a bench rest and bipod. I should have been aware she didn't have her shoulder on it. Either way, she sucked it up, wiped the tears away and shot a 5shot 2moa which is pretty good for an 8yr old with too big a stock.

Velocity in and of itself isn't a sign of pressure. I have seen barrels that developed pressure signs several hundred fps below what you would consider hot load speeds, so the word there is it's but one section of the story. I would put more stock on things like case head expansion and marking and those sort of signs than directly going off velocity by itself...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

interesting projectile choice,ideal for pest control but best pick your shots if want to recover meat. you COULD look at where he got to..and say to self too hot, and use just below that as absolute maximum and just pick lower load and go shoot stuff.

I run 2 loads in my grendel
90gr TNT in front of 29.5gr bm2 for goats and smaller stuff. They work very well in this and I can load them cheaper than I can buy 223 round.
Then I run the 123gr eldm for deer in front of 8208. Have shot red stag at 300 with this round. Just put it in the right spot.

Im using 85 and 90gn on goats works great, cant see a problem with small deer either

In my bolt action I got 3000, in the falling block 2900. 3100 with the 85 grs

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

In my bolt action I got 3000, in the falling block 2900. 3100 with the 85 grs

yes but it wasnt a grendal based on x39mm case it was based on .204 ruger case...and you n I both know you were hot rodding it and suffered short brass life,and major case lengthening because of it.
you couldve arguably done so much easier with less fluffing around by sticking with a .224 hole through the barrel LMFAO
you DEFINATELY could have done so MUCH easier with MUCH less fluffing around by just using a .243win

I think I read somewhere that the grendel builds pressure quite fast when your getting to that point. I'm just happy with an accurate load that isn't getting into that territory..

Speed freaks make me giggle ..... they load a particular cartridge to its absolute limit in pursuit of speed.
They could step up to the next cartridge case size in the same caliber and achieve the same speed with ease, but then load that case to its max in pursuit of maximum speed,
when stepping up to a magnum case in the same caliber would easily reach the same results and more.
Reminds me of the petrol heads saying, "there is no substitute for cubic capacity"

Originally Posted by NIMROD

"there is no substitute for cubic capacity"

Oh yes there is, cubic dollars

Too true, I now use a 300 wsm.

If it's just a general hunting round not a long range precision round these days I pretty much just jump to 1gr under max and if it shoots just leave it at that

@ Micky Duck

Perhaps I gave the wrong impression.
We agree.
If shooters are loading to the max or more. IMO they purchased the wrong rifle.