Thread: 6.5 grendel projectiles and powder results.

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

I'm interested to hear what sort of shots you've been successful with on deer with this bullet? Given its sold by Speer as a TNT ie soft and explody (it's a word!) you wouldn't expect it to hold together that well? I realise that real world experience and labels/marketing terms often don't align. And the lower speed range of the Grendel must help in this regard?

I really wanted to use this bullet in my Creedmoor but it just won't group it in a useful way. @Pommy's Grendel and 6.5 Lapua absolutely love it. As ever, all rifles are different!

I mainly go for the lung shot (broadside) as they're a varmint proj as you say, so if it hits a rib it pulverises the internal tissue so they don't go far. If it's close that I can neck or head shoot (my eyes aren't getting any better due to age) then the result's = lights out for them.
Goats go down with shoulder shots...no worries when hit in shoulder/neck area as one can imagine & on raking shots they do tend to run a bit but don't last long. Internal tissue damage is messy. I haven't used heavier proj yet as these seem to do the job so far for me.