Thread: Bullet jump 123 gr. SST in 6.5 Grendel

Originally Posted by Mathias

The sweet spot it seems, with the Grendel and this powder is in the 28-28.5gr with 123gr Hornady's. I'm at 28.2 with Lapua brass and a 17" barrel for an average of 2422fps. I use a CCI BR4 primer.

I run a very similar cartridge in that its a 6.5mm and holds around the same powder charges.
Mine has 24 inch barrel. I get slightly more velocity (150fps) than you with 27.5gns 8208, its my most used rifle by a long long way. Had a Factory Grendel bolt action been available at the time I would have gone that way.

FWIW 123gn Eld-M's loose their accuracy past 700m but pretty good till then, Laupua 123's are good to 900-1000m (shooting steel) and my self imposed limit on game is 300 or less (this seems to be about normal for 6.5 shooting 120-123gns projectiles around these velocities as my good mates Grendel is very similar / same