6.5 Grendel Load Data

Browse Midsouth Shooters Supply's extensive reloading supply department, which includes 6.5 Grendel rifle brass for reloading, for sale at great prices. 6.5mm-284 147-153 gr. Data.includes new A-Tip® Match load data; 6.5 PRC 140-153 gr. Data.includes new A-Tip® Match load data; 7mm-08 Remington 180 gr. ELD® Match; 300 Blackout 135 gr. FTX® 308 Winchester 125 gr. GMX® 30-06 Springfield 125 gr. GMX® 300 PRC 178-250 gr. Data.includes new A-Tip® Match load data. Mar 11, 2014 As I said, my first experience with the 6.5 Grendel was in a rebarreled bolt-action rifle, but recently I used a Sun Devil SD15 AR-type rifle for a couple of handloading reports for the Hodgdon and Lyman reloading manuals, and because the Grendel was so accurate in my bolt gun, I purchased a 6.5 Grendel upper for my SD15 to see what handloads. The 6.5 Grendel has the flexibility to move from lightweight varmint bullets in the 90-grain class, which offer superb accuracy for competition and small game shooting, to mid-weight, 108- to 120-grain competition bullets, and then on to 130- and 140-grain bullets, ideal for longer range, tactical shooting.

1. Hornady 6.5 Grendel Load Data
2. 6.5 Grendel Bullets For Reloading
3. See Full List On Loaddata.com
4. 6.5 Grendel Reloading Data From Sierra Bullets « Daily Bulletin
5. 6.5 Grendel Pistol Project, CQB-1000yd Capable Challenge ..
6. 6.5 Grendel Bullet Drop Chart

Hornady Manufacturing Company develops and publishes reloading data for the Handbook of Cartridge Reloading. Occasionally, we will temporarily publish load data on this page when a bullet becomes available and is not yet listed in the latest edition of the handbook.

• 6mm ARC (Gas Gun) 108-110 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 6mm Creedmoor 58-110 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 260 Rem 147-153 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 6.5 Creedmoor 147-153 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 6.5mm-284 147-153 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 6.5 PRC 140-153 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data
• 300 PRC 178-250 gr. data [PDF] **includes new A-Tip® Match load data

Additional Data Sources

Obsolete reloading data

Obsolete reloading data that has been retired from our Handbook of Cartridge Reloading is available. Find information from previous Handbook editions, with reloading data for seldom-used cartridges that Hornady will no longer be developing.

Handbook Errata

Errata pages are available for several past publications of our Handbook of Cartridge Reloading.

Three ways to get the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading.

Hornady® Reloading App

Like the bound and eBook versions, the Hornady® Reloading App provides all the information needed to successfully reload a variety of rifle and handgun cartridges. Plus you can save favorites, add notes and more. Reloading data is available as low as 99¢ per cartridge or purchase a subscription and receive new data before the next edition of the book is printed.

Hardcover Book

This invaluable resource has over 900 pages of data on all Hornady bullets. Purchase this hard-bound book and get reloading results.

Electronic Book

Download the Reloading Handbook as an Apple® iBook or get it on your Kindle®. Take it with you anywhere!

Support

• Load Data
• Product Recalls

A lot of Grendel shooters have been asking about load data as well as the the history and utility of this very interesting cartridge. This handbook is the first of a short series dedicated to partially answering many of these and other questions. This first volume provides a brief synopsis of the origins and development history plus commercial sources of Grendel rifles and ammunition. We also included handloading data from four significant commercial sources.

Online sources of Volume 1:

Extract from Chapter IV Grendel Hunting Reach:

A lot of hunters have taken antelope, coyotes, goats, hogs, deer, and even elk using rifles chambered for the Grendel. Indeed, at least one person has used the Hornady 123 grain A-MAX® from the Grendel to take an antelope at 700+ yards. You can read more in the 65Grendel.com forum thread '752-yard-speedgoat' and other similar threads. Remember, however, that this hunter did more or less on the spot practice in the same wind conditions on the day of the shot. The accomplishment nonetheless tells us that this cartridge can reach way out there and touch things with lethal results.
While most of us are not likely to be able to reliably anchor game at those ranges, it does support the notion that the Grendel can readily take game at amazing distances when the right hunter uses a good bullet. One of the secrets to these successes continues to be the excellent range of bullet weights and types for the 6.5mm bore.

Let us take a quick look at how this cartridge contributes to the game harvesting performance of the AR-15 by comparing it to AR-10 cartridges like the .243 Winchester and .260 Remington. The short answer is that there is very little difference in the medium game potential of these cartridges at ranges under about 250 yards. Further the Grendel shows credible hunting potential to well beyond 500 yards for the right shooter and bullet.
The Grendel shooter, and indeed anyone who uses a rifle with a 6.5 mm bore, has an enormous selection of bullets to choose from. About half of the more than 100 6.5mm bullets that can be used in the Grendel are shown in Figure 12 below.

Figure 12. This photo shows only about half of the more than 100 bullets available for the Grendel.

The cartridge does as well as or slightly better than the .243 Winchester at the longer ranges in spite of having a steeper trajectory. The price paid for using either the .243 or the .260 Remington to get flatter trajectories, of course, is that the rifles are necessarily heavier because they must be used on the AR-10 frame or similar length bolt action rifles…

Read more by getting your copy from the limited print run from one of the online sources:

Posted by Bill Alexander on the 6.5 Grendel Forum:

'Met with Paul and he showed me the new Grendel reloading book. Absolutely superb work from all those involved and a must for any Grendel owner or even the avid reloader who dabbles in small case stuff. Production standard is beautiful and I almost wish I could get a hard cover version for my own bookshelf.'

ISBN: 978-0-9888050-0-2

Please send wholesale purchase inquiries to Wholesale Information Request. The information will be sent on receipt of a valid resale permit number.

The authors owe a debt of gratitude to the participants in the 6.5 Grendel Forum for the inspiration and insights needed to make this handbook become a reality. Particular thanks are due to John Hanka, administrator of the Grendel forum, for permission to use information from the forum.

Hornady 6.5 Grendel Load Data

The authors thank the following companies for permission to use their published 6.5 Grendel reloading data:

Lapua for Vihtavouri Reloading data Picasso collage maker.

Hodgdon Reloading Data Center

and

Western Powders for Ramshot and Accurate Powders

6.5 Grendel Bullets For Reloading

The authors wish to thank the following companies for permission to reprint photographs of their products:

Alexander Arms
Christensen Arms
JP Enterprises
Les Baer Custom
Templar Custom

We also wish to thank the support provided by JD Machine Tech for supplying barrels for the photograph of gas systems.

We have also started research on Volume II with emphasis on the much broader set of reloading data developed by the Grendel community. Proceeds from Volume I book sales will help defray research expenses for the new volume. Look for a publishing announcement for this volume during the coming year.

Errata for 6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbook:

We found a typo!

The errors occur in the following locations:

• Table 3 on page 25
• Table 5 on page 31
• Table 6 on page 31

See Full List On Loaddata.com

The muzzle velocity for the 123 gr SST 6.5 Grendel projectile was originally calculated for a 18″ barrel. In an effort to showcase the advantages of the AR-15 platform for hunting, we changed this analysis to a 14.5″ barrel.

The row heading in the tables was not updated when the new data was updated. Thus, although the data in the table is accurate, the row heading still contains the MV for the 18″ barrel, NOT the 14.5″ barrel.

6.5 Grendel Reloading Data From Sierra Bullets « Daily Bulletin

The rows should read '6.5 Grendel 123gr Hornady SST® (14.5' Barrel) MV = 2310 FPS.' Qsk60 installation manuals.

6.5 Grendel Pistol Project, CQB-1000yd Capable Challenge ..

The rest of the data in those rows is consistent with the 2310 FPS muzzle velocity from a 14.5″ barrel.

6.5 Grendel Bullet Drop Chart

Obsolete reloading data that has been retired from our Handbook of Cartridge Reloading is available. Find information from previous Handbook editions, with reloading data for seldom-used cartridges that Hornady will no longer be developing.

Handbook Errata

Errata pages are available for several past publications of our Handbook of Cartridge Reloading.

Three ways to get the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading.

Hornady® Reloading App

Like the bound and eBook versions, the Hornady® Reloading App provides all the information needed to successfully reload a variety of rifle and handgun cartridges. Plus you can save favorites, add notes and more. Reloading data is available as low as 99¢ per cartridge or purchase a subscription and receive new data before the next edition of the book is printed.

Hardcover Book

This invaluable resource has over 900 pages of data on all Hornady bullets. Purchase this hard-bound book and get reloading results.

Electronic Book

Download the Reloading Handbook as an Apple® iBook or get it on your Kindle®. Take it with you anywhere!

Support

• Load Data
• Product Recalls

A lot of Grendel shooters have been asking about load data as well as the the history and utility of this very interesting cartridge. This handbook is the first of a short series dedicated to partially answering many of these and other questions. This first volume provides a brief synopsis of the origins and development history plus commercial sources of Grendel rifles and ammunition. We also included handloading data from four significant commercial sources.

Online sources of Volume 1:

Extract from Chapter IV Grendel Hunting Reach:

A lot of hunters have taken antelope, coyotes, goats, hogs, deer, and even elk using rifles chambered for the Grendel. Indeed, at least one person has used the Hornady 123 grain A-MAX® from the Grendel to take an antelope at 700+ yards. You can read more in the 65Grendel.com forum thread '752-yard-speedgoat' and other similar threads. Remember, however, that this hunter did more or less on the spot practice in the same wind conditions on the day of the shot. The accomplishment nonetheless tells us that this cartridge can reach way out there and touch things with lethal results.
While most of us are not likely to be able to reliably anchor game at those ranges, it does support the notion that the Grendel can readily take game at amazing distances when the right hunter uses a good bullet. One of the secrets to these successes continues to be the excellent range of bullet weights and types for the 6.5mm bore.

Let us take a quick look at how this cartridge contributes to the game harvesting performance of the AR-15 by comparing it to AR-10 cartridges like the .243 Winchester and .260 Remington. The short answer is that there is very little difference in the medium game potential of these cartridges at ranges under about 250 yards. Further the Grendel shows credible hunting potential to well beyond 500 yards for the right shooter and bullet.
The Grendel shooter, and indeed anyone who uses a rifle with a 6.5 mm bore, has an enormous selection of bullets to choose from. About half of the more than 100 6.5mm bullets that can be used in the Grendel are shown in Figure 12 below.

Figure 12. This photo shows only about half of the more than 100 bullets available for the Grendel.

The cartridge does as well as or slightly better than the .243 Winchester at the longer ranges in spite of having a steeper trajectory. The price paid for using either the .243 or the .260 Remington to get flatter trajectories, of course, is that the rifles are necessarily heavier because they must be used on the AR-10 frame or similar length bolt action rifles…

Read more by getting your copy from the limited print run from one of the online sources:

Posted by Bill Alexander on the 6.5 Grendel Forum:

'Met with Paul and he showed me the new Grendel reloading book. Absolutely superb work from all those involved and a must for any Grendel owner or even the avid reloader who dabbles in small case stuff. Production standard is beautiful and I almost wish I could get a hard cover version for my own bookshelf.'

ISBN: 978-0-9888050-0-2

Please send wholesale purchase inquiries to Wholesale Information Request. The information will be sent on receipt of a valid resale permit number.

The authors owe a debt of gratitude to the participants in the 6.5 Grendel Forum for the inspiration and insights needed to make this handbook become a reality. Particular thanks are due to John Hanka, administrator of the Grendel forum, for permission to use information from the forum.

Hornady 6.5 Grendel Load Data

The authors thank the following companies for permission to use their published 6.5 Grendel reloading data:

Lapua for Vihtavouri Reloading data Picasso collage maker.

Hodgdon Reloading Data Center

and

Western Powders for Ramshot and Accurate Powders

6.5 Grendel Bullets For Reloading

The authors wish to thank the following companies for permission to reprint photographs of their products:

Alexander Arms
Christensen Arms
JP Enterprises
Les Baer Custom
Templar Custom

We also wish to thank the support provided by JD Machine Tech for supplying barrels for the photograph of gas systems.

We have also started research on Volume II with emphasis on the much broader set of reloading data developed by the Grendel community. Proceeds from Volume I book sales will help defray research expenses for the new volume. Look for a publishing announcement for this volume during the coming year.

Errata for 6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbook:

We found a typo!

The errors occur in the following locations:

• Table 3 on page 25
• Table 5 on page 31
• Table 6 on page 31

See Full List On Loaddata.com

The muzzle velocity for the 123 gr SST 6.5 Grendel projectile was originally calculated for a 18″ barrel. In an effort to showcase the advantages of the AR-15 platform for hunting, we changed this analysis to a 14.5″ barrel.

The row heading in the tables was not updated when the new data was updated. Thus, although the data in the table is accurate, the row heading still contains the MV for the 18″ barrel, NOT the 14.5″ barrel.

6.5 Grendel Reloading Data From Sierra Bullets « Daily Bulletin

The rows should read '6.5 Grendel 123gr Hornady SST® (14.5' Barrel) MV = 2310 FPS.' Qsk60 installation manuals.

6.5 Grendel Pistol Project, CQB-1000yd Capable Challenge ..

The rest of the data in those rows is consistent with the 2310 FPS muzzle velocity from a 14.5″ barrel.

6.5 Grendel Bullet Drop Chart