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  • wheelguner
    Warrior
    • Oct 2011
    • 407

    Grendel based wildcat

    I found this interesting, so I thought I'd share it:

    30 Major, a 6.5 Grendel necked to .30 caliber, puts five shots in one hole. Mike Ezell calls his wildcat cartridge the 30 Major, which is like a .070 longer 30 PPC.

  • #2
    That wildcat 6.5 Grendel necked up to a 7.62. And since a 6.5 Grendel is a 7.62x39 necked down to a 6.5 the the difference is...is... Well he is much more accurate with a rifle then I am.

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    • explorecaves

      #3
      Originally posted by hm2 clark View Post
      That wildcat 6.5 Grendel necked up to a 7.62. And since a 6.5 Grendel is a 7.62x39 necked down to a 6.5 the the difference is...is... Well he is much more accurate with a rifle then I am.
      The difference is that it isn't being shot by an AK.... LOL

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      • #4
        The major needs the necks turned.
        The 30ARX is just a neck up with dies and uppers available from Robert Whitley on the 6mmAR forum..
        it looks like a 20 inch barrel is the best option.
        The 16 inch doesn't seem to be much faster than the 7.62x40WT.
        Last edited by Guest; 06-24-2014, 07:01 PM.

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        • sneaky one
          Chieftain
          • Mar 2011
          • 3077

          #5
          You are correct 45r., I own a 7.62x40 WT., in a 16". It's all that's needed for close in shots. That .30 major is close to the Rem 30 AR round. Good for longer shots.

          The 30 ARX is the easier option to the Major. We all have lots of reload items already, so why get neck turning items -if not needed?

          The best part of the shorty 40, as I call it, is- I don't freak on the bolt issues.- And the 5.56 brass it's formed from is cheaper than Grr brass..

          I'll be close to 2650-2700 using 100 gr pills in GmX form on the .40wt. That's very comparible to the Grr, as far as true on deer damage-death, using a 110 Gmx in 6.5mm.- in a 20" tube.
          Last edited by sneaky one; 07-18-2014, 01:04 AM.

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          • #6
            The 7.62x40 with a 16 inch barrel is said to be a very efficient deer killer out to around 250 yards.
            I like 16 inch barrels the most and might turn a 300BLK barrel into a 7.62x40 since I shoot mostly supers in it.
            It's hand lapped and very accurate and want to turn it to a lighter profile also.
            Using the same stuff from a 556 does make things cheaper.

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