Originally posted by bj139
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Why the .243" and not a .257" ?
In the quest for MV and BC, what are we loosing in hunting capability? Are sectional densities equal in 6mm and 6.5mm?
I thought the 6.5 Grendel already provided the optimal balance between target shooting and hunting performance.
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Originally posted by Bwild97 View PostWhy the .243" and not a .257" ?
In the quest for MV and BC, what are we loosing in hunting capability? Are sectional densities equal in 6mm and 6.5mm?
I thought the 6.5 Grendel already provided the optimal balance between target shooting and hunting performance.
The 6.5mm (.264") is midway between the beloved 30 cals for us old timers and the newbies 5.56mm.
It is just the ideal compromise.
Target shooters are looking for the last tiny advantage so the 6mm has value to them.
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Originally posted by bj139 View PostJust look at the muzzle of your 5.56.
But for target, 6mm offers more than a "last tiny advantage." I'm pretty confident that my 26" 6mm Grrr barrel arriving today (yay!) will have ballistics nipping at the heels of what I do with 130's in my 6.5 S'more. To put it in perspective, I was having a lot of fun with a buddy yesterday shooting 1k in winds that ranged from the high teens to the high 20s. Drop and 20 mph wind drift were 24' and 8.5' with me S'more while drop and 20 mph wind drift were 29' and 11' in my 22" 6.5 Grendel shooting 123 gr Scenars. The S'more got more first shot hits, while follow up shots were faster with the Grendel due to lower recoil. That didn't equate into more second shot hits with the Grendel since it is more susceptible to wind speed fluctuation. But with 6mm Grrr, you would have the S'more 1st shot hit percentage combined with even lower recoil than 6.5 Grrr. At one point when I was on the Grendel, the wind got into the high 20s and my horizontal hold was 5 mils on a 16" (half mil) target - over 15' of wind drift. Was kind of crazy to dial the scope back to zero at the end of the day and take a look at what the crosshairs were actually pointing at with a 9.1 mil vertical and 5 mil horizontal hold
Bwild, I don't know if anyone even makes a .257 match target bullet. My interest in 6mm Grrrr is solely on the basis of target shooting, with the caveat that I consider p-dogs to be exploding targets.Let's go Brandon!
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I think most of us here only have a pipe dream of shooting at 1000 yds. As in precision match grade pipe.
My home range only has 100 yds maximum, so I am resigned to the pursuit of sub MOA groups.
Isn't the last tiny bit your difference of 1 foot in hold left between 6mm and 6.5mm?
Just like the last tiny bit of shooting a 0.4 MOA group vs. a 0.6 MOA group.
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Originally posted by Bwild97 View PostWhy the .243" and not a .257" ?
In the quest for MV and BC, what are we loosing in hunting capability? Are sectional densities equal in 6mm and 6.5mm?
I thought the 6.5 Grendel already provided the optimal balance between target shooting and hunting performance.
If we're limited to the AR15 magazine well dimensions, then .257" is really close to 6.5mm, suffers from a lot of the same challenges, but I'm a big fan of the .257 bore.
It has been neglected when it comes to bullet selection, but I really think is a great balancing point if we could get bullet manufacturers to support it.
I think this will actually happen moving forward, as Hornady has already done some work on the .257 Creedmoor. .257 Creedmoor was featured in a recent Handloader Magazine as well.
For competitive shooters in long range matches, most people want a .550 to .6 or higher G1, .275 to .3 + G7 bullet. That's easier to do in .257 and keep the recoil down than it is in 6.5mm (140gr + cup and core).
In a 6mm, that usually puts you in the 105gr + weight category.
It could be done in .257 with a 123gr - 130gr, but would be quite long for the AR15.NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
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Originally posted by Bwild97 View PostWhy the .243" and not a .257" ?
In the quest for MV and BC, what are we loosing in hunting capability? Are sectional densities equal in 6mm and 6.5mm?
I thought the 6.5 Grendel already provided the optimal balance between target shooting and hunting performance.shootersnotes.com
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Originally posted by bj139 View PostThe 6.5mm (.264") is midway between the beloved 30 cals for us old timers and the newbies 5.56mm. It is just the ideal compromise. Target shooters are looking for the last tiny advantage so the 6mm has value to them.
14 years ago, I would have been fine if they had first presented us with a .25 or .27 Grendel, but, heck, then again why not .26? .26 cal exactly splits the difference between .22 and .30. The intermediate of intermediate cartridges! Supreme efficiency balancing bullet mass, ballistics, and recoil.
I consider the 6.5 Grendel the best assault rifle cartridge possible within the confines of the AR platform, given high-capacity, double-stack magazines with a max 2.300 COL. This is why I love it.
It is also the best multi-role hunting cartridge in that platform.
It is also very good for informal target shooting, but technically and competitively speaking, is edged out in both drop and drift by a 6mm in the same case. (Or, as I've proposed above, a case stretched from 38.6mm to 40.4mm.)
So the 6.5 Grendel is a fantastic AR hunting round that can also be used for target shooting.
My proposed 6mmAR Turbo Stretched is a fantastic AR target round that can also be used for hunting.
Now, if we could get some of the newer hybrid, optimized ogives on long-range friendly 6.5mm 115-123 grain HPBTs, I think we could give 6mms a run for their money. Every time the major bullet makers come out with a "new" 6.5mm bullet with the same old fat, lazy tangent ogive (hello, Hornady 123gr ELD-M), I'm like, "Nooooo!!! Just put the Berger 140 Hybrid nose or Sierra 150 SMK nose on a 6.5mm 115gr and let us have a bit more velocity from the smaller Grendel case with a super sleek ogive. Why can't they just do it right the first time? It's so simple.":: 6.5 GRENDEL Deer and Targets :: 6mmARC Targets and Varmints and Deer :: 22 ARC Varmints and Targets
:: I Drank the Water :: Revelation 21:6 ::
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Originally posted by JASmith View PostClaims like this stretch credibilty.
At some point one will need to disclose any “secret sauce” and demonstrate the perfomance claims are valid within acceltable pressure limits.
What kills me with all this is why?
I mean Predatordown is as far as I know the Grendel long range king and he shoots mild loads out of his I believe 24in barrel at like 2450 fps.
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Challenge accepted!
Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View Post
No military rifle cartridges have a 30-degree shoulder. The steepest are 7.5x55 Swiss at 28 degrees, followed by 6.5x55 Swede at 25 degrees. All others are 23 degrees or less.
Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View PostWhy not the 6.8 case cut down and necked down? Not as fat as a Grendel case, thus lacks capacity, thus lacks velocity.
Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View PostThoughts from The Horde?
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Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View PostI consider the 6.5 Grendel the best assault rifle cartridge possible within the confines of the AR platform, given high-capacity, double-stack magazines with a max 2.300 COL.
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I consider the lack of 30 degrees to be simply hidebound, in-the-box thinking. But not the biggest deal. I strongly prefer 30, but could go either way. You gain a touch of case capacity and the supposed accuracy and throat-wear benefits, but nothing to write home about.
I could support a 6mm Valkyrie. And the 5.45x39 is a hell of a cartridge. One could do worse. . . . Both cartridges exhibit my approved "short case long bullet" principles.
A fully developed 6.5 Grendel (read developed and dedicated cartridges and loads) could have almost identical external ballistics and have a bit more mass for environmental barriers.:: 6.5 GRENDEL Deer and Targets :: 6mmARC Targets and Varmints and Deer :: 22 ARC Varmints and Targets
:: I Drank the Water :: Revelation 21:6 ::
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Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View PostI consider the lack of 30 degrees to be simply hidebound, in-the-box thinking.
In the case of 7.62 NATO developers, the evidence shows they were not hidebound in their thinking on this matter. When development started in 1945, instead of rigidly copying the 17-degree shoulder of the venerable .30-06 case, they elected to use a 30-degree shoulder. It was only after a few years of test and evaluation that shoulder angle was changed to 20 degrees, a fact which says to me that the 30-degree shoulder likely caused feeding or chambering issues.
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