Originally posted by LRRPF52
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Updated Selection of Projectiles for the Grendel
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There are conflicting statements from Hornady on what it is for, but it was meant as a target bullet. That said, guys & gals have been getting great results with it on hogs, coyotes, deer, and even dall sheep in Alaska.
I personally wouldn't choose it for medium game that require a tag with all the other hunting bullets that are available, but I wouldn't hesitate to blast hogs and coyotes with it. It would be nice to have a 123gr bullet with the profile and BC of the 123gr AMAX, but with the construction of an SST or Interbond. We're so spoiled with projectile selection already though.
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Originally posted by Variable View PostWelcome home! That was me that sent those. I thought I stuck a note in there, but I'm pretty scatter brained of late. The 85 grainers are Sierra HP, and the 123 grainer is a Sierra MK. I wasn't sure whether you still needed one of those, so I just tossed it in. I'm just glad the package made it there after the post office ate the first one.LOL (I sent a box to Bill, and it's a good thing I used a ton of tape on it, because Bill said it looked like a shapeless pillow when it got to him. I think the mule team on my end beats the mail up too much.)
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Last edited by Guest; 10-24-2012, 10:56 PM.
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This adds to the Grendel's robustness as a hunting cartridge if the claims hold true.
The 1300 ft/sec "optimum performance" velocity means that a Grendel-launched bullet will still have significant game-harvesting potential beyond 600 yards.
Most of us would be crazy to try a shot like that against a deer at that range even in calm winds.
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Originally posted by LRRPF52 View PostThis is great news for 3 of my rifles:
Grendel
.260 Rem
.270 Winchester
Can you post a link for this? I couldn't find anything about it on Nosler's site.
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Interesting. I'm wondering about how accurate those BC's are. Berger lists their 7mm 180 Hybrid at .674, and the 175 above is shown at .672. That's an incredible BC for a hunting bullet!
I'm not complaining about projectile availability with the Grendel though, especially after having to try to track them all down. The truth is, we are quite spoiled. I doubt any member here will be able to find enough weekends or days in retirement to test all the different 6.5mm pills in the Grendel.
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