Frontier Cartridge Military Grade Ammunition 6.5 Grendel 123 Grain Hornady FMJ

[Old Bob]

If anyone is interested, this ammo is now at Midway USA. Must be a limited supply 'cause you can only order 2 boxes.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1021882157?pid=584404&utm_medium=email&utm_source=service&utm_campaign=product-arrival-notification&utm_content=product-image-link

[65Carcano]

Good to see it is back. Between that and AAC, should help reduce the need for people to use nicer ammo for plinking.

[oyster]

I wouldn't call this cheap plinkin' ammo...

[tlen]

Hornady doesn't list a 123 gr 6.5 FMJ bullet. Wonder why ?

[StoneHendge]

SG Ammo has it for $250 case (200 rds) shipped. https://www.sgammo.com/product/horna...ier-ammo-fr700

I haven't bought any factory ammo in years, but SG rocked back when I did.

[65Carcano]

It used to be 15-20$ a box, looks like Midway is pricing it a lot higher. I'll be curious to see how much Academy and other places sell it for this time around.

[MrDraco]

Midsouth Shooters currently is running a Veterans Day sale on Hornady Frontier. $20 a box. Cheapest I've seen factory ammo that wasn't Wolf or Privi in years.

https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00003fr700/hornady-frontier-6half-grendel-123-grain-full-metal-jacket-20-rounds

[v4lu3s]

Is the brass in the Frontier worth using for reloading? Given how much that once fired brass, much less new brass costs, $1 a round for usable range ammo to provide for my reloading better ammo SEEMS a good deal.

[Old Bob]

Is the brass in the Frontier worth using for reloading? Given how much that once fired brass, much less new brass costs, $1 a round for usable range ammo to provide for my reloading better ammo SEEMS a good deal.

I've bought some of this Frontier branded ammo before. Even though the head stamps say Hornady, I believe it's made in the Lake City ammunition plant in Missouri. If the brass for this 6.5 Grendel ammo is actually made there, it's gonna be good stuff & very re-loadable. Even if it's actual Hornady made brass, you'll get some use out of it. IIRC .. when I bought this before, being made at the LC plant was part of the description in it's sales pro-mo. I just don't remember which online vendor I got it from. It wasn't Mid-South though ...

[MrDraco]

The Frontier line is still made by Lake City using Hornady bullets. I ordered a case so I can see when it gets here what the head stamp says.

[Old Bob]

I've bought some of this Frontier branded ammo before. Even though the head stamps say Hornady, I believe it's made in the Lake City ammunition plant in Missouri. If the brass for this 6.5 Grendel ammo is actually made there, it's gonna be good stuff & very re-loadable. Even if it's actual Hornady made brass, you'll get some use out of it. IIRC .. when I bought this before, being made at the LC plant was part of the description in it's sales pro-mo. I just don't remember which online vendor I got it from. It wasn't Mid-South though ...

Well Hell! I started this dang thread. All I had to do is read my OP to see where I ordered this ammo before. It was MdwayUSA. I knew there was something familiar about it.

[MrDraco]

The Frontier line is still made by Lake City using Hornady bullets. I ordered a case so I can see when it gets here what the head stamp says.

Got my case, the casings are stamped Hornady.

[just_john]

For anyone in the area, Gebo's in McKinney has several boxes, about $20/a box.

[v4lu3s]

I've bought some of this Frontier branded ammo before. Even though the head stamps say Hornady, I believe it's made in the Lake City ammunition plant in Missouri. If the brass for this 6.5 Grendel ammo is actually made there, it's gonna be good stuff & very re-loadable. Even if it's actual Hornady made brass, you'll get some use out of it. IIRC .. when I bought this before, being made at the LC plant was part of the description in it's sales pro-mo. I just don't remember which online vendor I got it from. It wasn't Mid-South though ...

I picked up 200 rounds, both for the brass and for plinking/break in. I have purchased lake city primed brass from pulled rounds before and have had great success reloading it, 5+ reloads without annealing or any issues. This Frontier stuff isnt terribly accurate, but its getting better as the barrel breaks in, initially I was looking at 2.5 moa with hornady black, but it has tightened up and I am seeing 1.5 MOA with the Frontier. I cannot wait to get loading with the SST bullets I have waiting.