6.5x39

[Doon]

In the process of building two bolt Grendels but have picked up a sweet 6.5x39 zastava, but having trouble finding published reloading data.
Any help would be appreciated.

[VASCAR2]

Is this a bolt action rifle converted from 7.62 X 39 to 6.5/264 using the original action? If so I have seen reference to the 6.5 Grendel as 6.5 X 39 or 6.5 X 38. I have never heard of a factory manufactured rifle by Zastava with mini Mauser action in 6.5 X 39 but they have a 7.62 X 39. There have been a couple of AK varients modified to 6.5 Grendel using the AK bolt.

Can you provide additional details but it sounds like you would use 6.5 Grendel loading data.

[Doon]

It was a 7.63x39 rebarreled to 6.5x39, quite a common conversion here in New Zealand so im lead to believe! It is not a Grendel as it has the tappered case as in the AK round.
So basically a 7.62x39 necked down to 6.5, it has special dies for it called CH4D.
I will probably have it reamed to Grendel once my other Grendel bolt gun is ready.

[VASCAR2]

Oh sorry, I didn't catch you were from New Zealand. I have considered buying one of these actions and having a 6.5 Grendel bolt action assembled here in the US. I hope Howa introduces the 6.5 Grendel Micro action so I won't have to do a custom build. I can build another AR-15 cheaper than a custom build bolt action whether I buy a used rifle or new action.

Very nice rifle maybe someone else will chime in.

[mongoosesnipe]

measure the case capacity of your cases with water and compare to Grendel capacity then reduce grendel loads by the same factor and reduce by an additional 10% for starting loads in a bolt action with the reduced case capacity you can probably just fill the case with grendel type powders and be fine what is your powder availability

[mongoosesnipe]

also when it comes to reaming you will need to seat the barrel back as well the grendel is only 38mm

[BluntForceTrauma]

Well, you can round it either way, but, technically, it's 38.6mm (1.520").

[sneaky one]

Doon, check with Von Gruff- the Grendel Max chamber may be worth a look see as an option for you. He has 123 grn. bullets @ 2700 fps.

Dave Manson has the reamer.

[Doon]

Doon, check with Von Gruff- the Grendel Max chamber may be worth a look see as an option for you. He has 123 grn. bullets @ 2700 fps.

Dave Manson has the reamer.

Thanks but I have already ordered my reamer from midway, 264 lbc.
I plan on 3 grendels so want to stay conventional as my boys probably wont reload in the future.
Received the 6.5 x 39 today with some fired brass and reloads.
just for amusement I did a water capacity test on a fired round 6.5x39 and a new piece of grendel brass.
6.5x39=32.6 gns
grendel=34.7gns
Also pulled a reload and measured 24.5 gns of adi 2207.
Since adi has a max load of 25.5 gns of 2207 for the grendel I thought this was a warm load with flattened primers on the spent brass, this also could be because the rifle is suppressed.

I noticed this on my mini 30 when I shortened the barrel and suppressed it, got a stuck case on the fifth firing, never had this before when it wasn't suppressed.

The zastava mini Mauser is a neat little rifle, 2.5 kg with suppressor off.No scope
When the reamer arrives I think I will change it to grendel.