12-20-2020, 10:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2020, 10:22 PM by Stinky Coyote.)
The creedmoor likely the most efficient and versatile high power centerfire rifle cartridge period of considering the world of target and hunting in North America. Military also. You cant do more for the grains of powder burned which is in the low 40s.
But you can still do a ton with the 30 grains of powder the Grendel burns. Yes the Grendel still qualifies as a niche cartridge, definitely the second most efficient cartridge available to the creedmoor. Consider it the creedmoor short, or the 21st century 30-30/.243 win. combined.
For those of us who have no need to match a .270 win 600 yard performance like the creedmoor does while burning 10 grains less powder than the 270. The Grendel will still do 98% of our big game with no extra fat. Its always about shot placement over anything else, given of course enough impact velocity, bullet construction, and sd, for game intended. Simple formula and the Grendel actually fits it well and does more than most understand.
But you can still do a ton with the 30 grains of powder the Grendel burns. Yes the Grendel still qualifies as a niche cartridge, definitely the second most efficient cartridge available to the creedmoor. Consider it the creedmoor short, or the 21st century 30-30/.243 win. combined.
For those of us who have no need to match a .270 win 600 yard performance like the creedmoor does while burning 10 grains less powder than the 270. The Grendel will still do 98% of our big game with no extra fat. Its always about shot placement over anything else, given of course enough impact velocity, bullet construction, and sd, for game intended. Simple formula and the Grendel actually fits it well and does more than most understand.