Newtosavage
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Now that I'm loading for a 6.5 Grendel, I came across some data that created one of those "huh, would you look at that" moments for me...
Looking at the Hornady ballistics chart, the downrange energy of a 123 grain SST from the 6.5 Grendel and the 100 grain Interlock from the .243 are nearly identical. That really surprised me. I've loaded for .243 for years and always liked the caliber - especially for our little TX deer. I just didn't realize until now that the 6.5 Grendel out of my 22" bolt gun was so darn close in performance.
https://press.hornady.com/assets/pcthumbs/tmp/1410994454-2017-Standard-Ballistics-Chart.pdf
Looking at the Hornady ballistics chart, the downrange energy of a 123 grain SST from the 6.5 Grendel and the 100 grain Interlock from the .243 are nearly identical. That really surprised me. I've loaded for .243 for years and always liked the caliber - especially for our little TX deer. I just didn't realize until now that the 6.5 Grendel out of my 22" bolt gun was so darn close in performance.
https://press.hornady.com/assets/pcthumbs/tmp/1410994454-2017-Standard-Ballistics-Chart.pdf