Bolt-Action 6.5mm Grendel Rifles?

[Jimmy Newman]

I'm not sure that I'd even mention 6.8SPC and .270 in the same sentence... Hornady's 6.8SPC load is 110gr at 2550fps. The lightest .270 they even load is a 130gr, and it's at 3060fps. That's 20% heavier and 20% faster.

Ballistically, I find myself more interested in the 6.5 Grendel... but since I'm not going to have an AR for quite some time, it's kind of a moot point (I'm very happy with 7mm-08 for my bolt gun).

 

[atblis]

Well

I agree that there are better 6.5mm cartridges for bolt rifles but... if you've got the brass, bullets, and dies...why not?

 

[ECVMatt]

I am torn on this one...

I have a 6.8 bolt gun and it is lots of fun. I would not pick it for a deer rifle, but if that is what I had when the deer appeared I would take a shot under the right situation.

The 6.5 Grendel needs some pretty specific bullets to make it magic numbers (w/in a few 100 fps of the sweede or .260). I am not sure if these are the best bullets to use for deer. Without these special bullets the 6.5 is really no special proformer.

A much better deal in my minds eye would be a Remington M-7 or a Kimber 84 in .260. This seems like a more sensible minimum for deer, rather than something that starts out short to begin with.

Matt

 

[woof]

Of course if this thread had begun with the statement that the .357 or .223 is not adequate for deer then scores of posters would be leaping to its defense. I think in anybody's book the x39 or grendel or 6.8 are fine for deer in competent hands. And if the hands are not competent moving up to a .308 or .260 won't help a bit.

 

[atblis]

Swede

A Swede will push a 140 at 2900fps. Can the Grendel do that?

The 30-30 is within a few hundred fps of the 06.

 

[ECVMatt]

I say build your rifle and enjoy..

Any gun/rifle that gets people out shooting is a good gun. I think that folks should shoot/use what soots them best and not worry too much on other folks opinions.

If you are shooting a 6.5G, then you are probably not a novice.

You know your skill level and the limits of the round, so go and have fun hunting.

Post some pixs of your buck and enjoy the rifle.

So I guess at this point I will just shut up.

Have a good one,

Matt

 

[GunTech]

Where I hunt, we mostly shoot white tail (they taste better IMO). Shots range from 25 yards to 400, typicallly. If you limit yourself, 7.6x39 would be fine, and something like 6.5g even better thanks to a flatter trajectory.

The Swede, loaded to commercial pressures, should do about 2750 from a 24 inch tube with 140s. The grendel will toss the same bullet at about 2400. No doubt the Swede wins hands down.

But the Swede requires a long action.