Horsey pretty much called it.
Ive shot some game now with the Gren, and I think its a fine deer cartridge within reasonable limits. Probably works great on anything in that class of game. Penetration and bullet performance are excellent for its size, BUT it lacks the velocity of its bigger cousins.
It is not an end all be all cartridge, but it deserves a look when considering a rifle such as the Minis (527, Minimausers, Howa minis).
One thing ill say is that id chose a 20-24" barrel over a carbine length barrel every time when considering it as a hunting rifle.
velocity loss isnt huge, from my experience its about 25ft/inch, but when were talking about a cartridge that launches light to middling weight bullets (for caliber), at 2500-2800fps every little bit can make a difference.
Ive shot some game now with the Gren, and I think its a fine deer cartridge within reasonable limits. Probably works great on anything in that class of game. Penetration and bullet performance are excellent for its size, BUT it lacks the velocity of its bigger cousins.
It is not an end all be all cartridge, but it deserves a look when considering a rifle such as the Minis (527, Minimausers, Howa minis).
One thing ill say is that id chose a 20-24" barrel over a carbine length barrel every time when considering it as a hunting rifle.
velocity loss isnt huge, from my experience its about 25ft/inch, but when were talking about a cartridge that launches light to middling weight bullets (for caliber), at 2500-2800fps every little bit can make a difference.