Grendel shooters

[mongoslow]

when I picked up my Ruger American Ranch 6.5 grendel I also went ahead and bought a box of Barnes Vortex 115gr TAC-TX BT bullets, I've never used the Barnes bullets before are these enough for deer inside 200 yards or would the Hornady 120 gr SST serve me better, if any of you have a preferred hunting round other than these 2 what is it ?

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Rats, I was hoping for a thread on these-

 

[mongoslow]

Rats, I was hoping for a thread on these-
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lol it is the Rifle forum, that thing looks interesting though

 

[troy fairweather]

sst

 

[Varminterror]

I didn’t use the Tac-TX in Grendel, but used the TTSX in 6.8 SPC, and frankly, I’m not a fan of monometals for these case capacities. Impact velocity really needs to be high with monometals, and the Grendel case doesn’t get bullets up to high enough speeds for my comfort. They’ll work if that’s what you have, but I wouldn’t put preference on them, personally. I have always been satisfied by 123 A-Max/ELD’s on deer and hogs.

 

[greyling22]

I've dropped a couple of antelope at 200ish yds, and the 123 sst blew right through them. In fact, I've shot a couple large hogs at 75-100, and it went through them too. I've kind of been thinking of switching to the 90grn tnt for something a little more expandy.
Yes, that's a word now, tell all your friends.

But the sst has dropped most everything I've hit with it. Though there have been 4 pigs I distinctly remember that I just knew I hit that ran off. Now, they were running at the time, so I could have missed, but it just seemed like maybe I gut shot them and the just ran and ran. I'll take solace in assuming they ran off and died. Lousy pasture ruining vermin.....

 

[LoonWulf]

Ill echo the guys suggesting going with something softer than the monos. I shot the 123A-max when i hunted with a grendel.

 

[KsSkaEnthusiast]

I’m not normally an sst fan but the 123 Grendel’s load seems optimized pretty dang well

 

[marksman13]

I’ve killed several pigs with the 123 SST and the 120 Federal Fusion loads. Both have been plenty good enough for pigs inside of 150 yards. If I was picking one of those rounds to deer hunt with it would be the Fusion. My rifle loves them and they expand very consistently from what I have seen.

 

[troy fairweather]

I’m not normally an sst fan but the 123 Grendel’s load seems optimized pretty dang well

Ya I agree, I'm not the biggest fan but at the grendel speeds I think it would work nice.

 

[brewer12345]

The problem with the Barnes is that you generally need 2000 fps impact velocity to get expansion. Out of a short barrel grendel near sea level, you won't get that much range. Sst is a better choice.

 

[JCSC]

The problem with the Barnes is that you generally need 2000 fps impact velocity to get expansion. Out of a short barrel grendel near sea level, you won't get that much range. Sst is a better choice.

I shot a deer with a Barnes and I may have just used a pencil. No expansion.

I’m a big fan of the 120 Speer gold dots.

 

[brewer12345]

I shot a deer with a Barnes and I may have just used a pencil. No expansion.

I’m a big fan of the 120 Speer gold dots.

I would have tried the gold dots, but they have been unobtanium.

 

[mongoslow]

thanks for the replies ya'll I will find a box of sst or Fusion to have on hand for hunting, may kill some steel plates with the Barnes

 

[WestKentucky]

Rats, I was hoping for a thread on these-
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I have had 2 Grendel pistols. The one you show, and the blind magazine .380. Both shot well enough, but neither were much fun.

 

[mongoslow]

really wish Hornady made an American whitetail interlock bullet for the 6.5g

 

[beeenbag]

I have killed deer with the hornady sst and the Speer gold dot. Of those two, I recommend the gold dot in 6.5 Grendel.

here’s some sst performance

 

[jmorris]

I’d give the TAC TX a go the 110gn .308 version has been exceptional for 300 blk for me, ~2000fps impact velocity.

Nothing else I tried impressed me in the 300blk. Impressed enough I emailed them to see what they had like it in 7mm.

 

[horsemen61]

when I picked up my Ruger American Ranch 6.5 grendel I also went ahead and bought a box of Barnes Vortex 115gr TAC-TX BT bullets, I've never used the Barnes bullets before are these enough for deer inside 200 yards or would the Hornady 120 gr SST serve me better, if any of you have a preferred hunting round other than these 2 what is it ?

For the 6.5 Grendel I prefer a 100 grain Bullet it’s lighter so I can push it faster the 100 grain Barnes TTSX in my CZ 527 is poison on Whitetails here in Mo never lost one with that combo my CZ does have a 24 inch barrel which helps keep the velocity up

 

[caribou]

Nghtlord, Grendel P30....


I had one once, with 6 extra mags.
It was fine for a clip and 1/2 maybe 2 rarely 3 before it was in need of cleaning.
Sometimes it wouldnt close or sometimes it wouldnt extract......... Dirty unburned powder and carbon in a small place made extracting the long straight wall of the cartridge too tight and the extractors ripped or popped over the rim after a while. The flutes in teh chamber helped, but didnt make it reliable.

I sold it for 50$ more than I paid for it many years ago and when I found and sold the magazines I doubled my $. Crazy but true.

 

[LoonWulf]

For the 6.5 Grendel I prefer a 100 grain Bullet it’s lighter so I can push it faster the 100 grain Barnes TTSX in my CZ 527 is poison on Whitetails here in Mo never lost one with that combo my CZ does have a 24 inch barrel which helps keep the velocity up

I switched to 100gr balistic tips in my 20" lightweight specifically for that reason. My 24" cz would get 2650-2700 with the 123s so i kept shooting those in that.

 

[rayatphonix]

I have a couple of CZ 527 Grendels. One I put together myself with a Lothar Walther barrel, and the other the 527 American. For hunting I use 120 BTs in the former and 100 BTs in the American. For whatever reason the American doesn’t like the heavier bullets.

The heavy barreled Lothar Walther is one of my very best rifles. Nothing spectacular to look at, but boringly accurate out to 600 yards. I credit the barrel and the fact that I bedded it.

 

[gunmechanic]

The 90 gr tnt are great on wood chucks (90 gr tnt /cci450 /29gr benchmark).I would think the 123 sst would do ok on bigger game.

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

I'd just like to add that in my AR build that Barnes ammo shot very well in regard to accuracy. I haven't shot a lot of it because it is rather pricy in my local. BUT did shoot very well. Like others have said the obturation / velocity / distance threshold does concern. hopefully I'll have feed back this Nov/Dec. 18" Faxon barrel AR.

 

[JCSC]

I have shot multiple deer at 240 yards (my primary lane ) with the 120 gold dot. I’m getting about 2450 fps with 8208 XBR or Leverevolution a bit faster.

It crumbled them and held together well.

20” barrel AR.