About 5 years ago a local Dunhams had alot. Haven't seen anything since, except online.
I think 6.5 Grendel actually coulc have more practical value then just about any other 6.5, if only ammo companies would just sidestep long range Creedmore a little and make some good cheap shootin Grendel that can reach out to the hills if neccessary and deposit more energy than your typical hot .22.. Fiocchi and Sellier & Ballot take notice! And Magtech. And Hornady.
6.5 is such a ballistic sweet spot. By it's merits it doesn't need special materials or engineering to be good, ballistically. It would help, but a good solid serious ammo producer which simply refused to use cheapo ingredients could probably turn out some great stuff. If S&B turned out some stout soft points at $25/20 on sale...?? Wow, right?!
Swede is good because it's established and has room for experimentation... Creedmore is good because it's proved itself and has done what what the 308 did to the 30-06, showing similar results by adapting via modern engineering to a shorter action. Grendel doesn't quite deliver the weight out yonder that Creedmoor does, but it has an incredibly dynamic bullet with a great SD,,,which basically is everything 5.56/223 wishes it could be. I kind of prefer to see it in bolt guns than in AR's and the like, which is odd because because usually I say guns and the calibers they are designed around should stay tight. I think a little Remmy Model 7 in scout rifle format...in that caliber... would ROCK.
