6.5 Grendel Question

[krizia829]

So I have a 6.5 Grendel that I will be taking to the woods at the end of the month. My 30-06 is out of commission this year due to no ammo (Never making that mistake again!)..

And I will have my Ruger 44 Carbine for the stands with closer shot opportunities..

Anyone here have experience deer hunting and taking a shot about 150-300 yards with a Grendel? How much of a drop if zeroed to 100yds? I will be using Hornady Black 123gr ELD Match (all that I can find)

I am confident in my shooting, I just don't know too much about the caliber and its power for deer at that distance. We have a stand on a power line with quite a bit of distance that always seems to be a successful spot for bucks and I want to make sure I don't regret taking the shot. What common caliber can closely relate to the 6.5 Grendel?

Thanks!

 

[tcward]

So I have a 6.5 Grendel that I will be taking to the woods at the end of the month. My 30-06 is out of commission this year due to no ammo (Never making that mistake again!)..

And I will have my Ruger 44 Carbine for the stands with closer shot opportunities..

Anyone here have experience deer hunting and taking a shot about 150-300 yards with a Grendel? How much of a drop if zeroed to 100yds? I will be using Hornady Black 123gr ELD Match (all that I can find)

I am confident in my shooting, I just don't know too much about the caliber and its power for deer at that distance. We have a stand on a power line with quite a bit of distance that always seems to be a successful spot for bucks and I want to make sure I don't regret taking the shot. What common caliber can closely relate to the 6.5 Grendel?

Thanks!

From the Hornady website. I’d say up to 300 you are good. The match bullet is not a “hunting” bullet but have some friends that use it and say it does the job. The SST would be a better choice IMO.

 

[sleepr71]

0-250 = dead center hold,if sighted 2” high at 100. At 300 I hold on the Spine. At 350 I hold 6” over. SST is a hunting bullet..not so sure about that ELD opening up way out,due to lack of velocity ???

 

[Jester896]

the closer you are the more the bullet will fragment

here is a link to their calculator and you can enter the values
https://www.hornady.com/team-hornady/ballistic-calculators/#!/

 

[Bobby Bigtime]

Wow. No 30-06 is a full blown tradedy. Even if I'm not using one of my 06's I would have an anxiety attack if I was caught without ammo. That 6.5 though should treat you right.

 

[krizia829]

0-250 = dead center hold,if sighted 2” high at 100. At 300 I hold on the Spine. At 350 I hold 6” over. SST is a hunting bullet..not so sure about that ELD opening up way out,due to lack of velocity ???

Thank you! That should help!

 

[The Rodney]

Go to the range! If you do your part the bullet will do his. I hate that you're having to use your back up gun but that's why I had all these guys teach me about reloading, lol

 

[Dub]

No ammo for your main rifle (.30’06) and nothing but target-grade ammo for a backup rifle that you have not used……that is a bad situation.

Maybe just sticking with the tried and true .44 and limiting your shot distance is better option than last minute study of theoretical charts of match ammo in unfamiliar gun.


Peace of mind and comfort in the stands knowing you will make clean kills will make for more enjoyable hunts.

Forget about graphs, substitute match ammo, unfamiliar guns, etc.

Use known good. Hunt within your limitations this year and get prepared for next year well ahead of time.

 

[krizia829]

Go to the range! If you do your part the bullet will do his. I hate that you're having to use your back up gun but that's why I had all these guys teach me about reloading, lol

My local range only goes out to 100 yards.. Nowhere in this horrible city of Miami to shoot past that! lol there's one range in Homestead that goes out to 500 but it's far from home, expensive and always packed! Lol trust me, I have learned my lesson this year!

 

[krizia829]

No ammo for your main rifle (.30’06) and nothing but target-grade ammo for a backup rifle that you have not used……that is a bad situation.

Maybe just sticking with the tried and true .44 and limiting your shot distance is better option than last minute study of theoretical charts of match ammo in unfamiliar gun.


Peace of mind and comfort in the stands knowing you will make clean kills will make for more enjoyable hunts.

Forget about graphs, substitute match ammo, unfamiliar guns, etc.

Use known good. Hunt within your limitations this year and get prepared for next year well ahead of time.

I agree 100%! I don't think I will find a caliber that I'm more comfortable with than my trusty 30-06. Hard lesson learned for this year!

 

[Jester896]

do you have any brass fired in your rifle?

 

[Dub]

I agree 100%! I don't think I will find a caliber that I'm more comfortable with than my trusty 30-06. Hard lesson learned for this year!

You aren’t alone.

I have pushed off hunts and whole seasons because I wasn’t prepared (various reasons) and knew that scrambling to force something would lead to frustration, aggravation or injury.

My delays weren’t ammo related so much as not making hunting a priority until too late in the year.

 

[ryanh487]

Never take a shot on an animal at a distance you haven't shot at paper. No chart is going to tell you where your bullet will definitely hit, only about where it should.

 

[menhadenman]

Grendel is a great round and ELDM will do great. Lots of guys use target bullets for hunting. My daughter got her first deer with a Grendel on youth weekend. Small deer at 50ish yds but it dumped in its tracks. If you come by union county I’ve got 30-06 and 6.5 G I would share for pre-rona prices.

 

[menhadenman]

From the Hornady website. I’d say up to 300 you are good. The match bullet is not a “hunting” bullet but have some friends that use it and say it does the job. The SST would be a better choice IMO.View attachment 1110564

That’s it - 1200 lbs and 2k+ FPS at 300 yards = dead deer. Pretty close to a 243 and you probably wouldn’t hesitate with that cartridge at 300 yds.

https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/243-win-100-gr-interlock-btsp-american-whitetail#!/

 

[krizia829]

do you have any brass fired in your rifle?

Nope! It's one of my AR builds. Not 1 round through it yet! I am taking it to the range this week to sight in. Clean as a whistle!

 

[krizia829]

Grendel is a great round and ELDM will do great. Lots of guys use target bullets for hunting. My daughter got her first deer with a Grendel on youth weekend. Small deer at 50ish yds but it dumped in its tracks. If you come by union county I’ve got 30-06 and 6.5 G I would share for pre-rona prices.

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Wow!! She did a great job!! Congrats to her! Sweet shot! Boosted my confidence quite a bit seeing this! Thank you!

 

[Jester896]

Nope!

I was asking about your 30-06...sorry I wasn't clear.

Wow!! She did a great job!! Congrats to her! Sweet shot! Boosted my confidence quite a bit seeing this! Thank you!

she did a good job of staying outta heavy bone with her shot. I'm not sure she would have had the same outcome hitting heavy bone.

 

[menhadenman]

I was asking about your 30-06...sorry I wasn't clear.



she did a good job of staying outta heavy bone with her shot. I'm not sure she would have had the same outcome hitting heavy bone.

I hope we get a better sample size this weekend ?!

 

[menhadenman]

See if this one gets you to their website