Varmint loads for the Grendel
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Topic: Varmint loads for the Grendel
Posted By: d4570
Subject: Varmint loads for the Grendel
Date Posted: 20 March 2024 at 13:01
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With summer coming the GD will come along on some of our PD hunts. Her 7mmx57 is a longer range choice but it comes with a heaver rifle and more recoil then here 20" barrel mini Howa 6,5 Grendel. So we are working up some loads for the 6.5. We think a 90 gr is as small as we can get. We are getting around 2800 fps with the IMR8208. The first 3 loads looked like we needed to try something else.  But then at the top end of our load data this happened.  BAM it works. We will do a little more work but I think she can work with it. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 20 March 2024 at 18:49
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Wow. That's an impressive group. That's definatly minute of prairie dog. It amazes me how a powder charge change can bring shots together. It doesn't get much better than that but seating depth has always been my last place to fine tune a load. ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 21 March 2024 at 06:43
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The boy may play with the length. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 24 March 2024 at 19:59
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Either way it looks like you have a winner. ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 25 March 2024 at 06:51
I think so. She has around 100 7mmx57 brass to fire form I hope to have her do that first. They shoot just as good as her already fire formed AI shells. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 27 March 2024 at 08:35
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That is really interesting. I've never had an AI anything. I've always assumed fire forming brass wouldn't be accurate at all. ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 27 March 2024 at 09:30
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I've always found powder charges that just about fill the case to the neck are the most accurate. Good shooting to GD. 90grs should make short work on PDs. I once lined up two PDs while hunting antelope with my 6.5, both heads flew off about 2 foot. SST ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 27 March 2024 at 11:33
 
------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 02 April 2024 at 19:18
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way to go g'pa.....maybe see U & her in a few weeks. ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |