{"id":2375,"date":"2026-09-29T08:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:52:47","slug":"ammo-brief-6-5-grendel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=2375","title":{"rendered":"Ammo Brief: 6.5 Grendel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Check out the 6.5 Grendel, a look-alike cousin to the 6.5 PPC but with a different skill set.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 6.5 Grendel cartridge underwent three years of development before Bill Alexander (Alexander Arms) released it in 2003 as a \u201clong-range\u201d cartridge specifically intended for the AR-15 family of rifles and carbines. The 6.5 Grendel transforms the military 7.62x39mm parent case by necking it down to 6.5mm, blowing out the shoulder, and changing to a Small Rifle primer and flash hole. As a close relative of the benchrest-proven 6.5 PPC, the 6.5 Grendel is the ideal length to seat long-ogive 120-grain and 130-grain bullets within the AR-15 magazine length constrictions.<\/p>\n

Accuracy in the 6.5 Grendel, in suitably barreled AR-15 rifles, readily attains sub-MOA, making it a great choice for long-range deer and varmint hunting. The 6.5 Grendel accommodates lightweight varmint bullets in the 90-grain class, which offer superb accuracy for competition and small-game shooting, mid-weight 108- or 120-grain competition bullets, and 130- or 140-grain game bullets for long shots on medium-sized game.<\/p>\n

Seventeen 6.5 Grendel cartridges will fit into an Alexander Arms-supplied magazine dimensioned to fit into the magazine well of an AR-15\u2019s lower receiver. The cartridge performs well in a 24-inch barrel using a 1:9 twist. Factory loads do not exceed 50,000 psi. Alexander Arms<\/a> supplies rifles, magazines, ammunition, reloading dies, and brass.<\/p>\n

Alexander Arms relinquished its trademark claim on the 6.5 Grendel as the 13th edition of Cartridges of the World<\/em> went to print, which led to SAAMI standardization.<\/p>\n

Hornady and Wolf are now factory-loading this round as well.<\/p>\n

6.5 Grendel Reloading Data and Factory Ballistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Bullet
(grains\/type)<\/strong><\/td>\n		Powder<\/strong><\/td>\nGrains<\/strong><\/td>\nVelocity<\/strong><\/td>\nEnergy<\/strong><\/td>\nSource<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90 Speer TNT<\/td>\nFL<\/td>\n\n3,030<\/td>\n\nAlexander Arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120 Nosler BT<\/td>\nFL<\/td>\n\n2,580<\/td>\n\nAlexander Arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123 Lapua Scenar<\/td>\nFL<\/td>\n\n2,650<\/td>\n\nAlexander Arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129 Hornady SST<\/td>\nFL<\/td>\n\n2,450<\/td>\n\nAlexander Arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>This article is an excerpt of\u00a0Gun Digest\u2019s\u00a0Cartridge\u2019s Of The World<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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