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Wolf 100 grain FMJ-BT DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38268/Reduced-181881.jpg View Quote |
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+1 for the wolf test!
Got the 12" faxon coming eventually and gonna get a howa mini too |
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Email sent from "bitter". View Quote If nothing else it gets me off my ass and putting those uppers together- finally. |
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I am subscribing to this post. I sell a lot of Grendel uppers at my shop. I had a guy drive in from 120 miles south last night and he pick up a 20" complete upper half that we sell for $329. He topped it with a Vortex Crossfire II 6-24x50 scope. This morning he sent us a message on Facebook and attached a photo of his first 6 rounds shooting Wolf steel cased ammo. The first shot was 8 inches low 6 inches left (from my laser bore sighting at 70 yards) and his next five shots printed a nice group that looks like it measured about 1.5".
I am interested to see how the 100 grain ammo performs in the ballistic gel. I am going to cut a projectile in half (like Dave Fortier) to show my customers. Grendels are HOT sellers for me at my shop. I want to take a minute to thank LR for posting that thread about shooting 1000 yards with a Grendel becuase he is the one who got me into Grendels. My customers tend to want to mimic our shop demo guns and and I wouldn't be into the Grendel if it were not for all of the pioneers our there spreading the information about this round. Thank you to the OP for posting the video. It was impressive to say the least. |
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This is one sample of steel case Grendel on a hog. I have some other photos of recovered projectiles showing bent over nose and evidence of violent yawing in the tissue. http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j422/LRRPF52/WolfSteelCaseHog_zps305d802c.jpg View Quote |
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Another Grendel shooter/reloader checking in. Great thread.
Somebody's got some juice to get this tacked in GD. |
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This is one sample of steel case Grendel on a hog. I have some other photos of recovered projectiles showing bent over nose and evidence of violent yawing in the tissue. http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j422/LRRPF52/WolfSteelCaseHog_zps305d802c.jpg Recovered from deer: |
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Love the video and the discussion. I've been playing with the idea of getting a .50 Beowulf upper. What will the Grendel do that the Beowulf can't? Is it especially good at long distance? Serious questions, not trying to bag on the round. Appreciate any intelligent discussion.
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Love the video and the discussion. I've been playing with the idea of getting a .50 Beowulf upper. What will the Grendel do that the Beowulf can't? Is it especially good at long distance? Serious questions, not trying to bag on the round. Appreciate any intelligent discussion. View Quote |
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Imagine this sucker trying to spin through you at well over 200,000rpm... Recovered from deer: http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j422/LRRPF52/65%20Grendel%20Reloading/IMG_0356_zpskzim8pgd.jpg http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j422/LRRPF52/65%20Grendel%20Reloading/IMG_0357_zps6f7gfdzh.jpg View Quote |
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Stylz How many FPS did you record the high speed footage at? View Quote |
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Thanks for sharing that info bluefalcon. It's cool that you share the trade secrets.
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Love the video and the discussion. I've been playing with the idea of getting a .50 Beowulf upper. What will the Grendel do that the Beowulf can't? Is it especially good at long distance? Serious questions, not trying to bag on the round. Appreciate any intelligent discussion. View Quote Grendel is a lot of fun at all ranges, and easy work at 500 on steel. My 18" is capable of taking game at 400yds, which is a lot farther than the beowulf. Grendel has steel case ammo at less than 24 cents per round, and premium stuff for a buck a round. There are new barrel manufacturers hopping on the Grendel train and complete rifles coming out as well. Grendel is just gaining steam in the AR world where beowulf has already leveled off. |
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Thanks for the summation. Someone mentioned an inexpensive upper. Got a link?
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Thanks for the summation. Someone mentioned an inexpensive upper. Got a link? View Quote |
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SST is my go to bullet for hunting as well. My Grendel has taken 2 black bears and 2 mule deer with it. Very pleased with the performance.
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Love the video and the discussion. I've been playing with the idea of getting a .50 Beowulf upper. What will the Grendel do that the Beowulf can't? Is it especially good at long distance? Serious questions, not trying to bag on the round. Appreciate any intelligent discussion. View Quote A 10.5" Grendel has more energy at the muzzle and out than a 20" 5.56 AR15 spitting hot 62gr. |
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Grendel has more retained energy and higher impact speed at 200yds, which is crazy when you think about how much weight the .50 Beowulf or .450 Bushmaster and .458 SOCOM spit out of the muzzle. A 10.5" Grendel has more energy at the muzzle and out than a 20" 5.56 AR15 spitting hot 62gr. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Love the video and the discussion. I've been playing with the idea of getting a .50 Beowulf upper. What will the Grendel do that the Beowulf can't? Is it especially good at long distance? Serious questions, not trying to bag on the round. Appreciate any intelligent discussion. A 10.5" Grendel has more energy at the muzzle and out than a 20" 5.56 AR15 spitting hot 62gr. |
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You fuckers owe me $400. I ordered an upper from J&G and will be buying some ammo here shortly. View Quote |
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The first time I shot Grendel on steel, I felt cheated all these years.
Where was this when I was humping an M24 SWS with its bull .900" muzzle and lower BC M118 ammo, with twice the recoil? I could have had higher hit probability in that duty position, with something that fits in an M4. I could throw every accessory, bipod, optic, IR pointer, grip, and light on it and still not be as heavy as an M24 or SR25. It quickly ruined my childhood plans for the ultimate 7.62 NATO carbine blaster, which I thought would never be a possibility after the AWBs of the late 80s and early 90s. |
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Hopefully I'm not hijacking the thread too much, but how does 6.5 Grendel do in super short barrels? Like 7, 8, or 9 inches? Does it still run the risk of over-penetration?
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Hopefully I'm not hijacking the thread too much, but how does 6.5 Grendel do in super short barrels? Like 7, 8, or 9 inches? Does it still run the risk of over-penetration? And are there any issues with feeding due to the large shoulder? View Quote |
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Well, the "over penetration" part was just a result of the sectional density. A lighter bullet would penetrate less. Lower velocity will tend to penetrate more, though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Hopefully I'm not hijacking the thread too much, but how does 6.5 Grendel do in super short barrels? Like 7, 8, or 9 inches? Does it still run the risk of over-penetration? And are there any issues with feeding due to the large shoulder? |
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I've heard nothing bad about those. I need to pick one up View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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With a 20" Schilen barrel, my Grendel's velocity was around 2550 fps, and with a 123 grain Sierra match king, it remained supersonic till around 1300 yards....sometimes further depending on atmospheric/environmental conditions.
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