6.5mm Grendel Ammo For Sale
History of 6.5mm Grendel Ammo
Introduced by Alexander Arms at the 2004 SHOT Show, the 6.5mm Grendel was developed as an intermediate cartridge that would outperform the 5.56x45 round and be effective up to 800 yards out. It also needed to be chambered in the AR-15 platform, including the double-stack magazine configuration. The resulting cartridge has a “necked up” case based on the 6mm PPC benchrest cartridge.
The 6.5mm Grendel is a versatile and accurate round, allowing for application in various shooting tasks. The cartridge can hold four-inch groups of three shots at 600 yards – a level of accuracy that makes it popular among varmint hunters. It retains more energy throughout its flight due to the favorable ballistic coefficient of the bullet, as well as the shape and size of the case. Silhouette shooters appreciate this characteristic of the cartridge, as do military users. This round does not require as much propellant to generate the amounts of energy found in similar cartridges, resulting in less recoil and longer barrel life.
What are the most popular 6.5mm Grendel brands you sell?
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Best 6.5 Grendel Ammo for Specific Use Cases
Use Case | Details |
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Best 6.5 Grendel Ammo | Best Overall: Hornady Black 123 grain ELD. Runner-Up: Wolf Military Classic 100 grain FMJ. |
How Does The 6.5 Grendel Compare To Other Calibers?
Caliber/Ammunition | Recoil | Pros | Cons |
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6.8 Special Purpose Cartridge | 6.5 Grendel has more | 6.5 Grendel has flatter trajectory and better BC bullets | 6.5 Grendel has heavier recoil and slightly more expensive ammo |
6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge | 6.5 Grendel has slightly more | 6.5 Grendel has more stopping power and less expensive ammo | 6.5 Grendel has worse trajectory and heavier recoil |
Hornady Black 6.5 Grendel Ammo | N/A | 6.5 Grendel has long-range shooting, high-BC bullets, reliable, and accurate | 6.5 Grendel is used for hunting and difficult to find at times |
Wolf 6.5 Grendel Ammo | N/A | 6.5 Grendel is inexpensive and used for plinking, target practice, and hunting | 6.5 Grendel is steel-cased and non-reloadable + not crazy accurate |
Customer Reviews
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Rocksalt said:
First rounds put down range with a Larue 6.5 kit put together with a Spike lower. On paper with Magpul iron sights and satisfied with grouping for backup with 6 shots at 50 yards. Zeroed with Burris XTR II 3-15 50 with 5 shots. Dialed out to 208 yard steel silhouette and easily hit head shots on the 6x6 head. Ran 50 more rounds without a failure down range and multiple targets. Will need to go to longer range for more information, however very satisfied with this ammo for this purpose, the great customer service, and speedy delivery.
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771 said:
I AM SHOOTING AT 500 YARDS TO 1000 YARDS THIS RUNS GREAT
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newby said:
Shot these at 100 yards and was impressed by the roughly 1 moa group i got from my grendel AR. not bad for cheap steel "plinking" ammo.
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Chuck said:
The ammo shoots a tight group, and is very accurate.
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Aron said:
Great round at a competitive price.