6.5 Grendel and 100 amax for deer?

[rockhound78]

Just wondering if the 100gr amax bullet in the 6.5 Grendel, would be suitable for deer, at maybe up to 150 yds? Plan on using my 7mm Br rifle this fall, but my Grendel might get the call next year and wondering about the suitability of the 100gr bulllet

 

[AWS]

Other than the fact that Hornady says they are NOT recommended for hunting, it up to you.

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I'd look at a Nosler 100gr Partition or even the Ballistic Tip

 

[boltfluter]

Just wondering if the 100gr amax bullet in the 6.5 Grendel, would be suitable for deer, at maybe up to 150 yds? Plan on using my 7mm Br rifle this fall, but my Grendel might get the call next year and wondering about the suitability of the 100gr bulllet

Would be great in my opinion. 105 A-max in 6mm has been very good for me. 100 in 6.5 should be fine.

Paul

 

[JB10]

Can not speak for the 100gr, but the 108 eldm in a 6mm creedmoor works. I would think would be ok with good placement

 

[Mark M.]

If your set on 100gr. for the Grendel, look at the Barnes TTSX, If your open to other weights, Hornady's 123gr SST would proform well for you.

 

[Ricochet007]

The 123 ELDM did a great job on a couple of does and pigs back in January. They were killed using 6.5 Grendel Hornady Black. Shot from a CZ 527.

 

[603Country]

When I run out of 123 gr SST Grendel ammo, I’ll load up 100 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips. I’ve shot many deer in the last decade with that bullet in my 260, and have no complaints. Also, I’ve swapped between the 100 and 120 gr BTs and really can’t tell the difference in shooting deer and hogs. Both work just fine.

 

[rockhound78]

Thanks for the replies

 

[rebel]

Big fan of the Speer GD bullets.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

Only deer I've lost in last 5 years was with an AMAX bullet out of the grendel. Found 3 days later with a pencil hole in and out. Never use a target bullet on game IMO. I grabbed the wrong ammo thinking I had ssts

 

[JASmith]

The 100 gr class of hunting bullets should work well. Just be sure to check the maker’s suggsted impact velocities.

Keep your shots closer to the range where the impact velocity drops to the threshold

 

[Carl S]

Would be great in my opinion. 105 A-max in 6mm has been very good for me. 100 in 6.5 should be fine.

Paul

Yes Paul they kill deer no problem.reds,roe
Fallow,sika aswell.

 

[uncle fester]

Why force a bullet designed for one task to do something it wasn't designed to do?

 

[Downhill]

Personally, I have used the 95 VMax in the Grendel to take three deer from 80 to about 125 yards. All three Dead Right There. Have been using them on feral hogs for years.

 

[boltfluter]

Why force a bullet designed for one task to do something it wasn't designed to do?

It's all about impact velocities. Generally speaking, plastic tipped bullets expand very well at reduced speeds. 75 A-max are amazing on coyotes to over 500 yds and produce very humane kills. The Grendel falls into the slower velocity realm of things as cartridges go. So, it is much better to have a bullet that is known to expand quicker than normal. It's really all about impact velocities and nothing more.

Paul

 

[uncle fester]

It's all about impact velocities. Generally speaking, plastic tipped bullets expand very well at reduced speeds. 75 A-max are amazing on coyotes to over 500 yds and produce very humane kills. The Grendel falls into the slower velocity realm of things as cartridges go. So, it is much better to have a bullet that is known to expand quicker than normal. It's really all about impact velocities and nothing more.

Paul

I followed your link. I was I impressed with your work.

 

[284winner]

I think the 6.5 Grendel could be in the top 10 whitetail cartridges for shortish range deer hunting. 100-120 grain bullets are the deal. I love the Amax for deer but I use them at 400 yards and beyond.

 

[hunter67]

I have used 129 LRAB to great success. Hunting bullet that opens at lower velocity. Sure target bullet will kill most of the time ethically.

 

[Davidheart]

It's all about impact velocities. Generally speaking, plastic tipped bullets expand very well at reduced speeds...... It's really all about impact velocities and nothing more.

It's mostly about impact velocity. However the construction of the bullet has almost as much to do with it.

I do a fair amount of gel testing and hunting cull deer over farms in the summer. Shoot a 95gr V-Max at a 16 inch gel block at 3200fps impact velocity (270win) and you'll only get 6-7 inches of penetration. Shoot a 190gr Sub-X at 800fps impact velocity (308win) and you'll have 18 inches of penetration. Both will give you "full expansion."

Even two bullets in the same construction at different weights and velocity will give you different results. One of my favorite 308 caliber bullets for light bodied game is the 150gr Gold Dot. But use the 165gr GD and kills are far less dramatic. Not just the velocity changed, but the bullet construction is more "stout" resulting in less expansion at similar velocities.

One was designed to expand one way and the other another way. A 117gr Hammer Hunter will expand differently than a 110gr Barnes TTSX at the same impact velocity. The construction is different. A 100gr Partition and 100gr A-Max are entirely different bullets.

The A-Max / ELD-M are designed similarly to the V-max with less care to their expansion properties. In regards to hunting with match bullets, some bullet weights in relation to their diameter and jacket thickness lend themselves to more reliable expansion while some are untrustworthy.