New bullet from sierra for 6.5 grendel.

[Infrequent Shooter]

Since Sierra sold, the new owners don't seem to have the same priorities when it comes to which bullets to make on a regular basis. I've been looking for 7mm 160 TMK bullets for use in my 7-08 Improved 30* for about 3yrs without finding them anywhere. When I called to talk with a tech at Sierra, he told me they haven't made a run of them for quite some time, and couldn't offer any info on when they would make a run of them. Don't you just love it when someone new buys out one of the best & longest established bullet makers and doesn't want to listen to what their customers would like to buy?

when did Sierra sell? and to whom? I missed that.

 

[flatlander]

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce the sale of Sierra Bullets (Sierra) to Clarus Corporation (NasdaqGS:CLAR). Houlihan Lokey served as the financial advisor to Sierra. The transaction closed on Monday, August 21, 2017.

 

[gldprimr]

I got a couple boxes of a new 6.5mm 120 grain tipped gameking to try. It is a new bullet from sierra designed specifically for 6.5 grendel velocity for deer sized game. My daughter took her deer this year with a 120 nosler ballistic tip and it worked perfectly fine, with the exception that there was no blood, but I think I will load up a few of these and give them a try next season. Just thought I would share, because I know there are a fair amount of grendel shooters here. The sierra description of the bullet also mentions it would be a good varmint bullet in the faster 6.5s

I know this thread is about the Sierra 120 gr. Tipped Gameking however when references to the 6.5 Grendel came up I feel compelled to mention the 129 gr. 6.5mm Nosler Accubond Long Range. I have an excellent load with that bullet using Shooters World Match Rifle powder with which I took 3 deer last year and 2 deer so far this year with my 6.5 Grendel. 129 gr. ABLR performance out of the 6.5 Grendel has been nothing less than superb. I know they are expensive and can be hard to find but I have to say I don’t think I’ll use another bullet for hunting deer with my 6.5 Grendel.

 

[john 800]

I know this thread is about the Sierra 120 gr. Tipped Gameking however when references to the 6.5 Grendel came up I feel compelled to mention the 129 gr. 6.5mm Nosler Accubond Long Range. I have an excellent load with that bullet using Shooters World Match Rifle powder with which I took 3 deer last year and 2 deer so far this year with my 6.5 Grendel. 129 gr. ABLR performance out of the 6.5 Grendel has been nothing less than superb. I know they are expensive and can be hard to find but I have to say I don’t think I’ll use another bullet for hunting deer with my 6.5 Grendel.

What are the details on it? That is one ofvthe bullets I have been looking for, I do have some match rifle powder but have not tried that yet

 

[dryhumor]

Sierra website would be a good place to look for them. That was the only place I found them in stock when I was looking for them.