This was exactly what I was looking for with all the hype around the 6mm ARC

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the Grendel is more versatile, but my ARC is fun too. Advice; Buy both, HaHa.

Very interesting Dave ... I reakon your really onto something here with the 90g Speers , with a bit of playing around you might have a real winner ..

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, I won't do allot of tweaking because the 100-120 grain bullets are accurate and bombproof. But we shall see.

Dave, Well done, you always supply interesting content. Nice shooting. And take care.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bobcat. Your videos are more fun.

@bobcatforever3485

2 жыл бұрын

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 My videos tend to lack the great shooting that you do.!

Good mourning Dave,I have a 6.8 spc and load the same bullet and get the same results as you I use it just for plinking fun to shoot.have a good day

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ed, I'm glad your results with the 6.8 spc works well for you. This combination with a 6.5mm, 90 grain bullet created more mysteries than satisfaction.

Good morning Dave! My grendel is more squirrely than I would like also. I load the same bullet and it took me a while to dial it in. After several powders (benchmark was terrible for me) I went back to imr 3031. Yes it's a dinasour powder but it really tightened things up and gave me satisfactory velocity just over 2850 in my 18in bca. Seated longer at 2.230. 30.0 3031(compressed load but 3031 compresses very easily and didn't deform the bullet at all when seated) Br 4 primer These will hang up in your feed ramps also. I had to do some work to my magazines and fully blend and polish my feed ramps. Best of luck brother and God bless.👍

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input and experience. Fortunately I only bought 200 of these picky bullets for $40.00. I have had great success with 100gn through 123 gn. with the 120 grain gold dot being my most precise and accurate. (See my Grendel playlist). I will only try 1 other powder and go to my stand bye cci-450 primers. But if you look at that first load at 30.4 grains worked well in both rifles. But the occasional feeding issue is a non starter, compared to my other proven bullets.

6.5 grendel is my favorite round right now. Why this round hasnt blown up is just weird. Its so damn good !!

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

It has great popularity and growing demand. Thanks for your comment and for watching.

@happysnowfish

2 жыл бұрын

It hasn't blown up probably because ammo is expensive for an intermediate cartridge. Plus the only ammo I can ever find on shelves is Hornady ELD at about $1.50/rd. Many people shooting distance or hunting are going to spring For .308 or 6.5CM for around $1.00-$1.20/rd. You can get cheaper Grendel from Wolf: 100gr steel case FMJ at around 70c/rd, but accuracy is not at all consistent. I've gotten just over .700 moa all the way up to about 2ish moa from my 20" barrel. I suppose I just need to start hand loading.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

@@happysnowfish Yes, handloading can make your rifle/ammo combo more consistent, but you will not make rounds at a lower cost, initially. But over time you will because brass can be reused. But then again you will also be shooting allot more often.

90gr tnt is one of my favorite hog hunting bullets. I have good luck with 31.5 8208xbr, cci 450, 2.19 coal

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry for your data...The TNT is rated as a varmint (frangible) bullet. Thanks for letting me know it will work for hogs, as I have heard hogs need a tough, non frangible bullet. Thanks again.

I have excellent results out of my 20" barrel with Federal American Eagle 90 grain tnt factory loads, and get solid 2900fps and it's my favorite hog round.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Glad that works for you. Thanks for watching.

@Threegunmaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 thank you for the great videos

Just a guess, maybe the es jumped due to a bullet set back during feeding.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

That could very well be. Another of those mysteries to investigate. I did not crimp this batch. Thanks for your comment.

G'day from Australia. I'm curious about the pig sticker on your hip. It looks formidable. I only ask because we only carry a knife like that if our pig dogs are swinging off a pissed- off porker.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Just a typical skinning knife. Thanks for watching and keep on protecting your good dogs.

I taper crimp mine with a redding taper crimp die. Works wonders.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Yes this time I will crimp. Normally I don't, but these 90 grain TNT's are flat based, short and stubby. Thanks for your comment.

I wonder if your Magnetospeed were attached via picatinny (with Wiser extension) vs. the barrel, your groups would more than likely tighten up. Good video. I've always struggled with Grendel loads.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John for your comment. The Magnetto speed is used only for gathering FPS, SD's and ES's. The groups are secondary. Here is a previous video that explains more in detail. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZl6qJKCYJO7dto.html

@johngunn4573

2 жыл бұрын

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 ha, I should have known! Makes perfect sense. I switched to a Labradar and really miss my M'speed. I feel it was less finicky.

I know this is old now, but give H335 a try. I have found it very accurate with both the Speer 90 and Hornady 95 vmax in my 20" bolt gun. 31.5gr with CCI450 give me an average of 2978. I seat to 2.225 COAL which fits my magazines (Howa 1500 mini action).

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your data. Sounds like a combo that works well for your bolt action rifle. My AR's require a lower pressure threshold below 52K PSI to operate at safe levels for gas guns. But H335 sounds good.

Pretty speedy. Should be able to outrun ol' Wile E. 😁🤔 Are the rockchucks hibernating?

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but unstable too fast. Rock Chucks start hibernating in September.

Generally, 6.5mm rounds tend to do much, much better with moderate velocities in the 2,500 - 2,700 fps range. Once you start hitting 3,000 fps, the group's will start to open up. Also, at the beginning of the video, I noticed that while you were talking, your scarf was blowing quite a bit. I estimate the cross wind at about 10 mph and maybe 15 mph with the slight gusts. These bullets, since they're lighter, shorter and aren't as streamlined as the longer, heavier boat tails, will get affected by cross winds alot more. Did you say that your 24" bbl rifle was a Sanders Armory rifle?

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch! 24" is also a BCA upper. My 6mm ARC is a Sanders Armory upper. I did test the 100 grain Hornady eldm and the Sierra 107gn TMK for the Grendel in previous videos at about 2750 -2800fps and you are spot on in your velocity experiences.. My experience with winds at a target at 100 yards shows a minor effect at fast velocities but most definitely a factor. Thanks for watching and for your comment.

I wonder if an all copper 90 grn bullet would solve the feeding issue? Just starting to reload, pretty much so I can play with Grendel. Grendel is my favorite caliber out of all my AR’s.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

The feeding issue was mainly a magazine problem that has been solved. But the cartridge overall length needs to be addressed specifically for the 90 grain Sierra. Thanks for your comment.

Have you tried the barnes 100gr ttsx?

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

No not yet. I had poor performance experience with mono metal bullets in the past. This particular experiment was also not good. Thanks for watching.

I also have a Grendel upper from BCA. The extractor broke and took some of the bolt face with it. I bought a Brownells replacement BCG and haven't had any issues, even shooting steel case. Have you had any issues like that from your BCA stuff?

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

No I have not in either of my BCA Grendels. I do not shoot steel cased ammo, so I cannot speak to those cased ammo, mainly because they are not recommended for reloaders. I also do not stress my rifles with high volume shooting like the more tactical oriented shooters. There are many folks smarter than me that point out the major weakness of the grendel is the bolt that is machined thinner than a 5.56 because of the larger base diameter.

I bought a crap load of 95 vmax was sad when the tnt wasnt 9 cents anymore and out of stock.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you got "95's" hope they work well for you.

@tylarhaugan7908

2 жыл бұрын

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 sadly havent shot them yet reloaded 100 for load testing trying to get everything out of my brothers 18 in gas gun. Will be loadimg 115 barnes ttsx for deer for next year

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

@@tylarhaugan7908 Sounds like you've got it all covered OK. Thanks for watching and for your comments.

Have you done any work with the 100 grain and is grain and 125 grain I'm green nosler petition bullets

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Yes with the Hornady 100gn ELD-M. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ypans9qglbipqdI.html

Have you tried IMR 4320 or TAC?

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I do not have those powders. The next test will be with CCI-450 primers and maybe power pro varmint, which is the recommended powder by Speer. My other bullets 100gn - 123gn. work just fine. Only this bullet and combo presented peculiarities.

@rustynut1967

2 жыл бұрын

@@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009 Varmint would be a good one to try in cooler weather.

@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009

2 жыл бұрын

@@rustynut1967 I was satisfied with the first groups at 30.4 grains, both rifles over 2,900fps. I think I'll retest with cci-450 and seat the bullets to 2.210 instead of 2.190 to see if the feed issue goes away. Thanks for watching.