16" AR 6.5 grendel guys velocity questions

[Basic user]

For those of you shooting 16" Grendel ARs, what velocities are you getting with your 120s and 130s? (or any weight for that matter)

 

[supercorndogs]

About the most I have been able to get with my 18" and 123eld is 2480. Like 2440-2450 in a 16".

 

[Basic user]

What powder and primer you usin'?

 

[stello1001]

Depends on many things. But roughly, you should be able to get the 120s at about 2420ish. If you use cfe223 or lever, you'll probably get closer to 2500.

 

[Basic user]

What about with 8208xbr?

 

[Badmonkey]

123 ELD at 2400. 28.2gr of A2460, CCI 450 primers, Starline brasss. I’d try for more speed, but that load is sub 1/2 MOA out of a 16” Faxon gunner, so that’s the load. It’s fast enough to put whitetail in the freezer.

 

[flyfisher117]

120 Nosler BT over 8208 is roughly 2440.
123 ELDm over Benchmark is around 2340 if my notes are correct.

16" mid length gasser.

I really like 8208 but i am reserving what I have left for the 223.