Re: 6.5 Grendel NFG
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bronco_buster</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Milan Metal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">thats pretty cheap. How many times can you reload brass? I know the wolf stuff is junk but how about Hornady and Lapua? </div></div>
PPU Grendel brass gave about 3 reloads before the primer pockets got loose. I've got 8 reloads on my AA/Lapua brass, always FL sized and still going. Hornady have 5 reloads and still going. No splits encountered except for the PPU stuff. Had 1 split in 100 rounds.
XBR is TITS!!!</div></div>
I got some of the old Wolf Gold which was contract built by Prvi. It actually did okay. (that was my first 6.5G) I then went on a bender and fireformed a ton of Winchester 7.62x39. That worked for a few loadings on each. All told I have 400 Win cases and about 260 are still good. 300 AA and 200 Lapua. I think I ruined 8 cases of AA and all the Lapua is still good. The Winchester is sitting until I may need it (if I ever need it). The AA and Lapua are mostly loaded (3 times) and waiting until I decide where I'm going to land in this world.
A comment I didn't get the chance to make regarding a number of posts back. My internet here sucks:
The 6.5 Grendel will beat the .308 at extended distances. The .308 will clean up on the Grendel inside 600 yds. There isn't that much difference in velocity in the basic precision loads of either cartridge coming out of standard length barrels. The difference is that the 6.5 has a much more ballistic efficient bullet. Which, plainly and simply, is a long range advantage. With a 1-10" twist the 175's coming out of a .308 re-stabilize well after going through the transonic range. So, while it may not perform as well as the Grendel in all aspects, it's certainly no slouch.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bronco_buster</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Milan Metal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">thats pretty cheap. How many times can you reload brass? I know the wolf stuff is junk but how about Hornady and Lapua? </div></div>
PPU Grendel brass gave about 3 reloads before the primer pockets got loose. I've got 8 reloads on my AA/Lapua brass, always FL sized and still going. Hornady have 5 reloads and still going. No splits encountered except for the PPU stuff. Had 1 split in 100 rounds.
XBR is TITS!!!</div></div>
I got some of the old Wolf Gold which was contract built by Prvi. It actually did okay. (that was my first 6.5G) I then went on a bender and fireformed a ton of Winchester 7.62x39. That worked for a few loadings on each. All told I have 400 Win cases and about 260 are still good. 300 AA and 200 Lapua. I think I ruined 8 cases of AA and all the Lapua is still good. The Winchester is sitting until I may need it (if I ever need it). The AA and Lapua are mostly loaded (3 times) and waiting until I decide where I'm going to land in this world.
A comment I didn't get the chance to make regarding a number of posts back. My internet here sucks:
The 6.5 Grendel will beat the .308 at extended distances. The .308 will clean up on the Grendel inside 600 yds. There isn't that much difference in velocity in the basic precision loads of either cartridge coming out of standard length barrels. The difference is that the 6.5 has a much more ballistic efficient bullet. Which, plainly and simply, is a long range advantage. With a 1-10" twist the 175's coming out of a .308 re-stabilize well after going through the transonic range. So, while it may not perform as well as the Grendel in all aspects, it's certainly no slouch.
