I have shot the factory 100gr ELD-VT ammo through the 17.6” Lilja barrel Grendel out to 1000yds, yes.Has anybody tried the new Hornady 100 gr ELD-VT bullet in 6.5 Gren? I wish Hornady would list the bullet lengths and provide more info on the velocity limits of bullet expansion on their website (for all their product lines). Seems like this 100 gr bullet with great BC would work well in the Grendel, so long as there is enough headspace for it. 6.5 G isn't designed for the longer heavy for caliber bullets like 22 ARC and 6 ARC though, so I have some doubts.
First shot was 700yds, easy connect on a large gong, went to 800yds, skipped 900yds and just went to the 1000yd gong to see where it was hitting. Adjusted elevation to impact the waterline so I could see how many mils for centered-up at 1k.
It was surprisingly-loud on-target. Winds were minimal at maybe 4-5mph if I recall. I was probably 12/12 at 1000yds with it on the gong. My 8yr-old boy was maybe 4/5, having never shot out to 1k before.
Someone did a pull-down of it and took all those measurements. ES was really tight from his measurements with the Garmin.
Seems like the intent of this load is for slaying yotes out to 500yds, since .223 Rem runs out of gas after 250-300yds generally. It also makes a fun target load for easy connecting on steel at distance.