Best 6.5 Grendel SBR Powder

[Imabballer]

I have a new howa mini action SBR with a 12.5” barrel and I will be shooting 123gr Hornady SST and ELD bullets.

I am trying to decide which powders to get to try. I assume I need something pretty fast burning since the barrel is so short. One positive since it is a bolt action is I don’t have to worry about a gas system beating up my brass with fast burning powders like I’ve heard happens in gas guns.

What would any of you try for this application? I have never reloaded for the grendel and I think the only powder I currently have that is listed in any of the books I looked at is Varget but I haven’t seen anybody talk positively about using varget in the grendel.

Thanks!

 

[spife7980]

8208 is one I’ve gathered that pretty much everyone likes.

 

[MtnCreek]

Interested as well.

 

[SkyScrapin]

I have a new howa mini action SBR with a 12.5” barrel and I will be shooting 123gr Hornady SST and ELD bullets.

I am trying to decide which powders to get to try. I assume I need something pretty fast burning since the barrel is so short. One positive since it is a bolt action is I don’t have to worry about a gas system beating up my brass with fast burning powders like I’ve heard happens in gas guns.

What would any of you try for this application? I have never reloaded for the grendel and I think the only powder I currently have that is listed in any of the books I looked at is Varget but I haven’t seen anybody talk positively about using varget in the grendel.

Thanks!

H322. Sends 135g SMKs at 2760fps in my 11” .308. Bet it would work well in 6.5.

 

[newguy2k3v2]

Ar-comp shows 100% burn at 27.6gr.

Imr3031, aa2520, and h335 are 96% or better.

 

[Huckleberry75]

Leverlution, H335, CFE-223 and AR-comp are all highly regarded over on the 6.5 Grendel forum/ Especially the LVR in shorties.