Hunting & Fishing First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

[Buzzsaw]

Shot this guy at 156yds, 130 gr Berger VLD "Hunting" bullet. Qyartering away, hit behind and below shoulder, heart I guess. Dropped, twitched a bit, croaked. Hope to try on deer in two weeks.

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

Nice bore hog.

 

[smack]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

Great! What length barrel and what velocity are you getting out of the 130 Bergers? My younger brother had a one shot stop on a mature Mule deer this year with a 6.5 Grendel and a 120gr Nosler BT at 493 yards. From a 16" AR carbine.

 

[mdesign]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

Nice hog...those 6.5's make a nice hunting round.

 

[Buzzsaw]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

It's a 24" barrell, 28.0gr VV-540, seated to 2.36 AOL (one benefit of the bolt gun), 2405 fps at 10 feet from the muzzle.

sounds like your carbine is right on!!! great caliber so far, accurate, no recoil, seems to like all powders. hope to kill a deer durring our doe and spike season next weekend

i hit him right under the rock that is stuck to his side with mud.

 

[smack]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Buzzsaw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's a 24" barrell, 28.0gr VV-540, seated to 2.36 AOL (one benefit of the bolt gun), 2405 fps at 10 feet from the muzzle.

sounds like your carbine is right on!!! great caliber so far, accurate, no recoil, seems to like all powders. hope to kill a deer durring our doe and spike season next weekend

i hit him right under the rock that is stuck to his side with mud.</div></div>


Keep us filled in, can't wait to hear the results from your weekend deer hunt.

 

[308crosshairs]

Re: First blood with Dakota 6.5 Grendel

Love the 6.5 Grendel....good job, love seeing the big uglies so relaxed.