Hornady American Gunner 6.5 Grendel 4DOF

[6.5G]

Hi all,

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I hear lots of good things here and elsewhere about this round. However, there is little info on it and speculation on the origin of the projectile.

I emailed Hornady:
"Hello,

Hornady American Gunner in 6.5 Grendel (123gr) has drawn a lot of attention in the 6.5 Grendel community. Could you add this round to the 4DOF bullet library in the Hornady app?

Thank you! "

Reply:
[my name],

"Thank you for the email. I will be happy to suggest this in our upcoming meetings.

Thank you"

Me:
"Hello,

Are there any updates regarding this?

Thank you!"

Reply
"[my name],

I have suggested this in our meetings. There was no say if they are planning on adding this to the list.

Thank you"



I was extremely pleasantly surprised at how personal and responsive the person replying was. I was expecting some kind of PR paragraph. I did originally email because I heard one person saying they would chrono rounds if asked.

My question is: what is a respectful next question to ask? Should I leave it there? I wonder if Hornady is in a tricky position because this AG with an unknown (possibly outside) source is performing better than their Black and in some samples have better concentricity.

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Is there a problem with using 6.5 CM at a Grendel velocity? Would that not give you the data you want? Never looked, but I assume they have 123 gr bullets as an option for 6.5 CM loadings. No?

 

[6.5G]

Hornady has no Creedmoor in 123 in their 4DOF app list. Their American Gunner is 140 gr.