snox801
Well-Known Member
So as the title states it is a game changer.
So I've been sending the 99 hammer at 2720fps with great luck on Audad, pigs and deer.
But when hunting hogs with thermal distance is thought so I went max point blank range.
Then when the absolute came out and Steve and I had a talk he said the smaller case stuff seemed to shine with the new bullet.
I instantly said what about 6.5 grendel in the 100gr range which I deem best for case size.
Steve went to work and in a week had a 97gr absolute hammer.
I started loading with my go to xbr and had to really pack it in to even match the speed I got out of the 99 hunter.
So back to the board. Looked at powder chart and Rl10x was faster and faster not filled the case 85 percent as opposed to xbr 102 percent fill with a 90gr bullet.
So after a long summer of work I got back after it. Had to go a good bit over nosler max load to get it going I ended up with a fairly soft load pushing the 97 at 2982fps with sd of 8.6.
This is out of a 16" barrel group was one ragged hole at 100 yards. I feel I could have broke 3000k with this but it's a pencil thin barrel and heavy fluting. Goal is to run a easy load in all 3 of my grendel rifles. So this load will do. At that speed if I zero 1.5"-2 high at 100 the pigs are not gonna be safe for a good range out.
Big shout out to Steve again can't wait to get my 123gr absolute going in my creed now.
So I've been sending the 99 hammer at 2720fps with great luck on Audad, pigs and deer.
But when hunting hogs with thermal distance is thought so I went max point blank range.
Then when the absolute came out and Steve and I had a talk he said the smaller case stuff seemed to shine with the new bullet.
I instantly said what about 6.5 grendel in the 100gr range which I deem best for case size.
Steve went to work and in a week had a 97gr absolute hammer.
I started loading with my go to xbr and had to really pack it in to even match the speed I got out of the 99 hunter.
So back to the board. Looked at powder chart and Rl10x was faster and faster not filled the case 85 percent as opposed to xbr 102 percent fill with a 90gr bullet.
So after a long summer of work I got back after it. Had to go a good bit over nosler max load to get it going I ended up with a fairly soft load pushing the 97 at 2982fps with sd of 8.6.
This is out of a 16" barrel group was one ragged hole at 100 yards. I feel I could have broke 3000k with this but it's a pencil thin barrel and heavy fluting. Goal is to run a easy load in all 3 of my grendel rifles. So this load will do. At that speed if I zero 1.5"-2 high at 100 the pigs are not gonna be safe for a good range out.
Big shout out to Steve again can't wait to get my 123gr absolute going in my creed now.