Casting for the 6.5 Grendal

[sheepdog]

Anyone do this? Any mould recommendations?

[StarMetal]

Anyone do this? Any mould recommendations?

Yes me!! You have a very very very short throat in this caliber. There is only one good bullet that will fit and that is the Saeco 140 grain bore-rider. This is a very hard cartridge to load for. I got some excellent accuracy with the Saeco bullet. I sized them to .265 and seated to barely touching the throat. The AR 15 doesn't have much camming if that is what you intent to shoot them from.

My regular plinking/other load is 18 grains of H4198. If you're using the Grendel case with small primer, I use the small rifle primer. If you are using cases formed from 7.62x39 I use the large pistol primer. If using the 7.62 case then adjust the H4198 load to 17 grains.

The nose of the bullet can't be any larger then .256 for AR use, depending on who made your barrel.

Joe

[sheepdog]

I have an ER Shaw match heavy 24" upper. currently using Wolf and Lapua brass but haven't loaded for it yet. Really want an extreme range load (want to make it a 1000 yard build out).

[StarMetal]

I have an ER Shaw match heavy 24" upper. currently using Wolf and Lapua brass but haven't loaded for it yet. Really want an extreme range load (want to make it a 1000 yard build out).


Wolf brass for the Grendel is junk. They will tell you that on the 6.5 grendel forum too. Lapua is the best there is. I shot some decent cast groups with that 140 grain Saeco at 300 yards. Don't know what it'll do further out and sped up some.

Joe