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Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote

the 123 gr 6.5 does not have crap sd, it has excellent sd for the weight of bullet, the 6.5 line up has always had unusually high sd compared to anything else, so even the lighter 6.5 bullets have fantastic sd compared to all the normal hunting bullets from the usual cartridges

well, since some of us seem to have forgotten the perspective then...

.308, 168gr eld-m, bc .523, sd .253
.264, 123gr eld-m, bc .506, sd .252

45 grain weight difference(26.8% lighter), 0.044" diameter difference(14.3% less diameter)

lots of big game killed with 100 gr partition out of .243 to 300 yards with roughly 2950 fps launch that not too many seem to argue, partition bc .384, sd .242, that's 18.7% less weight than the 123 and 40.5% less than the 168 and 8% less diam than 123 and 21% less than 168, while the .243 partition example is going a whopping 10% faster with 4% less sd than the 123 gr Grendel...while burning 26% more powder

i know both the .243 and Grendel combo's work well and compare well to each other, i'll take the slower heavier fatter Grendel over the faster lighter .243, both will get'r'done, the Grendel just more efficient by doing essentially the same thing with 26% less powder burned and arguably the higher sd of the Grendel 123 gr bullets would be better choice for any 3rd class game opportunities as well as being over 120 grains in weight with larger frontal area that many seem to prefer

the 6.5 Grendel in practical purposes is the 21st century love child of the .243 win & the 30-30, or you could also call it a 6.5 Creedmoor Short, or the baby .308 win

not trying to tout it as an 800 yard elk rig, but anywhere you'd choose a 30-30 or a .243 this will do the job of both nicely, and covers 0-300 yard big game work without breaking a sweat, which is where 98% of it all happens and 95% under 200 yards where it hardly matters at all what you use

Seems to me, youre touting the bullet more than the cartridge. It you feel the 123 gr anything is a 300 yd BG bullet out of a Grendel cartridge, you just have to do a bit more BG shooting to see the error in your thinking. Keep it to 100 yds effective range and you may finds a small following. There are a LOT of better cartridge & bullet combinations for any type of BG at all ranges, although not all are are suitable for those with a profound objection to a bit of recoil. Just what are you trying to prove with all this Grendel stuff anyway.