135g Hornady a-tips 6.5 grendel

mel80 · June 25, 2020, 05:27 PM

Decided to try theese out in the gren and see how the compare to the nosler 130g rdf

Loaded my first 3 at 28.2 g of ppv
Deff the most expensive rounds I've loaded for this gun lol

mel80 · June 25, 2020, 09:34 PM

not impressed so far but i only tried 2 loads 28.2 and 28.5g of ppv
28.2 shot .732 edge to edge
28.5 shot .562 edge to edge
going to try 28.4 and 28.6 tommorow when theres enough light for the chrono

waveslayer · June 25, 2020, 10:16 PM

What was the velocity of those loads? Get a Labradar

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mel80 · June 25, 2020, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waveslayer

What was the velocity of those loads? Get a Labradar

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dont know couldnt pull my chrono out , and i wasnt really to worried about it yet was just looking for a range were they shot decent . at 28.5 they are good so ill work in that area in .1 increments , from now on ill use the chrono

what i do know is 130g projectile is going just over 2600fps at 29.2g's of the powder im using and a 140g projectile moves at 2400 fps with 28g of powder

so if i had to make a guess atm id say theese are right in the 2500 fps range

GeauxTide · June 27, 2020, 09:46 PM

You must be shooting a bolt gun. Hornady lists no data for a 140.

waveslayer · June 27, 2020, 09:50 PM

What platform are you shooting these from

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mel80 · June 28, 2020, 01:34 PM

im shooting these out of an ar in 6.5 grendel

Finally got around to shooting just a few more of the 135g a-tips out of the 6.5 grendel. just 4 rounds@100y .tried to beat the winds this am but they are already over 30mph so this was rushed af,was just no way to keep the wind from moving me around ,wasn't trying to b accurate but just get an idea and Chrono numbers .. 2512, 2515, 2519, 2515 fps for the 4 rounds , they show promise for sure

28.6g of alliant power pro varmint cci #400 hornaday brass oal of 2.260
if it wasnt for the wind moving me and the rifle around this would have been a excellent group

wont be able to push theese any harder and infact im going to back down to either 28.5 or 28.4g of ppv ive tested 28.5 and its good , im going to shoot 28.4 and see if its any better , either charge will put me just under 2500fps , and with the supressor i should be just over

mel80 · June 28, 2020, 01:36 PM

Since I had them all out from left to right 90g Speer tnt, midsouth monster match ,123g Hornady 123g eld-m ,130g rdf, 135g a-tips ,140g Hornady hpbt match

mel80 · June 28, 2020, 01:48 PM

btw grendels love heavy for caliber bullets some of the best shooting bullets i have shot are in the 130-140g class

130rdf 5 rds theese leave the muzzle at 2600 fps

and iirc this was the 140 eld-m and theese leve the muzzle at 2400 fps

gemihur · June 28, 2020, 03:19 PM

I use Sierra 140 gr. and get one shot knockdown in most hunting scenarios.
Same load in my contender and AR.
Very consistant!

June 25, 2020, 05:27 PM	#1
mel80 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2019 Posts: 365	135g Hornady a-tips 6.5 grendel Decided to try theese out in the gren and see how the compare to the nosler 130g rdf Loaded my first 3 at 28.2 g of ppv Deff the most expensive rounds I've loaded for this gun lol

June 28, 2020, 01:34 PM	#7
mel80 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2019 Posts: 365	im shooting these out of an ar in 6.5 grendel Finally got around to shooting just a few more of the 135g a-tips out of the 6.5 grendel. just 4 rounds@100y .tried to beat the winds this am but they are already over 30mph so this was rushed af,was just no way to keep the wind from moving me around ,wasn't trying to b accurate but just get an idea and Chrono numbers .. 2512, 2515, 2519, 2515 fps for the 4 rounds , they show promise for sure 28.6g of alliant power pro varmint cci #400 hornaday brass oal of 2.260 if it wasnt for the wind moving me and the rifle around this would have been a excellent group wont be able to push theese any harder and infact im going to back down to either 28.5 or 28.4g of ppv ive tested 28.5 and its good , im going to shoot 28.4 and see if its any better , either charge will put me just under 2500fps , and with the supressor i should be just over Last edited by mel80; June 28, 2020 at 01:43 PM.

June 25, 2020, 09:34 PM	#2
mel80 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2019 Posts: 365	not impressed so far but i only tried 2 loads 28.2 and 28.5g of ppv 28.2 shot .732 edge to edge 28.5 shot .562 edge to edge going to try 28.4 and 28.6 tommorow when theres enough light for the chrono

June 25, 2020, 10:16 PM	#3
waveslayer Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2013 Posts: 246	What was the velocity of those loads? Get a Labradar Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

June 27, 2020, 09:46 PM	#5
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,425	You must be shooting a bolt gun. Hornady lists no data for a 140.

June 27, 2020, 09:50 PM	#6
waveslayer Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2013 Posts: 246	What platform are you shooting these from Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

June 28, 2020, 01:36 PM	#8
mel80 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2019 Posts: 365	Since I had them all out from left to right 90g Speer tnt, midsouth monster match ,123g Hornady 123g eld-m ,130g rdf, 135g a-tips ,140g Hornady hpbt match

June 28, 2020, 01:48 PM	#9
mel80 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2019 Posts: 365	btw grendels love heavy for caliber bullets some of the best shooting bullets i have shot are in the 130-140g class 130rdf 5 rds theese leave the muzzle at 2600 fps and iirc this was the 140 eld-m and theese leve the muzzle at 2400 fps

June 28, 2020, 03:19 PM	#10
gemihur Member Join Date: July 5, 2011 Location: VA ridgelines Posts: 52	I use Sierra 140 gr. and get one shot knockdown in most hunting scenarios. Same load in my contender and AR. Very consistant!