Thread: Grendel Vs 223

Originally Posted by Tahr

I have no doubt the Grendel is a thing of beauty and a step up from the .223.

I wonder what projectiles you were using in the .223? Not dissing your experience but the heavy for caliber .223 bullets in the 70-80 grn class are great and make up for lack of energy by causing disproportional wound damage and physical trauma. Mine kills well and cleanly out to 250 odd yards and further.

A Grendel sounds a good option if you don't have a slow twist .223 but otherwise I'd stick to the .223.

We have primarily used the 55gn Hornady soft points, because the ,223 we have was a 'normal' twist.
These bullets do perform pretty well, and have seen stags and even one Bull tahr dropped with them out to 200+ yards.

I have a fast twist .223 now, so will be starting on the 70gn projectiles, I have no doubt they are much better, but a Grendel will still push a bigger bullet, have more energy and with the right bullet have deeper penetration and a similar wound channel.

The only real disadvantage to the grendel would be ammo cost/availability(compared to a .223), but if your comparing it with heavy .223 ammo, chances are your reloading anyway, so the difference is minimal