Thread: Powder and project recommendations 16" Grendel

123 ELDM and Lever Evolution. Getting 2300 out of a 12" barrel, and still some case capacity left to push for more.
What I did find is that most of the published loads are pretty weak, and designed for the AR platform. Bolt action rifles can take a lot more pressure, so you will be in unpublished territory chasing a reasonable velocity.
Good info from the Sierra bolt gun specific loads is the pressure they are loading for - 62,000psi. Bad info is that it's in a 24" barrel, and who realistically uses a 6.5 Grendel in a barrel that long?