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    I like the idea of a smaller lighter bolt action hunting rifle than the .308 class.

    For all those people who say they use a .223 to shoot deer, surely they would be better off with a grendel ? It must have a potentially good sized market in NZ.

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    I would be interested to see how many people in NZ actually use the caliber for hunting in either a semi-auto or bolt action format

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    Here's my 6.5 Grendel Aero/Alex Arms/Spikes upper build on a Schmeisser E-Cat lower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by keenbloke View Post
    I would be interested to see how many people in NZ actually use the caliber for hunting in either a semi-auto or bolt action format
    I know a chap who has both a semi auto and bolt action hunting rifle in 6.5 Grendel. he manages ok with them
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    Quote Originally Posted by dogmatix View Post
    Here's my 6.5 Grendel Aero/Alex Arms/Spikes upper build on a Schmeisser E-Cat lower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    6.5G will ring a ding at 500 but I wouldn't try to shoot an animal with it at that distance. 120gr doing 2400fps is really just a bush / close range load.
    Yep I've done reduced recoil youth loads for my 260, and I wouldn't like to push them on a deer much beyond 200 yards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    Yep I've done reduced recoil youth loads for my 260, and I wouldn't like to push them on a deer much beyond 200 yards.
    Took my zero stop out last night for a laugh, 4th round hit at 1060 on 10" gong with an almighty 560ft-lbs of energy I would limit my 260 with full power loads to 5-600. First shot last night cold bore 565 smoked it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Took my zero stop out last night for a laugh, 4th round hit at 1060 on 10" gong with an almighty 560ft-lbs of energy I would limit my 260 with full power loads to 5-600. First shot last night cold bore 565 smoked it
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    I’ve got a howa mini 6.5 grendel its bloody good
    Ive set mine up as a varmint goat and fallow deer gun
    Have a 260rem for bigger stuff
    So im currently running
    32.3gn cfe223 100gn sierra hollow point varmint
    In lapua brass with a cci br4 to set things in motion
    That’s a pretty light load I have had upto 34gn of cfe223 in it with the same bullet with no troubles and still a 0.5 inch group at 100
    But she’s bloody accurate at that lighter load shoots arround 0.3 inch at 100 if in on song which sadly isn’t all the time
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    That sounds awesome

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    Is it the varmint barrel or the normal barrel on your rifle? Stainless ?

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    Bog standard blued one of the 1st landed in nz
    I pre ordered it
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    glad to see the howa mini actions can shoot. i'd be well happy with that grouping @rambo-6mmrem

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    How do you find the feed in that mini action ?
    Have you tried out what's maximum OAL for the magazine ?

    What did you get done to the trigger ?
    How good was it from factory ?

 

 

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