6,5 mm Grendel

Test barrel: 610 mm (24”), 1 in 10” twist
Primers: Small Rifle
Cases: Lapua, trim-to length 38,50 mm (1.516”)

Bullet	6,5 g / 100 gr		Lapua, FMJ		C.O.L. 53,0 mm / 2.087 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N130	1,32	20.4	705	2313	1,54	23.8	784	2572
N133	1,51	23.3	728	2388	1,72	26.5	811	2661
N530	1,56	24.1	729	2392	1,79	27.6	829	2720
Bullet	6,5 g / 100 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N130	1,40	21.6	674	2211	1,76	27.2	840	2756
N133	1,57	24.2	728	2388	1,90	29.3	854	2802
N530	1,60	24.7	729	2392	1,90	29.3	858	2815
Bullet	7,0 g / 108 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N130	1,40	21.6	671	2201	1,69	26.1	791	2595
N133	1,51	23.3	689	2260	1,80	27.8	804	2638
N530	1,44	22.2	690	2264	1,73	26.7	821	2694
Bullet	7,8 g / 120 gr		Barnes, TSX		C.O.L. 57,0 mm / 2.244 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N133	1,17	18.1	578	1896	1,58	24.4	678	2224
N530	1,34	20.7	592	1942	1,62	25.0	707	2320
N540	1,58	24.4	631	2070	1,88	29.0	751	2464
Bullet	8,0 g / 123 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N133	1,36	21.0	609	1998	1,73	26.7	745	2444
N530	1,47	22.7	635	2083	1,73	26.7	763	2503
N135	1,29	19.9	593	1946	1,75	27.0	741	2431
Bullet	8,8 g / 136 gr		Lapua, Scenar-L		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N530	1,47	22.7	644	2113	1,65	25.5	725	2379
N135	1,33	20.5	597	1959	1,65	25.5	701	2300
N140	1,59	24.5	655	2149	1,83	28.2	731	2398
N540	1,67	25.8	661	2169	1,83	28.2	741	2431
Bullet	9,0 g / 139 gr		Lapua, Scenar		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N530	1,40	21.6	606	1988	1,60	24.7	694	2277
N135	1,23	19.0	547	1795	1,55	23.9	664	2178
N140	1,57	24.2	620	2034	1,78	27.5	706	2316
N540	1,64	25.3	642	2106	1,82	28.1	725	2379
Bullet	9,1 g / 140 gr		Lapua, Naturalis N507		C.O.L. 57,5 mm / 2.264 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N530	1,41	21.8	595	1952	1,65	25.5	694	2277
N140	1,42	21.9	579	1900	1,74	26.9	680	2231
N540	1,59	24.5	616	2021	1,86	28.7	714	2343
Bullet	9,3 g / 144 gr		Lapua, FMJBT		C.O.L. 57,1 mm / 2.248 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N530	1,40	21.6	610	2001	1,57	24.2	679	2228
N135	1,19	18.4	553	1814	1,37	21.1	621	2037
N140	1,49	23.0	640	2100	1,77	27.3	704	2310
N540	1,60	24.7	638	2093	1,80	27.8	718	2356
Bullet	10,1 g / 156 gr		Lapua, Mega		C.O.L. 57,4 mm / 2.260 inch
Powder	Starting load				Maximum load
Type	Weight		Velocity		Weight		Velocity
	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]	[g]	[grs]	[m/s]	[fps]
N530	1,28	19.8	539	1768	1,50	23.1	615	2018
N140	1,31	20.2	513	1683	1,62	25.0	627	2057
N540	1,38	21.3	537	1762	1,67	25.8	647	2123
N150	1,30	20.1	511	1677	1,62	25.0	615	2018

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