6.5 Grendel
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The 6.5 Grendel (or 6.5mm Grendel) is a fairly new rifle cartridge that was developed by Bill Alexander of Alexander Arms and Arne Brennan of Competition Shooting Sports. This cartridge is an evolution of Dr. Lou Palmisano's 6.5 mm PPC case. The Grendel was designed as a low recoil, high accuracy, long-range cartridge for the AR-15 platform.
Performance
Enthusiasts claim that this round is an ideal middle ground between the 5.56 NATO and the 7.62 NATO, taking the best attributes of each. According to the manufacturers, it has a flatter trajectory and retains greater muzzle energy at extended ranges than both above cartriges. It is a direct competitor with the 6.8 SPC cartridge recently introduced and fielded by limited operators in Iraq.Muzzle velocity
- 6.99 g (108 gr) Full Metal Jacket(FMJ): 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s)
- 7.97 g (123 gr) Full Metal Jacket(FMJ): 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s)
- 9.33 g (144 gr) Full Metal Jacket(FMJ): 2,450 ft/s (750 m/s)
See also
- List of firearms
- List of handgun cartridges
- List of rifle cartridges
- List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
External links
- [Alexander Arms]
- [John Hanka's "The Case for a Lightweight Medium Machine Gun"]
- [Gunblast Review of the 6.5 Grendel]
- [6.5 Grendel Cartridge Guide at 6mmBR.com]
- [Defense Review on the 6.5 Grendel]
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