I was just reading the ballistics for the 6.5 Grendel and was surprised how fast it can push a 130 grain bullet. Very close to the much larger 6.5 Swedish Mauser case and with a 29 inch barrel.
The test I read was in an AR with a 16” barrel.
Yes ....I have a old swedish mauser that I use for whitetails and mulies and the 6.5 Grendel’s ballistics are indeed close !
My niece loves to hunt with me and my brother so I built her a Rem Model 7 in 6.5 Grendel with a 3.5-10X VXIII Leupold, stock sock, neoprene sling , and case and gave it too her for her birthday last year. She loves it ! After I built it I almost decided to keep it .....:o)
Good caliber for my needs.