[tx65]

Flynet,

The 6.5 Grendel round loaded with a 123 grain bullet will weigh approximately 60 grains more per round then the 5.56 Nato loaded with a 77 grain bullet. As far as weight load for a solider carrying 10 magazines, this would transulate out to slighty over 2 additional pounds. Obviousally, the majority of the 60 grain increase per round is the 46 grain increase in bullet weight. When you consider the increased terminal effectivness, the extra 2 pounds becomes acceptable.

The 1,000 ft lbs at 1,000 yards is based on a 128 grain bullet at 2750 fps. The bullet is a VLD (Very Low Drag) design with a .560 Ballistic Coefficent. If you have access to a ballistics computer, simply enter the parameters making sure to use the proper G7 drag profile for VLD projectile designs.

If you havent seen it, there is a video clip from Armed Forces Journal Int'l of the 6.5 Grendel in action. This video clip can be found at defensereview.com. In addition, Shotgun News had a 4 page article on the cartridge and rifle in the full color October 6,2003 issue.

The cartridge and rifles will be commercially released in February 2004.

[FlyVet]

Thanks for the info. I have always been impressed with 6mm PPC ballistics, same with the new .260 Rem. So, out of curiousity, I did a Google search for "6.5mm PPC", and sure enough, some genious had already been working on it. Amazing something so small could have so much power, a true varmint-to-deer cartridge with plenty of range and accuracy for either purpose.