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11/23/2024 5:38:22 PM EDT
I decided to switch my hunting rifle over to a Grendel this year and I'm glad I did.
High shoulder shot and he dropped where he stood.
Shot was from left to right with a Hornady 123gr SST out of a 12.5" barrel.
Second picture is the outside of the wound.
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11/23/2024 5:52:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Genin][Edited] [#1]
Waiting for someone to ask "did it die?"

I have long been a Grendel fan.  Have owned four different ones and think highly of it for hunting and especially for practical rifle matches.
11/23/2024 5:56:05 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Genin:
Waiting for someone to ask "did it die?"

I have long been a Grendel fan.  Have owned four different ones and think highly of it for hunting and especially for practical rifle matches.
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Haha.
This was my first time using a grendel on deer and I'm pretty impressed with the performance.
11/23/2024 5:58:04 PM EDT
[#3]
Damn Grendel has dropped over a dozen deer inside 250 yds, none ran more than 40-50 yds.  Suppressed Damn Grendel is best when you here the thump…
11/23/2024 6:06:11 PM EDT
[#4]
Can confirm. Have a 12.5" I use during the day and a 16" for night stuff. The 123 SST has been my go to for pigs and deer. Took a small buck this morning with one actually.

I will say I don't always get passthrough, which is debatable but just something I've noticed. Blood trails aren't as easy but stuff never usually gets very far so it doesn't matter much
11/23/2024 6:35:52 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By SanchoCobb:
Damn Grendel has dropped over a dozen deer inside 250 yds, none ran more than 40-50 yds.  Suppressed Damn Grendel is best when you here the thump
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Suppressed is the only way to go.
I really like the high shoulder shots.
Their ass end drops, they kick a few times and that's it.
11/23/2024 6:36:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By R3L04D:
Can confirm. Have a 12.5" I use during the day and a 16" for night stuff. The 123 SST has been my go to for pigs and deer. Took a small buck this morning with one actually.

I will say I don't always get passthrough, which is debatable but just something I've noticed. Blood trails aren't as easy but stuff never usually gets very far so it doesn't matter much
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Nice.
Congrats on the morning hunt!
11/23/2024 6:38:36 PM EDT
[#7]
LOVE 6.5 Grendel


11/23/2024 8:26:44 PM EDT
[#8]
I put together a Grendel using the PSA $200 bolt and 12" barrel deal.  

My son smoked a deer using the AAC Sabre Blade black tip ammo.

I also was impressed.  

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11/23/2024 10:08:12 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By PortaJohnPicasso:
I put together a Grendel using the PSA $200 bolt and 12" barrel deal.  

My son smoked a deer using the AAC Sabre Blade black tip ammo.

I also was impressed.  

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Cool!
I have some boxes of the Sabre black tip I plan on using when my Hornady run out.
The PSA ammo is so much cheaper!
11/23/2024 10:56:44 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Nobody69s:
Cool!
I have some boxes of the Sabre black tip I plan on using when my Hornady run out.
The PSA ammo is so much cheaper!
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It's pretty accurate out of our budget build, but we also shoot deer in the woods, and 50 yards is a long shot.  
11/24/2024 10:43:29 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By PortaJohnPicasso:


It's pretty accurate out of our budget build, but we also shoot deer in the woods, and 50 yards is a long shot.  
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The longest shot I have in my woods is about 100 yards so the grendel is perfect for it.
11/26/2024 11:19:40 AM EDT
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The 123gr SST from the 6.5G and the 120SST from the 6.8SPC are very effective deer cartridges, I really have great confidence when using both out to about 300 yards.
11/27/2024 9:33:25 PM EDT
[#13]
I shot a doe tonight with the 123 grain Sabre Blade Black Tip.  She fell right where she was standing.
11/28/2024 12:40:30 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Kabic:
I shot a doe tonight with the 123 grain Sabre Blade Black Tip.  She fell right where she was standing.
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Awesome.
Just the way I like it.

12/30/2024 11:19:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TurtlesAlltheWayDown][Edited] [#15]
123 Sabre black tip on 160ish lb deer at 170m.  Lung hit above heart, ran 50m.

Only complaint is very minimal blood trail
11/23/2025 10:32:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: XxSLASHERxX][Edited] [#16]
150 pound buck at 60 yards AAC Black Sabre.  DRT

I'm shooting a 20" AR15 upper.
N.R.A. High Power Master Class Shooter(Iron Sights)
Appleseed Distinguished Rifleman
11/23/2025 10:51:50 PM EDT
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Shot some AAA Sabre Black Tip on the Garmin today:

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Single digit SD explains why it shoots so well out of the 12.5"
11/29/2025 2:05:29 PM EDT
[#18]
I shot another two deer this year.
I used Federal fusion and neither passed through.
Both took off running.
One ran about 50 yards and the other about 20.
I'm thinking I'll switch back the SST rounds next year.

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