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6.5 GRENDEL
BULLETS & BRASS by Brian Pearce
Q
: After reading your article
(in Rifle magazine) on the
6.5s, I found an Alexander Arms
R-65-18 Hunter chambered for 6.5
Grendel and have been shooting
it nonstop. It does everything that
you claim, and the accuracy is
amazing with several 100-yard
groups hovering around 1⁄2 inch. I
have also tried it on paper targets
at 800 yards, and it is incredible
how well this gun and compact
cartridge perform.
Arms 6.5 Grendel, and I agree it
is an amazing cartridge. The following loads were developed using a Match Grade test barrel, but
the velocities obtained from your
Alexander Arms rifle should be
very similar. Try 29.1 grains of
Accurate 2520 for 2,513 fps, or
30.1 grains of Winchester 748 for
2,525 fps, or 31.2 grains of Hodgdon CFE 223 for 2,551 fps. All
three loads are approaching maximum and were accurate in a test
barrel. For comparison, Hornady 123-grain factory loads
clocked 2,515 fps from this
same barrel. I hope this information helps.
.40 S&W
Winchester 748, Hodgdon CFE 223 and
Accurate 2520 are excellent choices for
handloading 120- and 123-grain bullets
in the 6.5 Grendel.
Q: I always enjoy your articles and appreciate the
detailed information you provide. I handload for several
revolver cartridges, and you
have offered outstanding loads
and advice that have worked very
well for me.
Having used up most of my Hornady factory loads, it is time to
begin handloading, and I would
like data for the 120- and 123-grain
A-MAX bullets. I would like to
reach at least 2,500 fps, or more if
possible. And since powders are
so difficult to obtain right now,
maybe you could offer loads for
two or three different powders. I
very much appreciate your help.
– D.M., Page AZ
I also handload for the .40 S&W
and enjoyed your article in the
October 2014 issue of Handloader
(No. 292), which was long overdue. I have found a source for lowcost, swaged-lead 180-grain bullets,
which brings me to my question.
Can I substitute data that you provided with the Oregon Trail 180grain cast bullets with swaged
lead bullets of the same weight?
Thank you in advance.
–T.S., via e-mail
A: I am glad that you have been
so happy with your Alexander
A: I have not tried swaged-lead
bullets in the .40 S&W, but I have
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Cast bullets in the .40 S&W, such as
Oregon Trail’s Laser Cast, are a better
option than swaged lead bullets.
used them in the 9mm Luger and
other pistol cartridges. Unless velocity is rather low at around 700
to 800 fps maximum, and your
“supplier” is using a high-quality
lubricant, you might experience
some barrel leading. Additionally,
extremely light loads might not
cycle the action of your pistol.
Unless there is a specific reason
that you want to use swaged-lead
bullets, I would steer you to the
Oregon Trail bullets that were used
in the article, which, when held
to around 800 to 850 fps, create
minimal barrel leading.
.45 ACP
Q: I am looking for load information for the .45 ACP using the
Barnes 185-grain XPB bullet. I
have two guns that I will load for –
a Smith & Wesson Model 1911PD
(5-inch barrel with alloy frame)
and a Glock Model 30. I would like
a load that will reach full-performance potential but that is not excessive or will damage the guns.
The gentleman at the gun shop
where I purchase bullets explained
that this is a very difficult bullet to
handload safely and that there are
only one or two powders that will
work in my application. This is
where your name came up as a resource to help. Is it possible to
reach 1,000 fps or more? I have on
hand Alliant Unique and Bullseye.
If these powders are not suitable,
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I am happy to purchase whatever
you might suggest. Any information you can forward would be
greatly appreciated.
– A.S., Missoula MT
A: There are actually many powders that are suitable for handloading the Barnes 185-grain XPB
in the .45 ACP. However, data that
was developed with conventional
cup-and-core bullets of the same
weight cannot be interchanged, as
the Barnes bullet seats much more
deeply, reducing powder capacity,
and has a longer bearing surface.
Since you have Alliant Unique
on hand, try 6.8 grains, which
will produce around 1,030 fps
from the 5-inch barrel of your
Model 1911PD. For a bit more velocity, try 8.0 grains of Alliant
Power Pistol powder for around
1,120 fps. Although this last load
is within “standard” pressure
guidelines, it is close to +P pressures. Incidentally, both of your
pistols are suitable for +P pressure loads, so this should not be a
concern.
same weight. I would be happy to
duplicate factory load velocities.
Any load data you can offer would
be appreciated.
– B.R., Worland WY
A: For reference, Remington advertises its 174-grain UMC Metal
Case bullet at 2,475 fps. I would
suggest using 40.5 grains of Accurate No. 2520 powder for 2,485
fps, or try 47.8 grains of Winchester 760 for 2,467 fps. Both loads
are within industry pressure limits that are currently established
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Q: I am hoping you can help me
find suitable load data for the .303
British. I have a supply of Hornady
174-grain Match bullets, but most
of the data in manuals is very mild,
usually running around 200 fps
slower than Remington factory
loads containing bullets of the
Accurate 2520 powder is suitable for
handloading the .303 British.
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John Haviland
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Upland
Game
A 12 gauge shooting 3-inch shells firing a stout load
of steel shot is best for wild pheasants.
he use of lead shot for hunting upland birds and small
game is currently prohibited
in some areas of 23 states.
For example, Illinois requires the use
of nontoxic shot on at least 10 of its
public dove hunting areas and Washington on all of its pheasant-release
sites. California will completely ban
ammunition containing lead bullets
and shot for all hunting by 2019. Like
it or not, requirements for nontoxic
shot are certain to increase in the
coming seasons.
To stay ahead of the curve, handloading hunters need
to start thinking about reloading nontoxic shot loads
that match their usual lead shot upland game loads.
Among those considerations are the kind of lead-free
shot, pellet velocity and size, and pattern density.
Unless you’re a hunter of considerable means, steel
is the only affordable nontoxic shot. In fact, steel shot
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prices have dropped significantly
over the last few years to the point
it is now less expensive than lead
shot. For example, Ballistic Products sells No. 2 steel for $1.60 a
pound, compared to $2 a pound
for No. 5 high antimony lead shot.
In contrast, tungsten-based shot
costs from $15 to $35 per pound
and bismuth shot sells for $25 per
pound.
My 12- and 20-gauge lead loads
cover dove, quail, ruffed, blue and
sharp-tailed grouse and pheasants.
Starting on the light side, these
loads consist of 3⁄4 ounce of No.
7 1⁄2 s with a muzzle velocity of 1,175
fps (20 gauge); 7⁄8 ounce of 7 1⁄2 s at
1,140 fps and an ounce of No. 6s
with a muzzle velocity of 1,200 fps
(20 and 12 gauge); 11⁄4 ounces of 6s
at 1,100 fps (20 gauge); and 11⁄4
ounces of No. 4s or 5s at 1,300 fps
(12 gauge).
To duplicate the energy of lead
shot with steel, the advice has always been to move up two shot
sizes larger. After shooting a bunch
of different 20- and 12-gauge lead
and steel shot loads, and comparing their penetration into paper-
needs to be larger than lead shot to
produce comparable energy, and
that larger shot translates into
fewer pellets.
That larger steel shot needs the
same, and in some cases even
slightly more, weight to match lead
shot loads for pellet counts:
Steel
shot
charge
(ounces)
shot
size
total
pellets
⁄4
⁄8
7
⁄8
1
11⁄8
6
6
6
4
2
245
286
286
203
142
3
7
Lead
shot
charge
(ounces)
shot
size
total
pellets
⁄4
3
⁄4
7
⁄8
1
71⁄2
8
71⁄2
6
257
301
300
221
3
Because steel pellets are round
and hard, they fly straight to re-
ucts to load various weights of Nos.
2, 4 and 6 steel shot. The loads were
truly hand-loaded. Alliant Steel
powder is so “fluffy” it does not
measure precisely from a charge
bar bushing, so each charge of
Steel must be weighed on a scale,
then poured into a case.
Most wads intended for steel shot
are so long they will not fit in a
reloading press wad guide and so
require insertion by hand. Nitro
cards and overshot cards must
also be inserted by hand. Loads
that include shot buffer require removing a case charged with shot
from the press, sifting the buffer
among the shot then reinserting
the case back into the press to
crimp the shell closed.
A 12 gauge gave some fairly
high handload velocities. The 2 3⁄4inch shells shot 7⁄8- and one-ounce
charges of steel 4s and 6s at about
1,500 fps with Blue Dot and Steel
powders and should make good
loads for doves to grouse. The 7⁄8
ounce of 4s at 1,500 fps should also
The components for a good upland
load (left to right): a 3-inch, 12-gauge
hull with Steel powder and 1 1⁄8
ounces of steel No. 2s.
back books, I’ll add that those
larger steel pellets must also be
fired as fast as possible to actually
match lead shot. Steel is 30 percent less dense than lead. So ounce
for ounce, steel contains more pellets than lead. An ounce contains
326 No. 6 steel pellets compared to
226 No. 6 lead pellets. Accordingly,
an ounce of steel shot produces a
much thicker pattern than an ounce
of lead shot. Some say that allows
shooting a lighter amount of steel
to produce patterns of nearly the
same density as lead, but steel shot
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main in a pattern. So about 10 to 15
percent less steel shot is required
to produce the same pattern density as lead shot.
Ballistic Products’ manual Status
of Steel 14th Edition and Lyman
Shotshell Reloading Handbook 5th
Edition were used for guidance in
selecting steel 12- and 20-gauge
loads for upland hunting; 12- and
20-gauge wads for steel shot were
also purchased from Ballistic Prod-
be deadly on pen-raised pheasants.
Recoil was a bit stiff, though, and
shooting a couple of boxes of
these loads while dove hunting
would frazzle even the most stalwart hunter by the end of the day.
Wild pheasants are clever late in
the season and take a hard hit to
kill. Creating enough clout for
those birds out to 40 yards takes a
3-inch shell firing an ounce of No.
2 steel at nearly 1,700 fps or 11⁄8
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ounces at 1,560 fps. However, No.
2 steel’s comparatively large surface area and light weight cause
it to rapidly lose velocity, and penetration was shallow compared to
lead 4s or 5s with a muzzle velocity of 1,300 fps.
Drive steel 2s (right) fast enough, and
the pellets can nearly equal the punch
of lead 5s (left).
Drive steel 4s (right) fast enough, and
they nearly equal the punch of lead 6s
(left).
I was somewhat disappointed
with the 20-gauge steel loads. Ballistic Products’ Advantages Manual
states, the “twenty gauge, using #4
steel pellets, is about the smallest
bore & steel pellet combination
you want to take to the field.”
Most of the 20-gauge steel loads
listed in Status of Steel contain 3⁄4ounce charges. The heaviest are
slightly over 9⁄10 ounce for Fiocchi
cases. Twenty-gauge shooters will
have to buy factory shells if they
want to hunt with heavier amounts
of steel. These one- and 11⁄16-ounce
factory loads, though, are about
200 fps slower than handloaded
3
⁄4 -ounce loads. The 20-gauge, 3inch shell fired 3⁄4 ounce of shot at
only 1,311 fps with 23.0 grains
of Alliant Steel. Status of Steel
stated velocity should have been
250 fps faster with 24.0 grains of
Steel.
Steel 6s (right) can nearly equal the
punch of lead 7 1⁄2 s (left).
Steel 6s (right) can equal the punch of
lead 8s (left).
Testing shot for penetration is inexact at best. Even pellets fired
from the same shell into uniform
ballistic gelatin vary up to a couple of inches. Varying depths of
penetration of steel and lead pellets also occur in game birds.
Many times, while dressing upland birds and waterfowl, I’ve
found pellets just under the skin
or barely buried into the breast on
the side the bird was shot, while
other pellets have punched clear
through the bird. This happens
quite often even with ruffed grouse,
Steel Upland Handloads
Table I
case
wad/card
powder
charge
(grains)
shot/buffer
charge
(ounces)
velocity
(fps)
BPPT2091
BPPT2091
CSD20/OS20
CSD20/OS20
NC20+CSD20/OS20
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
21.0
21.0
22.0
22.0
23.0
No. 4
No. 6
No. 6/8 grains SD-C buffer
No. 4/8 grains SD-C buffer
No. 4
3
⁄4
⁄4
3
⁄4
3
⁄4
3
⁄4
1,406
1,382
1,474
1,488
1,311
BP STS, 20-ga. 1⁄4-inch felt
WSF
20.5
20.5
34.5
34.5
No. 4
No. 6
No. 4
No. 6
7
⁄8
⁄8
7
⁄8
7
⁄8
1,161
1,139
1,465
1,466
34.0
35.0
36.0
43.0
37.0
33.5
No. 4
No. 2
No. 2
No. 2
No. 2
No. 2
1
1
11⁄8
11⁄8
11⁄8
11⁄8
1,537
1,670
1,365
1,560
1,430
1,440
20 Gauge:
Federal Plastic 23⁄4 inch
Federal Hi-Power Plastic 3 inch
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12 Gauge:
Remington STS 23⁄4 inch
BP Multi-Hull 3 inch
Remington Nitro Steel 3 inch
BPGS, BP12-TUFF
Blue Dot
BP Multi-Metal 23⁄4 inch,
20-ga. 1⁄8-inch felt
STS
CSD118
LBC43
LBC43
BP Multi-Metal 3 inch
Steel
Long Shot
Blue Dot
Steel
Blue Dot
Steel
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all loads.
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which have a thin skin and cover
of feathers. Perhaps some of those
pellets had bounced off a wing
bone or spine to come to their
shallow rest.
The various loads listed in Table
II also differed in individual penetration. To conduct the test, I
propped up paperback books and
shot them at 30 yards. Shot fired
from the same shell varied from
the shallowest to the deepest pellets by up to 50-some pages. For
instance, No. 6 steel, with a velocity of 1,382 fps 3 feet in front of the
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Steel shot and a thick shotcup (left)
occupy a lot of room in a shotshell
when compared to lead shot and an
appropriate wad (right).
shotgun’s muzzle, varied from 58
pages deep to 112 pages. One hundred pages in a book is about .25
inch.
I was able to fire 3⁄4 -ounce loads
of Nos. 4 and 6 steel at nearly
1,500 fps from 20-gauge, 2 3⁄4-inch
shells. The steel 6s fired at 1,474
fps about matched lead 8s shot at
1,131 fps for penetration, but steel
6s lagged behind lead 7 1⁄2 s a considerable depth. Steel No. 4s fired
at 1,488 fps stepped up to match
the lead 7 1⁄2 s. Additional velocity
does indeed help steel shot, because the 4s handloaded to top
speed actually penetrated more
deeply than the larger steel 2s
with a muzzle velocity 200 fps
slower from Remington Nitro factory 20-gauge shells. Those fast
steel No. 4s came up a bit short of
matching lead 6s.
The steel 6s should work fine
for doves. They perform okay on
ruffed grouse, because now that I
think about it, I’ve never shot a
ruff beyond 25 yards. The larger
steel 4s should be reliable for blue
and sharp-tailed grouse out to 35
yards, but if steel shot is required
for pheasants, my Beretta 20 gauge
will be left home during the late
season.
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Steel shot fired from 12-gauge,
2 3⁄4 -inch shells easily matches lead
loads for quail, dove and grouse. A
7
⁄8-ounce load of steel No. 6s con-
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Some shotcups for steel shot require
slits to form petals. Deeper cuts result
in longer petals that quickly peel the
wad from the shot for open patterns.
Shallow cuts enable the cup to remain
with the shot longer for tighter patterns.
tains about the same number of
pellets as 3⁄4 ounce of lead 8s. Penetration of the steel 6s at 1,466 fps
and lead 8s was also about the
same. If need be, Status of Steel
Table II
30-Yard
Comparisons
shot size
pages
charge velocity penetrated
(ounces) (fps)
20 Gauge:
6 copper-plated
lead
6 lead
7 1⁄2 lead
8 lead
4 steel
4 steel
6 steel
6 steel
11⁄4
1,113
178
1
7
⁄8
7
⁄8
3
⁄4
3
⁄4
3
⁄4
3
⁄4
1,244
1,138
1,131
1,406
1,488
1,382
1,474
185
159
90
120
154
105
112
20 Gauge Remington
Nitro Steel 3-Inch factory loads:
2 steel
3 steel
4 steel
1
1
1
1,296
1,310
1,322
120
105
100
11⁄4
11⁄4
7
⁄8
7
⁄8
1
1
11⁄8
1,293
1,310
1,465
1,466
1,537
1,436
1,560
256
250
130
95
158
150
203
12 Gauge:
4 lead
5 lead
4 steel
6 steel
4 steel
2 steel
2 steel
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Reloading steel takes a lot of handwork:
weighing powder, inserting wads and
putting overshot cards in place.
contains recipes to increase the
velocity of 7⁄8 ounce of steel up to
1,760 fps. However, the load’s recoil is rather distracting. An ounce
contains nearly the same number
of No. 4 steel pellets as lead No.
6 pellets. That ounce of steel 4s
starting out at slightly over 1,500
fps had nearly the same penetration as lead 6s.
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Above left, this 40-yard pattern was shot with 11⁄8 ounces of steel 2s in a 12-gauge,
3-inch magnum case through a light-modified choke. Right, this pattern was shot at
40 yards with one ounce of steel 4s from a 12 gauge.
Firing a heavier amount of steel
while keeping velocity up requires
stepping up to a 12-gauge, 3-inch
case. From a 3-inch case, 11⁄8 ounces
of steel 2s had an initial velocity
of 1,560 fps and penetration was
not all that much less than lead
4s and 5s. Perhaps those lead 4s
and 5s can be matched or exceeded with a steel load fired from
a 3 1⁄2-inch shell, but if I must endure the recoil from those big
shells, I’ll quit pheasant hunting
and take up golf.
Like it or not, upland game hunters are seeing regulations that prohibit the use of lead shot, with more
restrictions certain in the future,
but those rules do not mean hunters
must shoot inferior shotshells. By
selecting the correct size steel shot
and loading it to the right velocity,
steel shot handloads can match
traditional lead loads.
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