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With the addition of the 6.5 Grendel® to the product lineup at Alexander Arms, the history
of no compromise design, engineering and innovation continues. The 6.5 Grendel® provides
an extreme range capability for hunting, competition and tactical applications at ranges
way beyond those previously achievable with this class of weapon. The 6.5 Grendel® has
the flexibility to move from lightweight varmint bullets in the 90 grain class, which offer
superb accuracy for competition and small game shooting, to mid weight 108/120 grain
competition bullets and then on to 130 and 140 grain bullets, ideal for longer range,
tactical shooting.
The 6.5 Grendel® is challenging the status quo in Military and Law Enforcement units around
the world. First unveiled in May 2003 at the Blackwater Training facility in NC, the 6.5
Grendel® out-shot the 7.62 NATO at range with half the recoil. Still supersonic at 1200 yards,
the 6.5 Grendel® delivered superior external ballistics to the 7.62 NATO. Utter reliability,
superior external and terminal ballistics than the current state of the art, outstanding
accuracy in a lightweight M16/AR-15 platform it is what appears to be the pinnacle for
what may be achieved in the M16/AR-15 chassis. The 6.5 Grendel® is not a series of
compromises, but rather the perfect marriage of mechanical function, internal, external and
terminal ballistics all working in harmony.
Shooting a 123-grain Lapua Scenar with a ballistic coefficient of .547 and a muzzle velocity
of 2600 fps delivers outstanding accuracy out to 1200 yards. At 600 yards, tennis ball size
targets are no match for this flat shooting round. For extreme accuracy, formidable terminal
ballistics and long range applications, the 6.5 Grendel® from Alexander Arms is unbeatable.
Compared to the 5.56 the 6.5 Grendel® with roughly twice the lead mass gives you the
potential for twice the mass of fragments, and if maximum fragmentation is coincident with
maximum temporary cavity, the terminal ballistics are quite convincing indeed all in a
package that shoots flatter, with 50% less felt recoil than 7.62 NATO M80 ball.
Again, Alexander Arms is ahead of the curve. Currently in testing with the US Military for
widespread adoption, the 6.5 Grendel® seems assured a place in history.
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