6.5mm Grendel

6.5mm Grendel — Photo: Grasyl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Rifle
Origin: United States
Designer: Bill Alexander and Janne Pohjoispää
Introduced: 2003
Case type: rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter: 6.71 mm
Case length: 38.70 mm
Overall length: 57.50 mm
Typical bullet: 90 gr
Typical velocity: 878 m/s
Typical energy: 2,248 J
Parent case: 5.6×39mm

Weapons chambered for it 4

Bolt-action riflesCZ 5277.62×39mm, .17 Hornet +8Czech Republic · 1990

Bolt-action riflesHowa Mini Action.223 Remington, 6.5mm Grendel +1Japan · 2015

Assault riflesRemington ACR5.56×45mm NATO, .450 Bushmaster +3United States · 2010

Bolt-action riflesRuger American Rifle.308 Winchester, .204 Ruger +15United States · 2011

Cartridges based on it 2

Sources

Wikipedia: 6.5mm Grendel, Wikipedia