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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jcann" data-source="post: 3862058" data-attributes="member: 33119">The Grendel was designed for the AR platform therefore its store bought ammo will be limited to SAAMI spec 52,000 psi. If one shoots it out of a bolt action you can probably push the max pressure limit with reloads but I wouldn’t attempt doing it in an AR.What does ”better than 308” mean? Yes it’s better than a 308 in regards to less recoil. Yes with certain loads it will shoot slightly flatter to a degree than a 308 with certain loads.Is it the be all end all chambering for the lower 48? Not no but hell no. Will it work for a 150 yard deer gun? Most definitely, but so would a 6mm Creedmoor, 243, 22 Creedmoor, 308, 7-08 …………..If you reload for the 308 you can take a 110 grain Sierra Varmint bullet and probably shoot it over 3,000fps or kick it up to a 190 grain Sierra Match King at 2,500fps. You have much greater versatility with a 308 than a 6.5 Grendel. [USER=15054]@swampratt[/USER] has done a lot of reloading for the 308 and can go into far greater detail than I.</blockquote>