Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 6.5 Grendel with .264 | 100gr | Barnes Solid bullet and 44 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are SNPE Vectan SP 10, ADI AR 2219 and Shooters World AR Plus.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,198 psi | 85% | 2631 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2015ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,876 psi | 78% | 2654 fps | 99.3% |
| Accurate 2460ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,865 psi | 87% | 2746 fps | 97.8% |
| Accurate 2495ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,547 psi | 57% | 2507 fps | 97.4% |
| Accurate 2520ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,758 psi | 74% | 2674 fps | 96% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,981 psi | 87% | 2638 fps | 98.9% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2644 fps | 97.4% |
| ADI AR 2205 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,402 psi | 89% | 2543 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,475 psi | 89% | 2723 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,068 psi | 87% | 2772 fps | 98.9% |
| Alliant AR-Compᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,959 psi | 71% | 2671 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-10xᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,692 psi | 90% | 2772 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2687 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,721 psi | 88% | 2667 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmarkᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,936 psi | 83% | 2661 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H322ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,330 psi | 89% | 2792 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,111 psi | 85% | 2759 fps | 97.9% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,620 psi | 90% | 2677 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,531 psi | 54% | 1617 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,045 psi | 68% | 2644 fps | 97.7% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,474 psi | 88% | 2703 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,808 psi | 90% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D060 | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,026 psi | 90% | 2690 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,156 psi | 89% | 2769 fps | 97.4% |
| Lovex D073.5ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,024 psi | 87% | 2743 fps | 96.5% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,459 psi | 88% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,647 psi | 85% | 2710 fps | 100% |
| Norma 202ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,814 psi | 69% | 2605 fps | 96% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,401 psi | 53% | 1657 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,475 psi | 89% | 2684 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,272 psi | 89% | 2766 fps | 97.3% |
| Rottweil R 901ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,136 psi | 77% | 2644 fps | 96.8% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,156 psi | 89% | 2769 fps | 97.4% |
| Shooters World Buffalo Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,026 psi | 90% | 2690 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,431 psi | 89% | 2464 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,256 psi | 87% | 2772 fps | 98% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,560 psi | 86% | 2730 fps | 99.4% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,165 psi | 77% | 2579 fps | 96.8% |
| Somchem S335ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,859 psi | 73% | 2569 fps | 97.3% |
| Vihtavuori N110 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,531 psi | 86% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,547 psi | 89% | 2674 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,879 psi | 87% | 2680 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N133ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,150 psi | 75% | 2589 fps | 98.9% |
| Vihtavuori N135ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 36,289 psi | 62% | 2533 fps | 97.8% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,522 psi | 66% | 2438 fps | 98.8% |
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 86% | 29,501 psi | 50% | 2326 fps | 95.4% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 92% | 38,667 psi | 66% | 2539 fps | 95% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 94% | 27,412 psi | 47% | 2359 fps | 95.2% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,698 psi | 69% | 2621 fps | 95.2% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,302 psi | 60% | 2356 fps | 95.6% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 88% | 42,931 psi | 73% | 2503 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2205 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,414 psi | 84% | 2503 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,432 psi | 59% | 2425 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | 23.6 gr | 84% | 34,374 psi | 59% | 2457 fps | 95% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 82% | 24,279 psi | 41% | 2234 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,616 psi | 49% | 2313 fps | 96.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,926 psi | 61% | 2421 fps | 98.8% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,185 psi | 56% | 2339 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,282 psi | 79% | 2615 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 88% | 35,578 psi | 61% | 2487 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 90% | 38,566 psi | 66% | 2552 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,767 psi | 63% | 2398 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 22,916 psi | 39% | 1437 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 94% | 33,214 psi | 57% | 2490 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,734 psi | 52% | 2313 fps | 97.9% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,524 psi | 71% | 2477 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,038 psi | 85% | 2648 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 88% | 42,424 psi | 72% | 2612 fps | 95.3% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 44,657 psi | 76% | 2644 fps | 95.1% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,683 psi | 69% | 2441 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,169 psi | 55% | 2388 fps | 98.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 98% | 38,479 psi | 66% | 2559 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 22,960 psi | 39% | 1476 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,089 psi | 70% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,902 psi | 73% | 2612 fps | 95.2% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,856 psi | 68% | 2546 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | 25.7 gr | 88% | 42,424 psi | 72% | 2612 fps | 95.3% |
| Shooters World Buffalo Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,038 psi | 85% | 2648 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,218 psi | 65% | 2264 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | 25.6 gr | 88% | 39,407 psi | 67% | 2566 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,996 psi | 56% | 2402 fps | 95.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,610 psi | 67% | 2480 fps | 95.4% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 94% | 35,737 psi | 61% | 2434 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N110 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,051 psi | 82% | 2477 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,577 psi | 59% | 2392 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,717 psi | 47% | 2234 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,821 psi | 52% | 2320 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 94% | 30,052 psi | 51% | 2385 fps | 95.7% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 44 powders for 6.5 Grendel loaded with the .264 | 100gr | Barnes Solid. Hodgdon H322 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,792 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,617 fps to 2,792 fps. Accurate 2015 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 44 of the 44 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (405 MPa), the top charges use 53–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 100.0 gr projectile in 0.264" calls for a 1:10.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 2015, Accurate 2460, Accurate 2495 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. SNPE Vectan SP 10, ADI AR 2219, Shooters World AR Plus rank at the top here: for 6.5 Grendel with the .264 | 100gr | Barnes Solid they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.