Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 6.5 Grendel with .264 | 87gr | IBEX TRD bullet and 33 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ADI AR 2219, SNPE Vectan SP 10 and Norma 200.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
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>> | 90% | 52,214 psi | 89% | 2844 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 2015ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,019 psi | 75% | 2799 fps | 98% |
| Accurate 2460ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,182 psi | 84% | 2897 fps | 96% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,880 psi | 88% | 2828 fps | 98% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,431 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 96.1% |
| ADI AR 2205 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,517 psi | 88% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,082 psi | 87% | 2904 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,344 psi | 89% | 2976 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant AR-Compᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,017 psi | 70% | 2825 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-10xᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,908 psi | 87% | 2940 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,343 psi | 86% | 2861 fps | 99.8% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,140 psi | 85% | 2822 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon H322ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,198 psi | 85% | 2940 fps | 97.6% |
| Hodgdon H335ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2963 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,343 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 97.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,546 psi | 54% | 1745 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4198ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,895 psi | 90% | 2920 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,474 psi | 88% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D060 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,562 psi | 89% | 2818 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,909 psi | 88% | 2933 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,444 psi | 54% | 1788 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,821 psi | 87% | 2858 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Buffalo Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World SOCOM | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,185 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,111 psi | 87% | 2641 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,707 psi | 90% | 2979 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,619 psi | 88% | 2933 fps | 98.6% |
| Vihtavuori N110 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,562 psi | 89% | 2733 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,097 psi | 87% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,776 psi | 83% | 2835 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N133ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,293 psi | 72% | 2726 fps | 97.4% |
| Vihtavuori N135ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,998 psi | 60% | 2661 fps | 95.8% |
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% | 37,869 psi | 64% | 2589 fps | 97.6% |
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 90% | 33,040 psi | 56% | 2566 fps | 95% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,064 psi | 78% | 2841 fps | 95.3% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,827 psi | 66% | 2592 fps | 95.1% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,719 psi | 85% | 2789 fps | 95.5% |
| ADI AR 2205 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,240 psi | 82% | 2671 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,692 psi | 57% | 2579 fps | 99.5% |
| ADI AR 2219 | 26.2 gr | 90% | 40,741 psi | 69% | 2762 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 28,863 psi | 49% | 2516 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 30,008 psi | 51% | 2503 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,302 psi | 60% | 2569 fps | 97.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,233 psi | 67% | 2625 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,105 psi | 72% | 2789 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 96% | 45,440 psi | 77% | 2854 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,728 psi | 73% | 2684 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,351 psi | 40% | 1562 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,400 psi | 52% | 2457 fps | 96.2% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,582 psi | 69% | 2638 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,733 psi | 83% | 2815 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,987 psi | 68% | 2612 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | 22 gr | 80% | 31,952 psi | 54% | 2536 fps | 96.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,018 psi | 39% | 1594 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,987 psi | 68% | 2667 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Buffalo Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,733 psi | 83% | 2815 fps | 99.7% |
| Shooters World SOCOM | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,950 psi | 83% | 2782 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,565 psi | 64% | 2428 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | 28.3 gr | 94% | 46,369 psi | 79% | 2871 fps | 95.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 88% | 36,318 psi | 62% | 2638 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N110 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,818 psi | 80% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,866 psi | 58% | 2549 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,922 psi | 53% | 2467 fps | 95.2% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 94% | 35,679 psi | 61% | 2585 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 98% | 33,170 psi | 56% | 2615 fps | 95.1% |
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 33 powders for 6.5 Grendel loaded with the .264 | 87gr | IBEX TRD. SNPE Vectan SP 10 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,979 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,745 fps to 2,979 fps. Accurate 2015 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 33 of the 33 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (405 MPa), the top charges use 54–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 87.0 gr projectile in 0.264" calls for a 1:11.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 2015, Accurate 2460, Alliant AR-Comp 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. ADI AR 2219, SNPE Vectan SP 10, Norma 200 rank at the top here: for 6.5 Grendel with the .264 | 87gr | IBEX TRD 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.