How does the 6.5 Grendel and Creedmoor compare and recoil

[BigThicketBoy]

Was pretty much set on the 6.5 Grendel for the kids rifle but with the deal on the Creedmoor might go that route if the recoil is about the same

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[Fordnandez]

I bet it quite a bit more but maybe put a break on it? IMO my 270 bolt action with a break on it kicks the same as my 6.5 grendel in an AR platform but maybe I am delusional.

[adam_p]

Creedmoor thumps harder than the Grendel and the creemoor I shot was a RPR which is pretty heavy.

[Traildust]

243 vs 300mag

[hogslayer78]

Was pretty much set on the 6.5 Grendel for the kids rifle but with the deal on the Creedmoor might go that route if the recoil is about the same

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The gun I posted is heavyyyyy. They do have 25% off the axis and $100 rebate also. It would be well under $200 after rebate, and they have It in 6.5 also. I beieve they were $299 plus 25% off and then your $100 rebate.

[kmon]

Noticeably less recoil from the Grendel, even if shooting the same weight bullets. More powder more velocity = more recoil. Put that Grendel in an AR and it gets more if a difference in with the gas system reduction. In my 9lb pound Grendel AR without any muzzle device I can watch the bullet hit with the scope set at 10X. Little info from recoil calculator. can push the Creedmoor a bit htter for more velocity but figure a good comparison

Recoil Grendel 8lb rifle


Grendel 7lb rifle


Creedmoor with same 130gr bullet 8lb rifle

[Outbreaker]

My Grendel AR the platform with a suppressor.......The recoil is so small I can watch the bullet hit in the crosshairs!!!!!!!

See the pink mist baby!!!!!!!!

[MD2TX]

My 6.5 Grendel AR with a muzzle brake has almost no recoil. It's like shooting a .22lr

[mzurovec]

Shot my Grendel AR today and the recoil is extremely minimal with a nice break on it. I've only shot Creedmoors without breaks and the recoil isn't bad (maybe like a .243?), but that being said it seems like the Grendel is noticeably less.

[kmon]

The examples I gave above are for bolt actions

With the rifles the same weight a Grendel recoils about 30% less than a Creedmoor
With the Grendel rifle weighing a pound less than the creedmoor the Grendel is has about 25% less recoil. That is more of a real world scenario since the factory Grendel bolt actions will finish off about a pound less than a Creedmoor.

In an AR the Grendel is not that much more than a 223 in recoil

[switchbackxt]

I may be partial but I say go with the Grendel

[Balcones_Walker]

243 vs 300mag

LOL

For a grownup they're both negligible, but yeah for kids I'd go Grendel.

[kmon]

I know I am partial to the Grendel, what's not to like, accurate, low recoil, efficient, easy to shoot with enough energy for anything in Texas except a few big exotics. I have killed deer with 35 different cartridges and none really killed them any better than the Grendel.

After getting a :custom: bolt action built a few years ago (before there were any factory options), that is all I have hunted with. Thinking about making a lot of room in the safe selling off some other than a couple big guns incase of doing another elk hunt and the family guns that are in there and a few small caliber guns.

[Mike D]

Kmon is spot on.

The difference will be noticeable for a kid.


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[WTJim]

6.5 Grendel all the way