Description
Good brass is where every accurate handload starts, and Hornady 6.5 Grendel unprimed cases give you a solid, consistent base to build on. These are new, American-made cases drawn to tight tolerances and inspected along the way, so you spend less time sorting and prepping and more time loading. Whether you're feeding an AR-15 platform rifle or a bolt gun chambered in 6.5 Grendel, this brass is ready to prime, charge, and seat.
What Sets Hornady 6.5 Grendel Brass Apart
Hornady measures for tight wall concentricity and uniform case wall thickness, which is exactly what benchrest crowd has preached for decades when it comes to accuracy. Consistent wall thickness helps the bullet seat straight in the case and chamber square in your rifle, and uniform weight and internal capacity keep your charges and pressures predictable from case to case. Hornady also runs its brass through a pressure calibration test to confirm uniform case expansion during firing, so you're starting with a known quantity instead of guessing.
Loading the 6.5 Grendel Unprimed Cases
These cases use a small rifle primer pocket, so plan your primer selection accordingly. The flash hole is a standard size, which means you don't need a magnum primer to get reliable ignition, and virtually any quality small rifle primer will do the job. Because most 6.5 Grendel rifles run on the AR-15 platform, most published load data keeps things in a sensible pressure range, giving you plenty of room to work up an accurate load and get several reloads out of each case with proper prep.
The 6.5 Grendel earned its reputation as a low-recoil, flat-shooting round that punches well above its size on deer-sized game and steel at distance. Starting with quality brass is the easiest way to get the most out of that performance, and Hornady's cases deliver the uniformity serious reloaders look for. Just remember this is a reloading component and not loaded ammunition.
Key Specifications
- Manufacturer: Hornady
- Manufacturer Part Number: 86283
- UPC: 090255862836
- Caliber: 6.5mm Grendel
- Case Material: Brass
- Condition: New, Unprimed
- Primer Pocket Size: Small Rifle
- Primer Pocket Type: Boxer
- Quantity: 50 Cases Per Box
- Product Type: Rifle Reloading Brass
- Shipping Weight: 0.9375 lbs
What’s Included
- 50 new, unprimed Hornady 6.5 Grendel brass cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What primer size does Hornady 6.5 Grendel brass use?
This brass uses a small rifle primer pocket. The flash hole is a standard size, so you don't need a magnum primer for reliable ignition. Just about any quality small rifle primer will work well for your loads.
Is this Hornady 6.5 Grendel brass primed or loaded ammunition?
No. These are new, unprimed brass cases sold as a reloading component only. There is no primer, powder, or bullet included, so you'll prime, charge, and seat them yourself. This is not loaded ammunition.
How many cases come in a box?
Each box contains 50 new unprimed 6.5 Grendel cases. That's a convenient amount for working up a load or building a batch for a range session without over-committing. Grab multiple boxes if you want to prep a larger run at once.
Will this brass work in an AR-15 chambered in 6.5 Grendel?
Yes. The 6.5 Grendel was designed around the AR-15 platform, and this Hornady brass is made to SAAMI spec for those chambers. It also works well in bolt-action rifles cut for the cartridge.





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