6.5 PRC?

[Huey Deer Processing]

I’d go 300win over 6.5 PRC.
More power and easier to find.

 

[wpalm00]

I’d go 300win over 6.5 PRC.
More power and easier to find.

To each his own but most people’s shoulders would pick the 6.5PRC over a 300WM any day.

 

[greg vess]

I’d go 300win over 6.5 PRC.
More power and easier to find.

I shot a friends 7 PRC and the recoil is brutal. It's basically a 7 mm magnum on steroids. I can't imagine the 300 PRC because it's hit harder than the 300 Win Mag. Unless you plan on hunting moose or grizzly bear I would think the 300 PRC would be way too much gun. Considering the fact you can kill a deer with a 223 a 300 win Mag is too much gun I think. I just don't understand all that firepower to bring down a deer.

Initially I was going to build a 7 PRC. But a few of the members here talk me out of it because of the recoil and how it wouldn't be enjoyable to shoot. My hat's off to them cuz they were correct. It would not be a gun I'd want to shoot at the range very often and would have been a wasted build. The 6.5 PRC is a perfect combination of power accuracy and mild recoil. It hits just a little harder than a 6.5 Creedmoor and nowhere near 30-06. And the 30-06 recoil is milder than the 7 PRC or the 300 PRC. So that pretty much rules out any range work.

One of my lifelong friends Tony took a deer at 680 yards with 6.5 PRC. He has one of the Bergara highline rifles with the Trijicon scope. He bought one of those Kenton industries BDC turret tapes. He just lazed the distance and dialed it in on the turret and the deer dropped like a sack of wet clams. That should give you an idea of the power and accuracy of that round.

 

[Huey Deer Processing]

To each his own but most people’s shoulders would pick the 6.5PRC over a 300WM any day.

Get a muzzle brake or be tougher lol

 

[Huey Deer Processing]

I shot a friends 7 PRC and the recoil is brutal. It's basically a 7 mm magnum on steroids. I can't imagine the 300 PRC because it's hit harder than the 300 Win Mag. Unless you plan on hunting moose or grizzly bear I would think the 300 PRC would be way too much gun. Considering the fact you can kill a deer with a 223 a 300 win Mag is too much gun I think. I just don't understand all that firepower to bring down a deer.

Initially I was going to build a 7 PRC. But a few of the members here talk me out of it because of the recoil and how it wouldn't be enjoyable to shoot. My hat's off to them cuz they were correct. It would not be a gun I'd want to shoot at the range very often and would have been a wasted build. The 6.5 PRC is a perfect combination of power accuracy and mild recoil. It hits just a little harder than a 6.5 Creedmoor and nowhere near 30-06. And the 30-06 recoil is milder than the 7 PRC or the 300 PRC. So that pretty much rules out any range work.

One of my lifelong friends Tony took a deer at 680 yards with 6.5 PRC. He has one of the Bergara highline rifles with the Trijicon scope. He bought one of those Kenton industries BDC turret tapes. He just lazed the distance and dialed it in on the turret and the deer dropped like a sack of wet clams. That should give you an idea of the power and accuracy of that round.

Never said anything about deer hunting but I agree that it’s overkill for deer.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

I shot a friends 7 PRC and the recoil is brutal. It's basically a 7 mm magnum on steroids. I can't imagine the 300 PRC because it's hit harder than the 300 Win Mag. Unless you plan on hunting moose or grizzly bear I would think the 300 PRC would be way too much gun. Considering the fact you can kill a deer with a 223 a 300 win Mag is too much gun I think. I just don't understand all that firepower to bring down a deer.

Initially I was going to build a 7 PRC. But a few of the members here talk me out of it because of the recoil and how it wouldn't be enjoyable to shoot. My hat's off to them cuz they were correct. It would not be a gun I'd want to shoot at the range very often and would have been a wasted build. The 6.5 PRC is a perfect combination of power accuracy and mild recoil. It hits just a little harder than a 6.5 Creedmoor and nowhere near 30-06. And the 30-06 recoil is milder than the 7 PRC or the 300 PRC. So that pretty much rules out any range work.

One of my lifelong friends Tony took a deer at 680 yards with 6.5 PRC. He has one of the Bergara highline rifles with the Trijicon scope. He bought one of those Kenton industries BDC turret tapes. He just lazed the distance and dialed it in on the turret and the deer dropped like a sack of wet clams. That should give you an idea of the power and accuracy of that round.

7prc has a pleasant recoil impulse. Very manageable.

 

[greg vess]

7prc has a pleasant recoil impulse. Very manageable.

The gun I shot was a light weight hunting rig. That SOB like to ripped my shoulder off! Pleasant hell! LOL it might have been a lot better if it had a muzzle break on it but this one didn't.

 

[greg vess]

My 6.5 PRC.. Howa barreled action in a Boyd's AT ONE stock and a Athlon. 6-24×56 illuminated scope. The scope list for around 700 but a member hooked me up with a insane low price. The whole combo is a joy to shoot. I have only stretched it out to 350 yards but it hits what I aim at so I am completely satisfied with it. So satisfied I am looking at getting a second rifle in 6.5 PRC. Definitely my favorite cartridge to date.

 

[RomeWolf]

Always makes me laugh.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

Always makes me laugh.

The play is to run heavier pills than the 140's in a 6.5 prc. Take advantage of the higher bc's of the 264 vs the 270 pills as well.

Getting 2890 with 140's on my 6.5 creedmoor.