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6.5 PRC?
- Thread starter Russ-T
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I believe with with a hot load, a heavy bullet and we'll placed shot it will punch much harder than it's weight class. Easily! We can not forget it is a magnum cartridge. With a shallow seated heavy projectile and a hot, hot load that is. My Howa is a long action from the factory so it's prepped for longer bullets right out of the gate. That actually stumped me at first. I was looking at ordering a Boyd's stock for the barreled action I bought and Brownells listed it as long action. A member once ask what action can you use for a 6.5 Creedmoor. I looked on many other forums and had read many had used a long action for their builds for longer bullets. So I responded both can be used. Boy did I catch hell for that. 🤣 I was laughed at and mocked for suggesting it. Both bullets are based off the short action but Howa made their 6.5 PRC in a long action. HUH!
Let's say that is the truth, (and it likely is) what then, am I supposed to do with the others???
Not sure anyone on this forum wants the search to be over.
I know I don't want it to be over ! I have now started to entertain the idea of a 7 mm PRC. It will never end. I will always want another gun whether it be a different caliber or just a better one than I have. The 7 PRC would also fill that category but has much more recoil. I really believe the reason the 6.5 PRC got that label is because of the low recoil with a hard punch.
So in short here, I say keep the others.
Guns are like clothes. You don't always want to wear the same suit to work. Mix it up so you can appreciate each one with it's abilities and it's history. 😁
I love 7 PRC, and personally would choose it over 6.5 PRC. However, 6.5 PRC is softer shooting. My 7 PRC, is lightweight and in my mind is extremely soft shooting, so I see no reason to pick 6.5 over it unless I was going to shoot comps with it, where seeing hits and watching trace was paramount.
In short, if you have plans for Elk or larger, definitely go 7 PRC.
If you plan on shooting matches, and hunting mule deer or smaller go 6.5 PRC.
If you plan on doing both, go 7 PRC and 6.5 Creedmoor and skip the 6.5 PRC.
