I had one for about ten seconds
Something like 73gr of powder from fading memory
Just didn’t do it for me
Unnecessary for my needs
Sold it rapidly
6.5 prc overkill ?
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Something like 73gr of powder from fading memory
Just didn’t do it for me
Unnecessary for my needs
Sold it rapidly
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270 is much of a muchness in regards to powder along the lines of 6.5 284/prc
Leec6.5
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I use a 270 and a 6.5-284. If I had the choice it would only be the 6.5-284. It's more precise, less felt recoil, bullets buck the wind better and I can shoot more confidently with it. The only problem is it is definitely a home loaded machine, which can have disadvantages. Some land holders will only allow factory ammunition and if shooting high volumes of deer home loading takes time and that time could be used shooting deer. The prc has got factory offerings so it solves that issue.
Damage to carcasses is very little with the 6.5-284 because I normally head shoot.
If you could only choose one, a smaller deer cartridge that doesn’t beat animals up to 200 yards but was sub par at long range, or a magnum cartridge capable of deer at long range but a bit messy on small deer at close range, which would you choose?
The correct answer as far as I’m concerned is get at least one of each, but that’s just me
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Plenty of loads at 52-65 grains, similar to my .280.
Don’t need one as I have a .280…..m
I think it was primarily designed so that recoil why people could say they shoot a magnum.
One on top of two
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I use a 6.5 prc i find it to be an awesome chambering , does everything i need and knocks stuff flat .
I use THAC 122 grn copper @ 3200 fps for deer and the occasional long range troublesome fox .
And 147 ELDm for very long range fun on steel . ( will also nail the Mile if thats your thing too )
I use THAC 122 grn copper @ 3200 fps for deer and the occasional long range troublesome fox .
And 147 ELDm for very long range fun on steel . ( will also nail the Mile if thats your thing too )
Don't know as I've never owned one. Never felt undergunned with my 6.5 Swede
Leec6.5
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The only rifle I’ve regretted selling!Never felt undergunned with my 6.5 Swede
It's a small magnum on the order of a 257Wby, just more efficient and uses all the fancy new bullets.
Certainly not overkill, and bullet choice will decide the damage at the ranges and species you shoot.
If I didn't have a 257Wby, I'd be tempted by a PRC. I mean I'd go for a 6.5 Wby RPM, but potatoes tomatoes
Certainly not overkill, and bullet choice will decide the damage at the ranges and species you shoot.
If I didn't have a 257Wby, I'd be tempted by a PRC. I mean I'd go for a 6.5 Wby RPM, but potatoes tomatoes
You mean the Old Man’s Creedmoor?
Leec6.5
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The proper original 6.5 before the ladies version was inverted!
All deer legal cartridges kill the UK deer effectively at sensible ranges. I don’t think one cartridge is appreciably better than another unless there is a very specific application. My tuppence worth would be to pick the rifle and cartridge you can shoot the most accurately…and feed if you don’t hand load.
Eh, less of the Creemdoor!
Following the historic success of the 6.5 Creedmoor, Hornady partnered with George Gardner of GA Precision to build a version optimized for the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) circuit. Necking down a .300 Ruger Compact Magnum (RCM) case, they created a short-action cartridge that pushes identical 6.5mm bullets roughly 200–250 feet per second faster than the Creedmoor. It quickly earned a reputation as a flat-shooting, inherently accurate "tack-driver" for target shooters and deer hunters alike.
While the 6.5 PRC conquered the short-action market, Hornady's engineering team—partially inspired by heavy gun benchrest frustrations—began working on a heavy-hitting 30-caliber powerhouse. The cartridge found its true validation when the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) requested an ammunition solution capable of maintaining a 50% hit probability on man-sized targets out to an extreme 2,000 yards.
Hornady necked down the beltless .375 Ruger case. By optimizing the chamber throat specifically around heavy projectiles like their 225-grain ELD Match bullet, they beat out legacy magnums. The Department of Defence officially awarded contracts for the .300 PRC, cementing it as an elite, extended-range sniper system.
The final piece of the core PRC puzzle was introduced to bridge the vast gap between the mild 6.5 and the punishing recoil of the .300. 7mm (.284 caliber) bullets inherently possess some of the highest ballistic coefficients in the shooting world. By applying the exact same design constraints to the .375 Ruger parent case, Hornady created the 7mm PRC. It drives 175-to-180-grain bullets at 3,000 fps with 20% more energy than a 6.5 Creedmoor, but with significantly less shoulder-punishing recoil than a .300 Win Mag.
While the 6.5 PRC conquered the short-action market, Hornady's engineering team—partially inspired by heavy gun benchrest frustrations—began working on a heavy-hitting 30-caliber powerhouse. The cartridge found its true validation when the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) requested an ammunition solution capable of maintaining a 50% hit probability on man-sized targets out to an extreme 2,000 yards.
Hornady necked down the beltless .375 Ruger case. By optimizing the chamber throat specifically around heavy projectiles like their 225-grain ELD Match bullet, they beat out legacy magnums. The Department of Defence officially awarded contracts for the .300 PRC, cementing it as an elite, extended-range sniper system.
The final piece of the core PRC puzzle was introduced to bridge the vast gap between the mild 6.5 and the punishing recoil of the .300. 7mm (.284 caliber) bullets inherently possess some of the highest ballistic coefficients in the shooting world. By applying the exact same design constraints to the .375 Ruger parent case, Hornady created the 7mm PRC. It drives 175-to-180-grain bullets at 3,000 fps with 20% more energy than a 6.5 Creedmoor, but with significantly less shoulder-punishing recoil than a .300 Win Mag.
This.
A pal has one, since he bought it the prices have got out of control. Inside ‘normal’ stalking distances not doing much other won’t. If you desire a lot of horsepower and 70g of powder, 7mm RM does it all very well.
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