To 6.5 or not to 6.5 that is the question!

[jthyttin]

I watched THLR recently on YouTube he said 6.5prc was an unnecessary expensive waste of time

No he didn't.

He said that he bought 6.5PRC to get 6-15cm margin of error in wind calls (@600m). He also said that he doesn't have use for the extra energy, since he believes in bullet placement (other people wouldn't necessarily sneeze at considerable extra velocity @600m).

That was assuming that recent Kyrgyzstan video was the right one, since you didn't specify it. I also left the 35min video to run in the background while doing other tasks, since I wanted to make sure there are no extra comments after the beginning.

 

[Neddle]

He says at the start it's an expensive waste of money

 

[Mungo]

Only time I'd want a prc is for sika , but that's why I've a 7mm rem mag

Sika are why I got a PRC, and I haven’t regretted it.

 

[Mungo]

He says at the start it's an expensive waste of money

To be fair, you could argue that all recreational stalking is an expensive waste of money…

 

[Siggy]

He says at the start it's an expensive waste of money

That pretty much sums up the net worth of deer stalking but at least you get something to eat which you can’t say about golf

 

[Lloyd90]

I prefer the extra clout of the 6.5 Creedmoor and choice to go heavier with bullet weights. Inside 200 yards you won’t really see much difference. I had both 243 and 6.5 Creedmoor in the cabinet 2 years ago, the 243 has since gone.
I would recommend a 24” barrel

Which makers do a 6.5 creed with a 24” barrel though.

 

[ColinBr]

Which makers do a 6.5 creed with a 24” barrel though.

Tikka for 1.

 

[Stumpy2]

Which makers do a 6.5 creed with a 24” barrel though.

Mines a rebarreled Remington 700, gun trader has tikka, wetherby, howa, sauer, beggars, seekins, sako with 24” barrels listed as in stock in the UK

 

[Keith Edmunds]

An extra few hundred foot pounds, the option to shoot bullets up to around 135 grains and bullets with a higher BC.

This and pretty much guaranteed exit wound and blood trail.

 

[Andy Mauthe]

Which makers do a 6.5 creed with a 24” barrel though.

I have an Anschutz 1782 in 6.5CM with a 23” barrel that’s a tack driver. And a Heym SR21 in 6.5CM custom configuration is on its way to me in the States right now with a 26” heavy barrel. So there’s options if you want a little longer barrel. And the others mentioned above too.