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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
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<blockquote data-quote="A1C" data-source="post: 2764973" data-attributes="member: 105373"><p>I have multiple in each caliber and like them both. You'll burn your barrel out much quicker on the 6.5 PRC so if that's part of your consideration that is a real factor. 200 feet per second will be significant in the wind at over 600 ish yards or so. 8" twist is fine in either of them. Commercial ammo is significantly in the favor of the Creedmoor. If you're hand loading it doesn't matter but H4350 (what I shoot in all four Creedmoor cartridges) is much more available than than the RL26 I shoot in my 6.5 PRCs so that might swing your vote as well though there are several other powders to decide. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately you could choose either and a 900 yard shot on a coyote for someone that is not used to that range in bad conditions (wind/quick setup shot/up or down hill etc) is going to be unlikely percentage wise regardless which cartridge. </p><p></p><p>There is nothing wrong with a 6.5 CM and there is nothing wrong with a PRC. If you're only going to have one gun it makes the decision a lot harder but the recoil will be noticeably stiffer on the PRC if that's an issue. I've found that in all of the creedmoors H4350 is absolutely hitting the easy button and somewhere around 41.5 g is an absolutely great load (in all but the 22CM) depending on projectile. So much so that it's almost boring during load dev. </p><p></p><p>The PRC will buck the wind a fair amount better but you can make hits at 900 with either of them if you can read conditions. Good luck on your decision. </p><p></p><p>Personally if I was going to have one gun which I was going to shoot a lot of I wouldn't choose the PRC even though I have several of them and love the cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A1C, post: 2764973, member: 105373"] I have multiple in each caliber and like them both. You’ll burn your barrel out much quicker on the 6.5 PRC so if that’s part of your consideration that is a real factor. 200 feet per second will be significant in the wind at over 600 ish yards or so. 8” twist is fine in either of them. Commercial ammo is significantly in the favor of the Creedmoor. If you’re hand loading it doesn’t matter but H4350 (what I shoot in all four Creedmoor cartridges) is much more available than than the RL26 I shoot in my 6.5 PRCs so that might swing your vote as well though there are several other powders to decide. Ultimately you could choose either and a 900 yard shot on a coyote for someone that is not used to that range in bad conditions (wind/quick setup shot/up or down hill etc) is going to be unlikely percentage wise regardless which cartridge. There is nothing wrong with a 6.5 CM and there is nothing wrong with a PRC. If you’re only going to have one gun it makes the decision a lot harder but the recoil will be noticeably stiffer on the PRC if that’s an issue. I’ve found that in all of the creedmoors H4350 is absolutely hitting the easy button and somewhere around 41.5 g is an absolutely great load (in all but the 22CM) depending on projectile. So much so that it’s almost boring during load dev. The PRC will buck the wind a fair amount better but you can make hits at 900 with either of them if you can read conditions. Good luck on your decision. Personally if I was going to have one gun which I was going to shoot a lot of I wouldn’t choose the PRC even though I have several of them and love the cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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