Worry about close range performance and would rather go monometal for non-optimal angles. If I'm presented with quartering towards then the Berger or Eld-x wouldnt be optimal to go through the front shoulder
Monometal Bullet Choice for Elk 6.5 PRC
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What are you worried about at close range? As I noted, my son harvested a deer at 100Y with 215 Berger out of a .300 WSM at 2850 FPS without any issues. Despite the close range, meat damage is minimal. Are you hunting NM DIY or guided?
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I wish I still lived at my dads ranch. Every once in a while a cow dies. Would love to lift it up on a front end loader and fire some shots into the shoulder with match bullets. So much talk about pancaking but I wonder how many actually have seen it. I put a mechanical arrow through the shoulder of a bull, hard quartering toward me at 10 feet. Hard to believe a mechanical arrow doing 275fps can do what a bullet going 2800fps can't. Oh and the tip bent and that bull still made it about 4 feet.
I'm a tester for those as well.If it HAS to be mono, here's my suggestion to you:
Afterburner .264" (6.5mm) - 102 gr | APEX OUTDOORS
.264" (6.5mm) Caliber, 1:8.6" Min Twist Rate, 102 Grain, Afterburner, 50 Countwww.apex-outdoors.com
The jury is still out...but I like working with him.
Yeah, Mark is a great guy to converse and work with for sure.I'm a tester for those as well.
Guided
Ask for your outfitter's recommendation.
I believe only the hammers are "designed" To shed petals. Barnes and badlands will shed at very high velocity impacts, otherwise designed to have a typical mushroom.
I'm putting a 6.5 prc together on a long action and I'm going to run the 156gr bergers . The bergers have performed in my rifles with out a flaw from 190 yards on a Bear to 1244 yards on a Bull Elk !
No complaints from me on the Bergers .
Just Rum Man's 2 cents ! Your mileage may very !
Oh could you PM me your load data for that stated 3010 ft.per.sec!! That sounds perfect to me !
Rum Man
Sorry, it's @Lucasraymond, not mine.I'm putting a 6.5 prc together on a long action and I'm going to run the 156gr bergers . The bergers have performed in my rifles with out a flaw from 190 yards on a Bear to 1244 yards on a Bull Elk !
No complaints from me on the Bergers .
Just Rum Man's 2 cents ! Your mileage may very !
Oh could you PM me your load data for that stated 3010 ft.per.sec!! That sounds perfect to me !
Rum Man
ADG Brass, 60.0g H1000, COAL mag length (3.20"- left .04" for clearance in mag- can measure CBTO when I get home).I'm putting a 6.5 prc together on a long action and I'm going to run the 156gr bergers . The bergers have performed in my rifles with out a flaw from 190 yards on a Bear to 1244 yards on a Bull Elk !
No complaints from me on the Bergers .
Just Rum Man's 2 cents ! Your mileage may very !
Oh could you PM me your load data for that stated 3010 ft.per.sec!! That sounds perfect to me !
Rum Man
Ive taken that to 61.4 grains before seeing pressure at ~3130 fps but the 60.0 shot great and 3k is plenty enough speed for me.
Thank you !
I have 50 or 60 pounds of H-1000 to mess with ! But Lapua Brass . Maybe I better find some Adg brass.
Rum Man
Lapua would work fine…i have both but havent opened the blue box yet
