6.5 PRC Build

[MudRunner2005]

Yes... of course we are both entitled to our opinions....?

The difference is your opinion is that you don't like the cartridge because
"I'm not a trendy person. I don't buy into fads...Never have, never will. That's why I dislike the product. It has nothing to do with the product itself."

You don't like trendy things... cool. Who cares, the problem is you are saying it brings nothing to the market. This is false. No matter how trendy or hyped it is, it's simply false.

Whether those things apply/are useful to the OP determines if it is a better option for them than 6.5-284.

As an added point the guys at the drag strip that are bent about people cutting weight for better times these days would be in a much better mood if they were winning..

The CM does not really bring anything into the market that hasn't already been around... The .260 Rem did exactly what the CM does... Only difference is, time-frame, technology, and Remington didn't support their cartridge like Hornady did the CM. That's the only reason the .260 almost died, and left room for the CM to be introduced. Timing was a HUGE part of it. Remington released the .260 during the magnum wars. Wrong time to release a SA 6.5mm cartridge. Market timing was awful, sales were aweful, and therefore, Remington abandoned it (for the most part). It does appear that Rem has been reintroducing it more and more over the last couple years since the CM boom.

Power overcompensates weight. If you can't shave anymore weight, but need a faster E/T, make more power.

 

[huntsman22]

you're just ****ed Remington missed the boat on pimping the creedmoor. and you'll stay ****ed because they won't jump on the PRC bandwagon until it's too late. Does Remington sell 6.5x284's? mad there, too?

 

[MudRunner2005]

I'm sure it happens, but I have never in my life heard someone at a gun shop saying these outlandish things about C.M. and PRC (I've never heard PRC mentioned...ever). So it's hard to imagine it happens that much other than to people who literally work behind the counter as you did.

But then again I try to find small shops without tons of idiot draw and try not to spend much time in there...not because the owners aren't good people but because it kills my wallet!

I've heard it tons of times. Hell, I've heard it from people I know... I was shocked at how they got played by someone dumber than them. Made me have to reevaluate them as a friend, because I thought they were smarter than that.

Hell, I once heard a kid in the same gun store talking to another fellow "scholar" about how he wanted a .300WM so he could shoot deer at long range..."You know, like, 400 yards..." All I could do was dart my eyes towards the salesman behind the counter (a friend of mine) who was trying not to laugh, and then look down shaking my head.

 

[MudRunner2005]

you're just ****ed Remington missed the boat on pimping the creedmoor. and you'll stay ****ed because they won't jump on the PRC bandwagon until it's too late. Does Remington sell 6.5x284's? mad there, too?

Actually, no, I have zero want or desire for a CM, PRC, or 6.5x284...And the only factory Remington rifles I buy these days are 5R Milspecs or ones with 5R barrels. Rem makes 5R rifles in 6.5CM, and I still have zero desire for one.

So, sorry to disappoint you, but no...Wrong on all counts.

 

[huntsman22]

Well, if you have 'zero want or desire' why bother opening your yap on a thread about things you have no interest in?

 

[MudRunner2005]

Well, if you have 'zero want or desire' why bother opening your yap on a thread about things you have no interest in?

I "opened my yap" because the OP asked about opinions between the PRC and 6.5x284... I suggested the 6.5x284, and tossed in the .260 AI. From there, the thread spiraled downhill when you "opened your yap" about why I thought the PRC is hype. When all I said was "don't fall for the 6.5 PRC hype". Hype doesn't have to be that something is false...It can also mean "excitement" or "talk". It means more than one thing...You took it negatively. Therefore, I figured what the hell, I'll play along with the lack of reading comprehension... And now we're here.

So, look in the mirror before opening your yap before asking why I opened mine. You caused this to spiral downhill with your butthurt comment about "hype".

 

[huntsman22]

I did what you said. Whooooeee, I'm a handsome sumbish.

 

[MudRunner2005]

Congrats, you want a cookie?

 

[huntsman22]

Are you the cookie monster, or something?

 

[Deleted member 103481]

So to wrap it all up OP

Do you want to build a short action?

If yes...

Could you want to shoot factory ammo?

If yes.... PRC.

If not it doesn't matter. 6.5-06AI, 260AI, 6.5-284, 6.5PRC they all kill things.

 

[rafterfp]

Build the PRC, shoot the factory ammo!

 

[FEENIX]

Build the PRC, shoot the factory ammo!

That's exactly what a couple of my friends did and are very pleased with them thus far. I might do the same but I have a couple of builds ahead of it.

 

[Holycity73]

Build the PRC, shoot the factory ammo!

Yaaaaaayuh! Evolve or become a victim of evolution.

 

[lee31]

So to wrap it all up OP

Do you want to build a short action?

If yes...

Could you want to shoot factory ammo?

If yes.... PRC.

If not it doesn't matter. 6.5-06AI, 260AI, 6.5-284, 6.5PRC they all kill things.

My buddy just had a 6.5-280AI built. Trued 700 action with the original bdl stock that's pillar bedded with a 1-8 26 inch sporter contour Bartlien barrel. Shoots 143 eld-x at 3190fps and right around 1/2 MOA out to 800 yards. That's as far as he's shot it so far. So if a guy is looking for something different and doesn't care if he has a long action(which I prefer). I say go with something like this,or not. Do whatever you want. But my buddy and I like to be different than everyone else.