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6.5 PRC for Extreme Long Range Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="5RWill" data-source="post: 1532083" data-attributes="member: 98561"><p>I agree. Not only change but competition. The old adage "competition breeds innovation" couldn't be more true for the precision rifle market in the last decade. I also don't understand the Hornady analogies, yes they're doing extremely well, yes they have a great marketing team, but also yes they've been putting out good products since the 6.5CM's introduction, at a far more reasonable price than some manufacturers i might add. To me the 6.5CM was nothing more than Hornady's recognition of a void in the market place for a known short action 6.5, Remington basically didn't care about the 260 much the way they've neglected the 700, and noone else made a move so naturally Hornady did and improved on the 260's shortcomings in the process. Though it wasn't as if it burst on the scene and was instantaneously famous, more or less the boom of the competition crowd pushed it forward. So yeah here we are again, efficient 6.5 magnums with little overbore are non existent in the market place to the public. Hornady saw a gap, low and behold we have the PRC. Do i wish it was the SAUM? Absolutely but it's not far off.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I for one hope the hunters do buy into the PRC because for what it has been marketed toward i don't think it will suffice. Don't get me wrong yes ballistically it's a step up from the 6.5CM. But when you consider nearly doubling the amount of powder burned per shot and all freaking money it cost to steadily compete into today's competition circuit it just isn't that viable for matches that aren't ELR based to begin with IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5RWill, post: 1532083, member: 98561"] I agree. Not only change but competition. The old adage "competition breeds innovation" couldn't be more true for the precision rifle market in the last decade. I also don't understand the Hornady analogies, yes they're doing extremely well, yes they have a great marketing team, but also yes they've been putting out good products since the 6.5CM's introduction, at a far more reasonable price than some manufacturers i might add. To me the 6.5CM was nothing more than Hornady's recognition of a void in the market place for a known short action 6.5, Remington basically didn't care about the 260 much the way they've neglected the 700, and noone else made a move so naturally Hornady did and improved on the 260's shortcomings in the process. Though it wasn't as if it burst on the scene and was instantaneously famous, more or less the boom of the competition crowd pushed it forward. So yeah here we are again, efficient 6.5 magnums with little overbore are non existent in the market place to the public. Hornady saw a gap, low and behold we have the PRC. Do i wish it was the SAUM? Absolutely but it's not far off. I for one hope the hunters do buy into the PRC because for what it has been marketed toward i don't think it will suffice. Don't get me wrong yes ballistically it's a step up from the 6.5CM. But when you consider nearly doubling the amount of powder burned per shot and all freaking money it cost to steadily compete into today's competition circuit it just isn't that viable for matches that aren't ELR based to begin with IMO. [/QUOTE]
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