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6.5 PRC question VS 264win.
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2436258" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I didn't realize we'd morphed into the latest fads for competition in a discussion about hunting rifles.</p><p></p><p>When the .264wm came out barrel metalurgy was inferior to that we have today, the throats were cut shot, the twists were too slow and within the first year it earned the "barrel burner" label. The debut of the 7mmRM simply sealed it's fate.</p><p></p><p>We're talking about a comparison of the WM and PRC though, not a comparison of either to the 7mm RM.</p><p></p><p>Today if you're running hot loads in either the PRC or WM you're not going to have great barrel life.</p><p></p><p>Ballistically they are twins and in that race newer and cooler is going to win out not because of any real superiority but simply due to the fantastic marketing job Hornady and Ruger did in rolling it out.</p><p></p><p>We saw the same exact thing when they rolled out the Needmore and the .260 Rem which had been the newest and coolest up to that point was quickly all but forgotten.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2436258, member: 30902"] I didn't realize we'd morphed into the latest fads for competition in a discussion about hunting rifles. When the .264wm came out barrel metalurgy was inferior to that we have today, the throats were cut shot, the twists were too slow and within the first year it earned the "barrel burner" label. The debut of the 7mmRM simply sealed it's fate. We're talking about a comparison of the WM and PRC though, not a comparison of either to the 7mm RM. Today if you're running hot loads in either the PRC or WM you're not going to have great barrel life. Ballistically they are twins and in that race newer and cooler is going to win out not because of any real superiority but simply due to the fantastic marketing job Hornady and Ruger did in rolling it out. We saw the same exact thing when they rolled out the Needmore and the .260 Rem which had been the newest and coolest up to that point was quickly all but forgotten. [/QUOTE]
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