6.5PRC, 6.8 Western, 7SAUM

[MT-JONAS]

..how about NONE OF THE ABOVE !!! A plain Jane ho-hum .270win or .280rem will do anything those fly by nighters will do with ZERO ANIEXTY or MENTAL ANGUISH....Casings and components will always be available long after your search for the other 3 ended in disappointment for the hundredth time....why go nuts for 100 fps, life's too short....

Sure, sure. But it's his money we are spending…
Besides, I'm guessing Henry Ford had a Frank tell him the same about his "horseless carriage" and look where we are today. Mine had has touch screen controls…

 

[cajun]

..how about NONE OF THE ABOVE !!! A plain Jane ho-hum .270win or .280rem will do anything those fly by nighters will do with ZERO ANIEXTY or MENTAL ANGUISH....Casings and components will always be available long after your search for the other 3 ended in disappointment for the hundredth time....why go nuts for 100 fps, life's too short....

Cause we can and life is short lol.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

6.5 PRC is what I'd do. 147 ELDm will kill whatever you want it to. Lapua brass, more pleasant to shoot, more factory ammo availability.

I have a 6.5 PRC currently and I'm planning to build a 7 SAUM this time around. The 6.8 Western is a super close comparable (definitely some cool factor). I hunt deer and elk here in Montana and those rounds just offer a little more oomph to reach out for that harder elk shot when you need it. I do like the light recoil of the 6.5 PRC (a lot) but I had a couple potential shots on elk this year that I definitely would have preferred the 7 SAUM/6.8 W for instead of the 6.5 PRC. It gives you just a little bit more range and energy. They all shoot pretty flat which is good. If I didn't also hunt elk I'd rebarrel my 6.5 PRC with another. And I wouldn't get another but my PRC is getting close to the end of life. It is an awesome cartridge.

Whatever lets you practice and get confident in your shot gets my vote. Have fun and good luck!

Maybe a 7 SAUM would beat out a PRC on external ballistics but I have a hard time seeing how a 6.8 western would pushing lower BC bullets at similar or slower speeds vs the 6.5 PRC.

 

[Kimber7man]

..how about NONE OF THE ABOVE !!! A plain Jane ho-hum .270win or .280rem will do anything those fly by nighters will do with ZERO ANIEXTY or MENTAL ANGUISH....Casings and components will always be available long after your search for the other 3 ended in disappointment for the hundredth time....why go nuts for 100 fps, life's too short....

sincerely doubt that 6.5 PRC ammo and brass is ever going to not be popular and in stock. I've shot several 6.5 PRCs along with my 7 SAUM and I have no anxiety or mental anguish, so I'm sorry if you have to endure all that anxiety and anguish!

 

[southpa]

7saum

 

[cclaws0215]

6.5 PRC is what I'd do. 147 ELDm will kill whatever you want it to. Lapua brass, more pleasant to shoot, more factory ammo availability.


Maybe a 7 SAUM would beat out a PRC on external ballistics but I have a hard time seeing how a 6.8 western would pushing lower BC bullets at similar or slower speeds vs the

6.5 PRC is what I'd do. 147 ELDm will kill whatever you want it to. Lapua brass, more pleasant to shoot, more factory ammo availability.


Maybe a 7 SAUM would beat out a PRC on external ballistics but I have a hard time seeing how a 6.8 western would pushing lower BC bullets at similar or slower speeds vs

6.5 PRC is what I'd do. 147 ELDm will kill whatever you want it to. Lapua brass, more pleasant to shoot, more factory ammo availability.


Maybe a 7 SAUM would beat out a PRC on external ballistics but I have a hard time seeing how a 6.8 western would pushing lower BC bullets at similar or slower speeds vs the 6.5 PRC.

Good to know. Thanks for the feedback. I thought they would be more of a step up but sound similar.