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What Caliber for 600yd Whitetail? (New rifle Build)
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Calvin45
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No worries, I feel the same way about that case in short actions.
That and the wsms, the old 350 and 6.5 rem mags, and people trying to fit 7x57, 8x57, 6mm rem, 65 Swede, 257 roberts…oh you get the point.
But then I also feel stupid putting them in a long action.
We need some legit medium length ones haha
Hard rock
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I have several 7 rem mags , a Mauser mod 660 and a custom 1909 Argentine 98 , but my favorites are the 6.5 PRC,S one done on a Axiom short and the other a pre 64 win mod 70 win long , a Bartlein and a Proof . The 6.5 PRC is a very efficient cartridge, fast and accurate ,especially with HAMMERS.3500fps with the 123 gr absolute what's not too like.
I got a 6.5PRC 3 years ago in the Seekins Havok PH2. Great gun but with factory loads mine is a bit slow so far. 2850fps with the Hornady 143gr factory loads. They said it might speed up after 100 rounds but I am not buying that
Naturalborn
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6.5x284 would get my vote
I can get 3300fps with the 150gr ABLRs, but that load is hard on brass. Due to COVID the only powder that I have had to play with is RL19. The load data is 56.7gr of RL19, so recoil is not that bad and I suspect that the barrel life ought to be a lot better than some of the new designer cartridges that have hit the market. I suspect that if I could work on some load data using RL26 the round would do better.
Lapua will not be producing brass for this caliber till the threat from Russia is over. Winchester is AWOL.
280 AI would be the easy button
Plenty of 6.5-284 Norma brass available. Saw about 6 boxes of Lapua at my local Sportsman's Warehouse. Here's 3 other options I found in about 30 seconds.
6.5-284 - Rifle Brass - Metallic Reloading - Graf & Sons
www.grafs.com
Moondoggie
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Spot on! There's also another cartridge that gets no mention, and does not get the respect it deserves…The 6.8 western…really a great cartridge and will easily get you to 600 yards and beyond. Decent barrel life, highly accurate, excellant energy. Only drawback is availability of factory ammo, but you reload, and brass is available
TxHeartShot
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You're currently loading at least 4 suitable calibers...hell, you could huck just about anything 600 yards and knock down a whitetail, this isn't manned space flight!
Hard rock
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The 6.5-284 and the 284 is a great parent case for the 6-284 ,25-284 22-284 , 6..5284 etc . I have The,284, 6.5-284 and a 25-284 ,next build may be a 22-284.I load basically with one set of dies by changing bushings and use a comp seater for everything built on the 284 case , using Lapua brass,at this point I have too say 6.5-284 brass is easier too get than 6.5 PRC brass.Plenty of 6.5-284 Norma brass available. Saw about 6 boxes of Lapua at my local Sportsman's Warehouse. Here's 3 other options I found in about 30 seconds.
6.5-284 - Rifle Brass - Metallic Reloading - Graf & Sons
Mike Matteson
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Check the larger reloading supply companies. I looked the other day and found 338 lapua case and several others. Better be quick or they will be gone.
6.5PRC brass is readily available at numerous places now. It's very easy to locate. Here's a couple places with Lapua in stock and "on sale".
Lapua 6.5 PRC Brass
Lapua 6.5 PRC Brass Although the 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge (or PRC for short) was originally designed for long range hunting, the 6.5 PRC is still an excellent cartridge for both long range sport shooting and hunting. Its increased case capacity enables velocities up to 80 m/s (262 fps)...
www.creedmoorsports.com
