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What makes the 6.5 PRC special?

At the end of the day it's a 6.5-284 that fits in a short action, or a 6.5 rem mag/slightly faster 260 ackley you can buy loaded ammo for if you need/want to. If those things interest you it's a pretty sweet deal, especially if you just hold your horses a minute for good brass.

If those differences don't matter to you then you are likely either satisfied with a 260/CM/47 or you're building a 6.5SS and calling it a day since it's the baddest anyway.
 
jmcmath said:
At the end of the day it's a 6.5-284 that fits in a short action, or a 6.5 rem mag/slightly faster 260 ackley you can buy loaded ammo for if you need/want to. If those things interest you it's a pretty sweet deal, especially if you just hold your horses a minute for good brass.

If those differences don't matter to you then you are likely either satisfied with a 260/CM/47 or you're building a 6.5SS and calling it a day since it's the baddest anyway.
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It should be a pretty bad PRS round. I wonder if any guys have started using it? The only issue I can see that the other 6.5s have an advantage over it is in recoil.

With the 147 grain ELD, Hornady has a published G1 BC of .697! I don't know if that's quite accurate, but you know it has a pretty high BC regardless.

It's still going 2250 FPS at 500 yards! I can see the PRC giving an edge to PRS shooters.
 
300whisper said:
It should be a pretty bad PRS round. I wonder if any guys have started using it? The only issue I can see that the other 6.5s have an advantage over it is in recoil.

With the 147 grain ELD, Hornady has a published G1 BC of .697! I don't know if that's quite accurate, but you know it has a pretty high BC regardless.

It's still going 2250 FPS at 500 yards! I can see the PRC giving an edge to PRS shooters.
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The bc is fairly accurate. I've shot it at 1,000 and it seems spot on. I know the 140 eld is spot along as I've shot it a few times at 1350-1450 yards. I will be playing with then147 more this spring when the snow and cold weather go bye bye.
 
300whisper said:
It should be a pretty bad PRS round. I wonder if any guys have started using it? The only issue I can see that the other 6.5s have an advantage over it is in recoil.

With the 147 grain ELD, Hornady has a published G1 BC of .697! I don't know if that's quite accurate, but you know it has a pretty high BC regardless.

It's still going 2250 FPS at 500 yards! I can see the PRC giving an edge to PRS shooters.
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And the 150smk is .713 g1 I believe. Should be an enjoyable combo approaching 3100
 
Creedmoor shooter said:
The bc is fairly accurate. I've shot it at 1,000 and it seems spot on. I know the 140 eld is spot along as I've shot it a few times at 1350-1450 yards. I will be playing with then147 more this spring when the snow and cold weather go bye bye.
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I agree with bc of 140 ELDM being accurate......I've shot it to 1300.
 
hadjii said:
What's the point of a 300 PRC? Since a 6.5 PRC is a necked down 300 RCM, necking up a 6.5 PRC is just remaking the 300 RCM. Unless you just want a new name for a cartridge that's already in production, then the 300 PRC is just redundant, and a waste of time and money. Seems totally pointless to me, but hey, I'm just Joe schmoke factory worker, what do I know?
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Not sure if anyone answered this but I couldn't find it if so.

The 300 PRC is entirely different than the rcm and is not a necked up 6.5 prc. It is a long action magnum that's built for heavy 30 caliber bullets at over win mag speeds. Very different than the failed RCM.
 
hadjii said:
What's the point of a 300 PRC? Since a 6.5 PRC is a necked down 300 RCM, necking up a 6.5 PRC is just remaking the 300 RCM. Unless you just want a new name for a cartridge that's already in production, then the 300 PRC is just redundant, and a waste of time and money. Seems totally pointless to me, but hey, I'm just Joe schmoke factory worker, what do I know?
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Have you had an actual look at the case of the 300 PRC ?
It's not a necked up 6.5 PRC
You should actually do some research on the 300 PRC cartridge so you know what the benefits of the chambering are.
 
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