New PRS Shooter - 6mm or 6.5mm Creedmoor

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Hello Team,

A bit of background information, I am looking to get into the PRS shooting and as such will need a rifle to get started and wasn't sure whether to get a rifle in 6mm or 6.5mm Creedmoor.

Currently I am looking at getting a Ruger Precision Rifle in either of those calibers.

Originally was looking at getting a Remington 700 PCR, but felt more impressed with the RPR.

I would be open to hearing about any other rifles, but dont want to go too crazy on my first PRS rifle cost.

For an optic, I currently have a Vortex Razor Gen 2 4.5-27 ready to be used for this new rifle.

I have an RCBS single stage press, but would like to at least shoot a bit of factory ammunition through the rifle before working up some loads (still a newbie reloader).

I also currently have a TRG22 in 308, which I was not sure if it would be better to re barrel it for one of those calibers above instead of getting the Ruger Precision Rifle.

Any advice is much appreciated.
 
I would definitely rebarrel your TRG22 before I bought a RPR

If you plan to shoot factory ammo I would go with the 6 Creedmoor if you reload I would go with a 6br, 6bra, or 6dasher
 
I think this should be in the black and green precision rifles section, but that's up to the mods.

The Ruger RPR in 6.5 is a good way to get into PRS and see if you like it. You can shoot this for a while and then upgrade or sell it and spend the money on a custom build either based on your Sako or something else.

You get far better barrel wear with the 6.5 and better selection with factory ammo versus the 6mm. If you do choose to eventually go 6mm after starting with the 6.5, and want to reload you can always neck down your 6.5 brass.
 
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I would say you should be good with your TRG-22 in 308. I've seen people shooting really tight group in 1000 yards with a match barrel rifle with 308.

If you are confident with your 308, getting a 6.5 Creedmoor would help you shoot in longer distance.
 
I'd stick with the TRG for now. Learn on it and remember some military ranges where PRS is shot do not allow some calibres such as 6.5 CM or 6CM so you may be excluding yourself from some matches like Petawawa. 308's (7.62) are normally always allowed. The other thing I found as a spotter scorekeeper is anything less that 6.5mm is a PITA to spot hits the farther out you go. They don't have the terminal energy to move the target or show signs of impact so you may lose points.
 
Some good advice here about sticking with the trg. Shoot some matches and make sure you like it before you buy a gun for it. I’ve had guys think they wanted to shoot prs matches and then realize after they tried it it wasn’t for them.
 
I really like my RPR in 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm finalizing the load for it. Ignore the flyer, that's my patented flinch. The other hole is four shots at 100 yards. In the hands of a better shooter I'm sure it will do much better. If you don't want to shoot your Sako I don't think you'll regret the RPR. I went with the 6.5 as it seems more popular, has a better selection of factory ammo, and longer barrel life (I've heard).

I just gotta get rid of that damn flinch.

 
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I really like my RPR in 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm finalizing the load for it. Ignore the flyer, that's my patented flinch. The other hole is four shots at 100 yards. In the hands of a better shooter I'm sure it will do much better. If you don't want to shoot your Sako I don't think you'll regret the RPR. I went with the 6.5 as it seems more popular, has a better selection of factory ammo, and longer barrel life (I've heard).

I just gotta get rid of that damn flinch.

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6.5 Creedmoor has probably half(2000rounds more or less) or even less barrel life than a 308(4000+)
 
Shoot the 308 TRG for a year then decide. Remingtons are good starters. MDT makes some great PRS chassis. I am not partial to RPR. I would not recommend rebarreling the TRG to Creedmoor. There are feed issues believe it or not. I have 1 in my basement that has been to several gunsmiths to make the thing feed reliably.
 
Thanks guys for your insight. I guess I will keep the TRG as is and try to get out to a couple more PRS matches before switching to something else.
 
sonichanxiao said:
6.5 Creedmoor has probably half(2000rounds more or less) or even less barrel life than a 308(4000+)
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Why do people parrot what they've read on the internet all the time? Have you ever burnt out a 6.5mm barrel? My guess would be no. I have a 6mm Creedmoor barrel that's over 2k rounds and still shoots 1/2 Moa, shocking, I know. Anyways...

Like Twosmokingspades said, shoot the TRG for a while to figure out whether you like PRS and what you want out of a rifle for PRS and then get something else in either 6.5 or 6mm. It doesn't really matter when you're starting out, the gun won't hold you back. You'll have shot out the barrel in either calibre by the time you get an idea of what you're really looking for. Just be honest with yourself about how much you plan to shoot and how much money you want to spend a season and let that determine whether you shoot a 6 or 6.5mm.
 
rugbydave said:
Why do people parrot what they've read on the internet all the time? Have you ever burnt out a 6.5mm barrel? My guess would be no. I have a 6mm Creedmoor barrel that's over 2k rounds and still shoots 1/2 Moa, shocking, I know. Anyways...

Like Twosmokingspades said, shoot the TRG for a while to figure out whether you like PRS and what you want out of a rifle for PRS and then get something else in either 6.5 or 6mm. It doesn't really matter when you're starting out, the gun won't hold you back. You'll have shot out the barrel in either calibre by the time you get an idea of what you're really looking for. Just be honest with yourself about how much you plan to shoot and how much money you want to spend a season and let that determine whether you shoot a 6 or 6.5mm.
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Their's no magic behind the 6.5 cases. I have 50 thousandths bore erosion in the first 1000 rounds from my 6.5x47 Lapua. At the current rate of throat errosion I will not be able to reach the lands with 130 VLD Berger's and still keep the bullet in the case by 2000 rounds. I don't shoot long strings. 5 shot strings at the range just poking holes in paper. The current popular 6.5's wear bores much faster than a 308 Winchester. That's part of the game though and I look forward to my next barrel which will also be a 6.5x47 Lapua.
 
rugbydave said:
Why do people parrot what they've read on the internet all the time? Have you ever burnt out a 6.5mm barrel? My guess would be no. I have a 6mm Creedmoor barrel that's over 2k rounds and still shoots 1/2 Moa, shocking, I know. Anyways...

Like Twosmokingspades said, shoot the TRG for a while to figure out whether you like PRS and what you want out of a rifle for PRS and then get something else in either 6.5 or 6mm. It doesn't really matter when you're starting out, the gun won't hold you back. You'll have shot out the barrel in either calibre by the time you get an idea of what you're really looking for. Just be honest with yourself about how much you plan to shoot and how much money you want to spend a season and let that determine whether you shoot a 6 or 6.5mm.
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Lol, if the information on Internet is not trustable (not all but at least from others who experienced already or trustable source), where am I supposed to get all the information from these days?

Well, I haven't, but with about 250-400rounds per month I guess I am about to reach the 2k mark really soon. Will see.

Also it really depends how you shoot, hot load, fast shooting will burn the barrel quicker. (I've seen people shoot 6.5 with only about 1k rounds in a bartlein, because he shoots hard)
 
Markus said:
Their's no magic behind the 6.5 cases. I have 50 thousandths bore erosion in the first 1000 rounds from my 6.5x47 Lapua. At the current rate of throat errosion I will not be able to reach the lands with 130 VLD Berger's and still keep the bullet in the case by 2000 rounds. I don't shoot long strings. 5 shot strings at the range just poking holes in paper. The current popular 6.5's wear bores much faster than a 308 Winchester. That's part of the game though and I look forward to my next barrel which will also be a 6.5x47 Lapua.
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Just because you can't reach the lands anymore doesn't mean it won't still shoot plenty accurately. 2500-3000 is generally what you'd get from a 6.5 Creed/Lapua. Of course, if you run crazy hot loads then you'll get less life. In any case, yeah, when it burns out, you get another one and life goes on. It just gets tiresome hearing people go on about how you get 10k rounds out of a .308 and 2k from a 6.5 when that's just really not the case, especially since most people saying that have zero experience with a 6.5 anyways.
 
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