Real world reviews for the 6.5PRC

^ Now would that be a on-paper 7mm Mag shooting a 150gr bullet @ 3110 fps? or a real-world 7mm Mag shooting 150gr @ 2800 fps?
 
nowarningshot said:
I'm assuming your a decent shot, as would.be Ardent and Hoyt. Most people should not be taking shots beyond 300, doing it with a borderline caliber for energy, adds up to borderline ethical.

Bell, body shot elephant with 7x57, finding them next day by vulture, at the height of the ivory trade. Will 6.5 or 7x57 take moose, sure. Should you if you have better choices, unless your a expert shot. That's between you, and your ethics.

A five minute clip keeps repeating on YouTube. Bruce Lee, fighting the scar faced O'hara in return of the dragon. Boards dont hit back......Moose dont have bullseyes, stand still, wait for you to set up your range bench.

My .264 is a 264 mag. Great Deer, Elk, short range Moose cartridge
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Caliber doesn’t make up for poor shot placement.
Also, I’m confused by your, “borderline caliber for energy” remark. Could you please clarify what that was supposed to mean? People should not be taking shots beyond their limits. If their limit is 300 yards, I question whether they should be hunting at all, but 300 yards certainly is no type of limit for a 6.5PRC. If you go by the industry standard of 1000ft/lbs and up to an ethical kill shot, a factory 143 ELD-X gets you out to 825 yards in the PRC.
 
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Gatehouse said:
Will a 7mm RM kill a moose at 400 yards using a 150gr bullet?
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Is that your best choice, are you hungry, are you capable of putting your shot into a pie plate at that range. All mute points, they arent the op's scenario.

Hes purposely buying a new rifle, probably spent north of $1k. A rifle designed for a high volume shooting game. Would a different caliber cost significantly more or less.

Does a 308 bullet kill differently shot from a 308, 3006, 300wm, 300wea, 300rum.....same projectile. Wheres the line to disregard your ethics? I dont make that call. Is it to feed your family, another mount in your man cave, or is this simply trolling minus dancing bananas.

Whats the difference between.....6.5 prs vs 264wm....or 260 and 6.5creedmore. My take, the newer ones are designed with long sleek, high bc, target bullets in mind. Corresponding tight twist barrels to stabilize them. The prs pushes to the edge of prs rules, like a horsepower limitation in Nascar.....isnt it 140gr and 3000ft/sec. My old school 264 is built on a 100 yr old action, but has a ron smith gain twist barrel, am i cool enough to play?

Ive tried to answer, based on my experience with the bore. Really, how many 6.5 prs are out there? Alternately, people can cherry pick one sentence to say gotcha from a overly long post(s) for what purpose? Certainly not the OP's. I'm out, so feel free to self congratulate, self flatulate, or dance with bananas. Just put some effort into the trolling, not just on line. I'm sure the OP will appreciate that.
 
If a factory 147gr ELD-M in 6.5CM can keep up with the gold standard 190gr Federal Gold Medal Match SMK 300WM to 1000yards with almost 30% less windage and only 6% less energy on target, your 6.5PRC will have no issues on game with properly placed shots well in excess of double this mysterious 300 yard “borderline for caliber” zone, and still fit in a short action if that matters to you.
 
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nowarningshot said:
Is that your best choice, are you hungry, are you capable of putting your shot into a pie plate at that range. All mute points, they arent the op's scenario.

Hes purposely buying a new rifle, probably spent north of $1k. A rifle designed for a high volume shooting game. Would a different caliber cost significantly more or less.

Does a 308 bullet kill differently shot from a 308, 3006, 300wm, 300wea, 300rum.....same projectile. Wheres the line to disregard your ethics? I dont make that call. Is it to feed your family, another mount in your man cave, or is this simply trolling minus dancing bananas.

Whats the difference between.....6.5 prs vs 264wm....or 260 and 6.5creedmore. My take, the newer ones are designed with long sleek, high bc, target bullets in mind. Corresponding tight twist barrels to stabilize them. The prs pushes to the edge of prs rules, like a horsepower limitation in Nascar.....isnt it 140gr and 3000ft/sec. My old school 264 is built on a 100 yr old action, but has a ron smith gain twist barrel, am i cool enough to play?

Ive tried to answer, based on my experience with the bore. Really, how many 6.5 prs are out there? Alternately, people can cherry pick one sentence to say gotcha from a overly long post(s) for what purpose? Certainly not the OP's. I'm out, so feel free to self congratulate, self flatulate, or dance with bananas. Just put some effort into the trolling, not just on line. I'm sure the OP will appreciate that.
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So is that a yes or a no on the 7RM? It stands to reason that if one cartridge will work with a similar size bullet at a similar velocity then another similar cartridge will work the same. It's one of the simplest and most basic methods of comparing a cartridges abilities.

This really isn't a complex question.
 
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It sounds to me what the OP was looking for is a cartridge that he could shoot long range at targets and also be able to take large game with it such as moose and elk and the 6.5 PRC is capable of that as is the 270 win. The 6.5 PRC having an edge over the 270 down range due to higher BC bullets.
 
Gatehouse said:
So is that a yes or a no on the 7RM? It stands to reason that if one cartridge will work with a similar size bullet at a similar velocity then another similar cartridge will work the same. It's one of the simplest and most basic methods of comparing a cartridges abilities.

This really isn't a complex question.
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Being a little childish now. No?
 
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So is that a yes or a no on the 7RM? It stands to reason that if one cartridge will work with a similar size bullet at a similar velocity then another similar cartridge will work the same. It's one of the simplest and most basic methods of comparing a cartridges abilities.

This really isn't a complex question.




huntingfamily said:
Being a little childish now. No?
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Fail to see the " little childish " in that question - PLease Explain ! RJ
 
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