Same company, same hype…….
6.5 haters
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ShootnMathews
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Terminal should have went to the 308. When a deer is 20" thick in the chest it doesn't matter how far the bullet went after going through the deer. It's what it did in the deer and the 308 had a significantly larger permanent wound channel.
Louisiana Reloader
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I definitely would agree that it is not so much the 6.5 as it is the Creedmoor haters. I have a 6.5 PRC and with hot reloads and I am exceeding ft-lbs of 270 Win and past 100 yards it exceeds 30-06 in energy. I love my 6.5 PRC as it is one of the most accurate (even with hot reloads--60.5 gr of RL25 pushing 143gr ELD-X 3,026fps) rifles I have in my safe and my safe is full of good rifles. My 6.5 PRC shoots 1/4 MOA at 300 yards with my hot loads--that is good enough for me in the deer woods of North Lousiana.
Whoa whoa whoa but what if you have to shoot it up the butt?? That's why you need a 30 nosler anyway. What if the shot opportunity isn't perfect?!?!
A wanna be 6.5 SAUM.......
yogibearmech
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I haven't heard as much about the PRC's as I have the Creedmoor. I would say the PRC's are better at taking game. I am an Elmer Keith fan and believe that Velocity and heavier bullets kill faster. That being said the PRC's other than the 6.5 is probably a gap filler of the 3 and the other 2 are just there. That is my opinion don't hang me for it
Louisiana Reloader
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I'm an ethical hunter who doesn't shoot white tail deer in the butt. If you have to shoot animals in the butt maybe you shouldn't be hunting and maybe you shouldn't be posting on this thread or site. Doesn't matter what you are shooting; shot placement remains the key. I am blessed enough to own private property inside a 15,000 acre military base that I can hunt (I am allowed to hunt my own property inside the base) and my farthest shot is about 300 yards. My 6.5 PRC is more than powerful enough and would probably kill a deer stone dead if I shot him in the butt; however I would never do that. There are plenty of awesome guys on this site that post information about the extreme powered rifles such as 28 Nosler (I have one for elk by the way and it is too much for whitetail), 30 Nosler, 300 RUM and so forth and I would be willing to bet those guys aren't shooting elk in the butt. Thanks
yogibearmech
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The bigger sister to the Creedmoor
Louisiana Reloader
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Good opinion and no one is going to hang you for it--that is an accurate reply. I think you are right on about the 7 PRC as I really haven't figured out the purpose of that one yet. I have a 28 Nosler and the 7 PRC won't touch it with a 10 foot rake; however the 28 Nosler is very rough on barrels--not a caliber you want to take to the range and shoot day in and day out. ThanksI haven't heard as much about the PRC's as I have the Creedmoor. I would say the PRC's are better at taking game. I am an Elmer Keith fan and believe that Velocity and heavier bullets kill faster. That being said the PRC's other than the 6.5 is probably a gap filler of the 3 and the other 2 are just there. That is my opinion don't hang me for it
I have taken a few hogs with the 6.5...I guess a more potent cartridge might kill them a little deader...if you gut shoot them then they become coyote fodder or buzzard bait. I just wish I would have found the 6.5 sooner than I did. I like it. question? Just how dead do you want to kill it?
boston85018
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Italians usually speak with their hand but not as much a deaf people do, itis almost like they are developing their own kung-fu hand techniques and will literally vulcan death grip your *** into submission lmao
Louisiana Reloader
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LOL......................
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