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6.5 prc vs 6.5-06
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1679381" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>My 24" barreled 6.5-06AI hits 3161fps with a 130g Scirocco II and 58.5g H100V. With 140g Nosler BT and 53.5g H100V it hits 3075fps. That s about 70fps faster than the fastest loads listed by Hodgdon (also with a 24" barrel) and the 140g load is about 100fps faster than Hornady's 143g ELD-X load. Given the extra head room (I hate seating bullets below the neck/shoulder junction except for the boat-tail portion), that's close enough for my purposes.</p><p></p><p>If the mag box on the Savage was 3.7" instead of 3.5", I'd probably take advantage of it and build a .300PRC. But reality is what it is. The Savage has a magnum bolt face (it was a 7mm RM) and the 6.5 PRC works with it, while building another 6.5-06AI would require a change to the bolt head - easy, but why bother or go to the expense? One of my goals is to do this build on the cheap although I intend to spring for a match grade barrel. The birch stock is fine as-is, but I'll bed it and may paint it something fun.</p><p></p><p>Building a 6.5 PRC eliminates another problem - keeping ammo optimized for two different 6.5-06AI rifles separate. Manageable, but something I prefer not to deal with.</p><p></p><p>When the .375 Ruger first came out I predicted there would be factory cartridges based on that case. We now have the 6.5 and .300 PRC and the .300 RCM. The .300 RCM got no love but I still predict in years to come we will see more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1679381, member: 110773"] My 24" barreled 6.5-06AI hits 3161fps with a 130g Scirocco II and 58.5g H100V. With 140g Nosler BT and 53.5g H100V it hits 3075fps. That s about 70fps faster than the fastest loads listed by Hodgdon (also with a 24" barrel) and the 140g load is about 100fps faster than Hornady's 143g ELD-X load. Given the extra head room (I hate seating bullets below the neck/shoulder junction except for the boat-tail portion), that's close enough for my purposes. If the mag box on the Savage was 3.7" instead of 3.5", I'd probably take advantage of it and build a .300PRC. But reality is what it is. The Savage has a magnum bolt face (it was a 7mm RM) and the 6.5 PRC works with it, while building another 6.5-06AI would require a change to the bolt head - easy, but why bother or go to the expense? One of my goals is to do this build on the cheap although I intend to spring for a match grade barrel. The birch stock is fine as-is, but I'll bed it and may paint it something fun. Building a 6.5 PRC eliminates another problem - keeping ammo optimized for two different 6.5-06AI rifles separate. Manageable, but something I prefer not to deal with. When the .375 Ruger first came out I predicted there would be factory cartridges based on that case. We now have the 6.5 and .300 PRC and the .300 RCM. The .300 RCM got no love but I still predict in years to come we will see more. [/QUOTE]
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