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Time to find a load for the 6.5 PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="THUDDOME" data-source="post: 2599225" data-attributes="member: 121463"><p>IMHO - So to answer your initial question, 3 keys - Seating Depth, Neck Tension and Consistent Powder. Seating depth - find the window, there should be about a 6 thousandths window that groups. Seat to the long end. Neck Tension - make sure your are lubing bullets and your tension is consistent, size properly. Powder- Run it through different loads and get your spread down below 20. My guess is you're using magnum primers because that's all you could get. I've done that, just faster burning and a bit more pressure, just factor that in. I've never used those Noslers but if you get them out there at 28-2900fps you should be able to drop an elk or deer with a good placed shot out quite a ways. That's my take, I may be wrong...</p><p></p><p>Also in my 30 years of rifle shooting, usually the heaviest bullet and medium or slower speed is the most accurate round. I've never seen a rifle that shoots the most accurate at max or over max speed\powder. That might be just my luck but I've shot a lot of rifles. Thinking about your options, are you getting those 150s over 3k FPS? Chono'd them? Oh and what is your twist?</p><p></p><p>I shoot H1000 the most. I did try 4831SC and it was faster with less but recoil increased quite a bit, plus was dirtier. 4831 did shoot pretty good though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THUDDOME, post: 2599225, member: 121463"] IMHO - So to answer your initial question, 3 keys - Seating Depth, Neck Tension and Consistent Powder. Seating depth - find the window, there should be about a 6 thousandths window that groups. Seat to the long end. Neck Tension - make sure your are lubing bullets and your tension is consistent, size properly. Powder- Run it through different loads and get your spread down below 20. My guess is you're using magnum primers because that's all you could get. I've done that, just faster burning and a bit more pressure, just factor that in. I've never used those Noslers but if you get them out there at 28-2900fps you should be able to drop an elk or deer with a good placed shot out quite a ways. That's my take, I may be wrong... Also in my 30 years of rifle shooting, usually the heaviest bullet and medium or slower speed is the most accurate round. I've never seen a rifle that shoots the most accurate at max or over max speed\powder. That might be just my luck but I've shot a lot of rifles. Thinking about your options, are you getting those 150s over 3k FPS? Chono'd them? Oh and what is your twist? I shoot H1000 the most. I did try 4831SC and it was faster with less but recoil increased quite a bit, plus was dirtier. 4831 did shoot pretty good though. [/QUOTE]
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