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What makes the 6.5 PRC special?
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<blockquote data-quote="Another Casual" data-source="post: 1527004" data-attributes="member: 89878"><p>I opted for the 6.5 PRC for my elk rifle build for a few reasons. One was my desire to use a big Horn origin action. They're currently only available in short acrions. If they had long actions I would've built a 280AI.</p><p></p><p> All around the numbers seemed decent when I was comparing energy down range between the 6.5 and the 7 Saum and 300WSM. In a light rifle it had the best energy downrange to recoil ratio for me. I'm not necessarily recoil shy but in a light gun it will certainly catch up with me faster. I'm big on practicing, so if I can't shoot it comfortably at the range then I won't hunt with it. That being said, I almost see it as a 270 with a little more umph and better bullet selection in a short action (130 @ 3,100 vs 140 at 3,100 but with a higher B.C.). And for me, that's what I was looking for. Sure there's other cartridges that could've brought me similar results but I was most interested in this one as I'm already well stocked on 6.5mm bullets and it seemed interesting. So much of this hobby is fiddling and experimenting. I can't imagine complaint about more options to do it with.</p><p></p><p>So as far as what's special about it, not much. What's special about any cartridge. There's so many ways to get a certain bullet to a certain speed, and that's ok. More options is good for the consumer. Also, if nothing else Hornady seems to stand behind their product and encourage rifle builders to get on board, and that's also a good thing. Yeah some of it is hype, as I've said there's many ways to get 140 grains up to 3,100, but I like having options in life. If it's just about what kills a deer we could've stopped with the 30-30, but I think we all like experimenting and trying new or unique things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Another Casual, post: 1527004, member: 89878"] I opted for the 6.5 PRC for my elk rifle build for a few reasons. One was my desire to use a big Horn origin action. They're currently only available in short acrions. If they had long actions I would've built a 280AI. All around the numbers seemed decent when I was comparing energy down range between the 6.5 and the 7 Saum and 300WSM. In a light rifle it had the best energy downrange to recoil ratio for me. I'm not necessarily recoil shy but in a light gun it will certainly catch up with me faster. I'm big on practicing, so if I can't shoot it comfortably at the range then I won't hunt with it. That being said, I almost see it as a 270 with a little more umph and better bullet selection in a short action (130 @ 3,100 vs 140 at 3,100 but with a higher B.C.). And for me, that's what I was looking for. Sure there's other cartridges that could've brought me similar results but I was most interested in this one as I'm already well stocked on 6.5mm bullets and it seemed interesting. So much of this hobby is fiddling and experimenting. I can't imagine complaint about more options to do it with. So as far as what's special about it, not much. What's special about any cartridge. There's so many ways to get a certain bullet to a certain speed, and that's ok. More options is good for the consumer. Also, if nothing else Hornady seems to stand behind their product and encourage rifle builders to get on board, and that's also a good thing. Yeah some of it is hype, as I've said there's many ways to get 140 grains up to 3,100, but I like having options in life. If it's just about what kills a deer we could've stopped with the 30-30, but I think we all like experimenting and trying new or unique things. [/QUOTE]
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