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20" 6.5prc or 6.5cm with can
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1575382" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>This type of proposition will always be a compromise of one sort or another. </p><p></p><p>I built one each of these with 20" barrels set up for suppressors. I generally shoot the 130 gr. Norma VLD and the 124 gr. Hammer Hunter. Both kill deer when the shooter handles the bullet placement and has taken bullet construction into account. I can't differentiate between the two bullets I shoot because both provide outstanding performance on larger deer. Both are magazine compatible.</p><p></p><p>I've never found with all the testing I have done that the heavy for caliber bullets provide the performance necessary to beat out the standard weight bullets in cartridges of this case capacity with standard length barrels. Slightly lighter bullets provide all the energy on target you need along with the faster velocities. You are not giving anything up by using the lighter bullets.</p><p></p><p>Select your bullets and you'll find that generally the PRC will beat the Creedmoor by 200 fps or 300 (+/-) ft/lbs of energy. But on target the Creedmoor will supply 1050 ft/lbs at 700 yards while the PRC provides the same amount at 850 yards. Given your limits, the Creedmoor is all you need for 600 yards. The Creedmoor is also slightly more efficient than the PRC based on powder consumed vs fps.</p><p></p><p>I like to use both because I have them but if I switch the parameters to competition, I would run the PRC.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1575382, member: 27307"] This type of proposition will always be a compromise of one sort or another. I built one each of these with 20" barrels set up for suppressors. I generally shoot the 130 gr. Norma VLD and the 124 gr. Hammer Hunter. Both kill deer when the shooter handles the bullet placement and has taken bullet construction into account. I can't differentiate between the two bullets I shoot because both provide outstanding performance on larger deer. Both are magazine compatible. I've never found with all the testing I have done that the heavy for caliber bullets provide the performance necessary to beat out the standard weight bullets in cartridges of this case capacity with standard length barrels. Slightly lighter bullets provide all the energy on target you need along with the faster velocities. You are not giving anything up by using the lighter bullets. Select your bullets and you'll find that generally the PRC will beat the Creedmoor by 200 fps or 300 (+/-) ft/lbs of energy. But on target the Creedmoor will supply 1050 ft/lbs at 700 yards while the PRC provides the same amount at 850 yards. Given your limits, the Creedmoor is all you need for 600 yards. The Creedmoor is also slightly more efficient than the PRC based on powder consumed vs fps. I like to use both because I have them but if I switch the parameters to competition, I would run the PRC. Enjoy the process. [/QUOTE]
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