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6.5 PRC as a ELR antelope cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1684396" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>I certainly wouldn't use an untested bullet at long range for it's first outing on game. If the bullet performs like a fmj, and you poke a 6.5mm hole through a goat at 1100 yards away, and it proceeds to run another mile or farther wounded, that would be a bad day.</p><p></p><p>If you want to use that bullet, that is perfectly fine, but please test it in closer on game first to see if it is even going to perform acceptably, or wait until several other people have done it. I know the extended range performance I saw on pronghorn with the 147 eldm was not good, it seemed to do well with impact velocities over 2200 fps or so, but beyond that, if heavy bone wasn't hit, it didn't expand well. From rumors (keep in mind, they are only rumors) I have heard, this bullet will expand even less than the eld-m. If that is in fact the case, I wouldn't touch it for long elr hunting, especially with the option of the Berger 156 that is proven to be capable of 3000 fps+ in the 6.5 PRC. </p><p></p><p>Time will tell, the bullet may do very well on game, but until it is proven at close range, where you can sometimes make up with quick follow ups, and carefully examined and stretched out farther, I wouldnt start out at extended ranges. </p><p></p><p>Just the opinion of some guy on the internet ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1684396, member: 87243"] I certainly wouldn't use an untested bullet at long range for it's first outing on game. If the bullet performs like a fmj, and you poke a 6.5mm hole through a goat at 1100 yards away, and it proceeds to run another mile or farther wounded, that would be a bad day. If you want to use that bullet, that is perfectly fine, but please test it in closer on game first to see if it is even going to perform acceptably, or wait until several other people have done it. I know the extended range performance I saw on pronghorn with the 147 eldm was not good, it seemed to do well with impact velocities over 2200 fps or so, but beyond that, if heavy bone wasn't hit, it didn't expand well. From rumors (keep in mind, they are only rumors) I have heard, this bullet will expand even less than the eld-m. If that is in fact the case, I wouldn't touch it for long elr hunting, especially with the option of the Berger 156 that is proven to be capable of 3000 fps+ in the 6.5 PRC. Time will tell, the bullet may do very well on game, but until it is proven at close range, where you can sometimes make up with quick follow ups, and carefully examined and stretched out farther, I wouldnt start out at extended ranges. Just the opinion of some guy on the internet ;-) [/QUOTE]
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