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6.5 prc enough gun for elk
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<blockquote data-quote="h_1ag" data-source="post: 2868243" data-attributes="member: 121794"><p>300wsm is a cool round, but I fail to see how you're really getting that much more out of it than 6.5PRC.</p><p></p><p>Diameter? +1.1mm. </p><p></p><p>Energy? Only at closer range. By 400yds they're within 10% of each other and at every distance closer than that the PRC is going to be well above 2k ftlbs of energy, which is 25% more than the conventional minimum. I'm not convinced that the same elk getting hit with 2.5k energy is any less dead than one getting hit by 3k energy. Both are dead animals (shot placement obviously).</p><p></p><p>Weight? Maybe some consideration there- 156gr vs 200gr is +25%, but a .300BLK also has a 200gr option too and I'd never consider that for an elk at any range. The gain in weight of 300wsm comes at the cost of speed, so your net energy is roughly nullified.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't argue the 6.5PRC is a "better" elk round than .300wsm (*exception: recoil sensitivite shooters), but I'm not fully convinced that you're getting a huge step up either. I'd think if you overlayed them both on a vinn diagram there might only be something like 5-10% of shots where the wsm does the job and the prc was insufficient. And virtually all of those scenarios would be poor shots at close range- unlikely for an experienced/competent shooter.</p><p>If you can't make a good shot on a huge animal at close/mid range, neither of these are good choices and you should just get a 375H&H and get within 100yds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="h_1ag, post: 2868243, member: 121794"] 300wsm is a cool round, but I fail to see how you’re really getting that much more out of it than 6.5PRC. Diameter? +1.1mm. Energy? Only at closer range. By 400yds they’re within 10% of each other and at every distance closer than that the PRC is going to be well above 2k ftlbs of energy, which is 25% more than the conventional minimum. I’m not convinced that the same elk getting hit with 2.5k energy is any less dead than one getting hit by 3k energy. Both are dead animals (shot placement obviously). Weight? Maybe some consideration there- 156gr vs 200gr is +25%, but a .300BLK also has a 200gr option too and I’d never consider that for an elk at any range. The gain in weight of 300wsm comes at the cost of speed, so your net energy is roughly nullified. I wouldn’t argue the 6.5PRC is a “better” elk round than .300wsm (*exception: recoil sensitivite shooters), but I’m not fully convinced that you’re getting a huge step up either. I’d think if you overlayed them both on a vinn diagram there might only be something like 5-10% of shots where the wsm does the job and the prc was insufficient. And virtually all of those scenarios would be poor shots at close range- unlikely for an experienced/competent shooter. If you can’t make a good shot on a huge animal at close/mid range, neither of these are good choices and you should just get a 375H&H and get within 100yds. [/QUOTE]
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