Boom done...they're not real big, 325 or so on the top end I believe. Wreck the lungs, and it's game over. If I went I'd take my 25/06 or 22/250 and get into 400 yds or less. I have mo fun stalking than I do shooting a bit further. Just my way anymore. When I was a younger pup I was all about how far can I take something. No mas
6.5 PRC for Aoudad??
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Boom done...they're not real big, 325 or so on the top end I believe. Wreck the lungs, and it's game over. If I went I'd take my 25/06 or 22/250 and get into 400 yds or less. I have mo fun stalking than I do shooting a bit further. Just my way anymore. When I was a younger pup I was all about how far can I take something. No mas
Your 6.5 PRC will be fine as will the 127 LRX bullet.
I have a buddy that shot his Auodad with a 6.5 PRC and 140 Accubonds and DRT.
That said, when I go for one I will be taking my 300 or 338 Norma.
I watched a young Ram soak up 3 rounds from a 308 shooting 175 Berger VLDH @ 2800fps at less than 125 yards.
I have a buddy that shot his Auodad with a 6.5 PRC and 140 Accubonds and DRT.
That said, when I go for one I will be taking my 300 or 338 Norma.
I watched a young Ram soak up 3 rounds from a 308 shooting 175 Berger VLDH @ 2800fps at less than 125 yards.
I think I have about decided to take the 300 Win Mag. with 180 Accubonds. Both it and the PRC shoot very well. This may be the only time (I hope not) that I get to do this and I don't want to make a mistake I could have prevented. Sure grateful for all the comments and feedback all !
February. Will do
txsheepman
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I dropped mine at 200 yds out of my 20" barrel with 143 eldx's. Behind the shoulder. DRT.
snox801
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Just dropped one last night. About 90 yards, 97gr hammer out of my 6.5 grendel.
Went about 20 yards and tipped over. Drive the bully through both shoulders. Not a monster ram but big body.
Went about 20 yards and tipped over. Drive the bully through both shoulders. Not a monster ram but big body.
KTP, take the rifle that you shoot the best. Shot placement is always the key factor in a quick humane kill. Thinking that taking a 300 Winchester is going to solve the issue if you make a bad hit is the wrong way to go about it my friend. A well placed shot from a 6.5 PRC with a good bullet, and the Barnes LRX is a good bullets, is going to anchor any Aoudad out there. If you shoot the PRC better and have 100% confidence in it, than that is the rifle you need to take. I have killed lots of elk, mule deer whitetail and antelope her in Montana with a 25-06 and 257 Weatherby using 100 Grain TTSX bullets. Is it the optimum bullets for the task, maybe not for Elk but when you put it in the kill zone it works just fine. Supplementing with a larger caliber just in case, only puts doubt in your mind and if your on a once in a lifetime hunt you sure don't need any doubt creeping in at the moment you pull the trigger. Of course the is all just my opinion, but I have 40 plus years of hunting under my belt and have taken and seen lots of animals taken. More times than not its a marginal or poor hit that creates problems, not the rifle or bullet combination used.
I had a 6.5 PRC built for an upcoming Red Stag and Tahr Hunt in New Zealand in April. I have been shooting it every other week for months now and I have no doubt it will take both of these species with no issues out to 600 yards. Good Luck with your hunt and please let us know how it turns out.
gpo1956
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The young man on the right killed this one Sunday with a Blaser R8 in 6.5 Creedmoor at 370 yards. Hornady 143 eldx at 2750. A nice one for his first. The gentleman on the left used the same rifle to kill a real trophy at a hair over 400 yards. His first shot was a little far back but second shot put him down for good. Moved 30 yards between shots.
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I would also like to go Aoudad hunting, I used my 6.5 prc and the 156 over H1000 on Caribou last fall and at 327 yards it was one and done. It's what I'll use for my future Aoudad hunt, when I can find a reasonable one
Ronald W Schaefer
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6.5 PRC will be great. I would however choose the 140+ gr bullets...just me.
I'll try to remember to report back. My friend and I are doing an aoudad hunt in 18 days. Both of us are using Weatherby 6.5 RPM's. Only difference is I'm using 127 gr. Barnes and he's using 140 gr. Partition handloads. We'll see if there's any noticeable difference.
Best of luck to both of you !!
Outlaw6.0
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Both will be dead
Seriously though, I would really like a detailed look at the terminal performance in comparison to one another. My money says the LRX will exit. t
