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6.5 PRC for Aoudad??
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<blockquote data-quote="Allen Kitts" data-source="post: 2712344" data-attributes="member: 103317"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allen Kitts, post: 2712344, member: 103317"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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