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6.5 PRC for Extreme Long Range Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="HiTechRob" data-source="post: 1516986" data-attributes="member: 71328"><p>I love my Gunwerks Clymer 6.5 PRC. I have load recipes for 143 ELD-X and the 147 ELD-M. Candidly, I prefer the 147-grain ELD-M and it performs great for hunting (even though it is marketed as a target/match bullet). I have hit steel with good downrange energy and velocity at 1,200 yards, but never shot at or took an animal past 680 yards - yet. Ballistically, I should be able to ethically take an animal out to 880 - 920 yards to stay within my 1,000 ft-lbs and 1,600 fps watermark. As many others have noted, it is marginally better than other 6.5 options out there, but looking at the 6.5 Creedmoor, I can tell you I averaged over 230 fps more with the 6.5 PRC with similar recoil. For hunting, having that extra 230-250 fps and downrange energy is all the difference in the world to me. If you already have a 6.5 Creed, stick with it. If looking to choose 6.5 Creed vs. 6.5 PRC, I would not hesitate to go with the 6.5 PRC. I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HiTechRob, post: 1516986, member: 71328"] I love my Gunwerks Clymer 6.5 PRC. I have load recipes for 143 ELD-X and the 147 ELD-M. Candidly, I prefer the 147-grain ELD-M and it performs great for hunting (even though it is marketed as a target/match bullet). I have hit steel with good downrange energy and velocity at 1,200 yards, but never shot at or took an animal past 680 yards - yet. Ballistically, I should be able to ethically take an animal out to 880 - 920 yards to stay within my 1,000 ft-lbs and 1,600 fps watermark. As many others have noted, it is marginally better than other 6.5 options out there, but looking at the 6.5 Creedmoor, I can tell you I averaged over 230 fps more with the 6.5 PRC with similar recoil. For hunting, having that extra 230-250 fps and downrange energy is all the difference in the world to me. If you already have a 6.5 Creed, stick with it. If looking to choose 6.5 Creed vs. 6.5 PRC, I would not hesitate to go with the 6.5 PRC. I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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