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6.5 PRC for Extreme Long Range Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="5RWill" data-source="post: 1517021" data-attributes="member: 98561"><p>The reason why is they couldn't trademark the SAUM name despite being the sole supplier of brass for the 6.5 SAUM/GAP 4S when it first came out. So they went to the ruger compact magnum and designed the PRC around it. It's a good round though i think the premise of both was a bit misleading. The idea was to run something like h1000 at lower pressures getting 3100fps or so out of the 140gr class bullet for competition be it standard or ELR. Thus a cartridge superior to the CM but almost equal barrel life. Least this was the original intent to my understanding. Depending on the gun and area/climate that didn't really pan out. I know guys getting those velocities with ease, hell one out of a 21" SAUM but they aren't doing it anywhere near the pressures that were intended. My experience is the same i'm having to run 60gr of RL26 to get 3065fps with a 143gr ELD X out of a 23" barrel with my Dad's 6.5 SAUM.</p><p></p><p>As to the short action compromise the only short action magnums that really seem to achieve the magnum velocity without teetering on compressing the load or taking up powder capacity due to mag length restraints are Rich's Sherman Shorts IMO. Though for me 2.970 is still very much a short action. Idk what you guys are limited to in BDL style rifles because i run DBM on everything but 2.970 is enough to have 143s 10 thou off the lands and not morbidly dip into powder capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5RWill, post: 1517021, member: 98561"] The reason why is they couldn't trademark the SAUM name despite being the sole supplier of brass for the 6.5 SAUM/GAP 4S when it first came out. So they went to the ruger compact magnum and designed the PRC around it. It's a good round though i think the premise of both was a bit misleading. The idea was to run something like h1000 at lower pressures getting 3100fps or so out of the 140gr class bullet for competition be it standard or ELR. Thus a cartridge superior to the CM but almost equal barrel life. Least this was the original intent to my understanding. Depending on the gun and area/climate that didn't really pan out. I know guys getting those velocities with ease, hell one out of a 21" SAUM but they aren't doing it anywhere near the pressures that were intended. My experience is the same i'm having to run 60gr of RL26 to get 3065fps with a 143gr ELD X out of a 23" barrel with my Dad's 6.5 SAUM. As to the short action compromise the only short action magnums that really seem to achieve the magnum velocity without teetering on compressing the load or taking up powder capacity due to mag length restraints are Rich's Sherman Shorts IMO. Though for me 2.970 is still very much a short action. Idk what you guys are limited to in BDL style rifles because i run DBM on everything but 2.970 is enough to have 143s 10 thou off the lands and not morbidly dip into powder capacity. [/QUOTE]
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