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6.5 PRC or 7mm Rem Mag
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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 2334778" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>You made my point more clear. The 156 levels it more than the previous offerings in a hunting bullet. Some people discount the 147 since it's a match bullet and 140 class. Emotionally people look at the 156 and berger name and associate it will killing powa. So you have a 156 at 180 level bc. Apples to apples would be a 156 to a 160 class 7 but we can also argue the 195 EOL. IDK its a rabbit hole and splitting "hairs" ha ha. </p><p></p><p>Since I have both calibers and cartridges I have spent a fair bit of time playing the game of what to do. I ran the 147 in my 6.5-284 at 3015fps in a 28" barrel. The 7RM ran a 180 in a 26 at 3000. Since then I have gone to short barrels and suppressors. So everything is 22" or less now. Hence it is also why the 6.5 PRC is my go to, it works very well in a shorter barrel. For a short action magnum it runs decent speed at less powder usage so it's not too far off from a 7rm. Not enough to make me run the 7RM generally speaking. Like others here, I think the 7RM is a better choice for components and factory ammo if that is a concern. PRC anything is really hard to find. I was into the PRC before any of the BS occured so I have no issues currently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 2334778, member: 61747"] You made my point more clear. The 156 levels it more than the previous offerings in a hunting bullet. Some people discount the 147 since it's a match bullet and 140 class. Emotionally people look at the 156 and berger name and associate it will killing powa. So you have a 156 at 180 level bc. Apples to apples would be a 156 to a 160 class 7 but we can also argue the 195 EOL. IDK its a rabbit hole and splitting "hairs" ha ha. Since I have both calibers and cartridges I have spent a fair bit of time playing the game of what to do. I ran the 147 in my 6.5-284 at 3015fps in a 28" barrel. The 7RM ran a 180 in a 26 at 3000. Since then I have gone to short barrels and suppressors. So everything is 22" or less now. Hence it is also why the 6.5 PRC is my go to, it works very well in a shorter barrel. For a short action magnum it runs decent speed at less powder usage so it's not too far off from a 7rm. Not enough to make me run the 7RM generally speaking. Like others here, I think the 7RM is a better choice for components and factory ammo if that is a concern. PRC anything is really hard to find. I was into the PRC before any of the BS occured so I have no issues currently. [/QUOTE]
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