Brace yourselves... the stupid questions are coming

[Baffled321]

Hello and thanks for letting me join your fine group. I first stumbled across this page while doing research for a new rifle I just bought and the loads I'm going to develop for it (components are on back order for a while yet lol). I've been reloading for a number of years but always just thrown some ammo together from whatever the manual says and it was good enough to kill an elk so just rolled with that.

The rifle I just bought is a 6.5 PRC Browning X Bolt Stalker with a heavy-ish 26" barrel wih 7" twist. I'll be loading 156gr Berger Elit Hunter EOL's with Retumbo powder ignited by CCI 200 primers. I'm curious about you guys' thoughts on this combination. I'm looking forward to the load development process this time and have already run into terms and processes that I didn't even know existed (hence the screen name.)

 

[Ol' Red]

Welcome to the forum from another WY resident. This is the only forum that I am a member of and that's because of the experience of shooters here. Good people and a lot of good information.

 

[bdlesh]

Ditto what Ol' Red said! Welcome

 

[birddog 68]

Welcome from western Pa. I'm sure you're going to be happy with your X bolt. I've got 2 and they shoot well but don't have a 6.5 so I can't help you with your components choices.

 

[Hard rock]

Ditto what Ol' Red said! Welcome

There is no such thing as a stupid question , just some answers.

 

[joseph singleton]

Welcome to a awesome site ,,enjoy the info and take in all you need...From central Florida..

 

[Old Rooster]

Welcome from Montana.

 

[crystalgayleguy]

Welcome and greetings from North of the dfw texas area glad to have you on board this is an awesome forum you'll love it too

 

[Derral Crance]

Welcome from Prescott, Arizona
Currently working on loads for Arizona cow elk with a 6.5 PRC. Lapua brass. CCI large rifle primer, 57-58 grains of H1000 powder and Hornady 143 ELD-X bullet. Can shoot 1/2 MOA with the load out of a custom gun.

 

[nealm66]

Welcome. We're all here to learn and share knowledge so no worries about questions. I did load work up for a friends 6.5 prc browning and 156 bergers and found n570 was a the best powder. You can call Berger for load info, they're very helpful. Just use the middle load for a starting point and work your way up till you see pressure then back off a grain or 2. I start with my longest coal and then I load strings of 4 with 3 thousands difference until I get the accuracy I want. I ended up with all 4 shots inside a 1" square at 200 with his rifle using a front rest and a rear bag positioned under the end of the stock not inside that cut out area. Afterwards double checked velocity, then I Helped him figure out how to group off the bipods shooting off the bench. Hope that helps and welcome to the forum.

 

[Rick Richard]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[Southern 62]

Very new here too, and Welcome from South Ga. Have a 6.5 Prc being built rite now. Completely new to reloading but also gathering components. I'll be hunting elk this fall, but it's mainly going to be a deer rifle. Definitely be picking some WAY more knowledgeable minds here!!!!

 

[ShtrRdy]

Welcome to the forum! Do you do much shooting these days?

 

[Slick8]

Welcome to LRH.

I think you're off to a good start on your rig. I don't have much experience with the prc but it's similar to the 284 case. I question if H1000 wouldn't be a better choice given the case capacity but if that's all you have then it will certainly work.

Best of luck with the new rig and enjoy the forum.