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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1768675" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I was hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor because I knew Scandanavian hunters had for many decades killed their smaller moose ("elg") with the 6.5 Swede.</p><p></p><p>But when the 6.5 PRC came out I felt it would be a better all-round western hunting cartridge for longer shots on medium game and up to at least 300 yards on bull elk. Sorta a 6.5 CM magnum and even a bit faster than the great 6.5/284.</p><p></p><p>So I sold my 6.5 CM rifles and got the 6.5 PRC. I will say that it is every bit as accurate as the 6.5 CM at long distances, up to the max of 1,095 yards at my club's steel range.</p><p>It's just that more than 5 shots heats up my Browning X-Bolt's skinny, fluted barrel and begins to open up groups a bit. Who cares with a hunting rifle where 2 shots should be enough? Five shots on game really means you need a lot more practice before you go hunting again.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1768675, member: 54178"] I was hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor because I knew Scandanavian hunters had for many decades killed their smaller moose ("elg") with the 6.5 Swede. But when the 6.5 PRC came out I felt it would be a better all-round western hunting cartridge for longer shots on medium game and up to at least 300 yards on bull elk. Sorta a 6.5 CM magnum and even a bit faster than the great 6.5/284. So I sold my 6.5 CM rifles and got the 6.5 PRC. I will say that it is every bit as accurate as the 6.5 CM at long distances, up to the max of 1,095 yards at my club's steel range. It's just that more than 5 shots heats up my Browning X-Bolt's skinny, fluted barrel and begins to open up groups a bit. Who cares with a hunting rifle where 2 shots should be enough? Five shots on game really means you need a lot more practice before you go hunting again. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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