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Which PRC for my lightweight mountain rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="highdrum" data-source="post: 1901709" data-attributes="member: 13732"><p>Why not quit trying to decide one vs the other and split it in the middle? 7mag pushing 180 Bergers @ 2950. Put that in ur ballistic program, it's solid .....they don't have much recoil either. It sounds like someone doesn't want to hand load, and wants decent ammo to shoot LR with. Here's what I suggest, get the gun in which YOU'RE confident in. 6.5 will kill elk dead. 30 cal will kill elk dead. This yeah I had a switching wind at my location vs where the critter was. The bowl was wide open and frozen couldn't see wind from about 70y out to where the bull was. I dialed 0.6 mils L as that's what the 10mph wind called for for 580y. I shot didn't look like I hit him. He crowded into a group cows who ran into the middle of the park. He stayed there till he was stumbling down. I hit right in front the rear quarter, may have caught vitals, maybe not, mostly gut shot. But it killed him. Why? Because it was a 230gr Buller @ 3060fps that opened in the soft tissue. I missed my poa due to a bad wind call. Would a 6.5 bullet traveling the same speed put him down with that poor a hit? Doubtful in my opinion. Always have a bit more than enough gun. If I'm hunting timber it's a 22" 300wsm, if I'm hunting 600-700y parks and bowls, it's a 300 norma improved. If I'm thinking 1k may be on the table, it's a 338 rum pushing 300s over 2800fps. There's running dead, and there is dead right there dead. I like 2k ft # of energy at impact. That's just me......chasing wounded elk in timber at dying light is no fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="highdrum, post: 1901709, member: 13732"] Why not quit trying to decide one vs the other and split it in the middle? 7mag pushing 180 Bergers @ 2950. Put that in ur ballistic program, it's solid .....they don't have much recoil either. It sounds like someone doesn't want to hand load, and wants decent ammo to shoot LR with. Here's what I suggest, get the gun in which YOU'RE confident in. 6.5 will kill elk dead. 30 cal will kill elk dead. This yeah I had a switching wind at my location vs where the critter was. The bowl was wide open and frozen couldn't see wind from about 70y out to where the bull was. I dialed 0.6 mils L as that's what the 10mph wind called for for 580y. I shot didn't look like I hit him. He crowded into a group cows who ran into the middle of the park. He stayed there till he was stumbling down. I hit right in front the rear quarter, may have caught vitals, maybe not, mostly gut shot. But it killed him. Why? Because it was a 230gr Buller @ 3060fps that opened in the soft tissue. I missed my poa due to a bad wind call. Would a 6.5 bullet traveling the same speed put him down with that poor a hit? Doubtful in my opinion. Always have a bit more than enough gun. If I'm hunting timber it's a 22" 300wsm, if I'm hunting 600-700y parks and bowls, it's a 300 norma improved. If I'm thinking 1k may be on the table, it's a 338 rum pushing 300s over 2800fps. There's running dead, and there is dead right there dead. I like 2k ft # of energy at impact. That's just me......chasing wounded elk in timber at dying light is no fun. [/QUOTE]
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