6.5 PRC

[fishngamereaper]

Anyone with real world experience with one.

Looking at picking up a new rifle and have been pretty interested in this round for a while. I've been hunting a 7 mag since I was 14 and dealing with some shoulder injuries the last year or so I'm not up for the felt recoil yet. Bought my kid a 6.5 creed a couple years ago and I've borrowed it for a couple deer hunts. It's a joy to shoot, but I'm looking for something with just a little extra pop. So I landed on the PRC. And I like buying new guns..

And no, I don't need another .308. 

[Dan-o]

Sorry, no real world experience from me.

But it beats a Creedmoor by a couple hundred feet per second......   What's not to like?

I don't reload anymore, so 'd be a little worried about having factory ammo available long term.

[Wolfdog2314]

I really enjoy my 6.5 pRC from Christensen arms, the ridge line. Shoots under MOA. Lightweight rifle. Low recoil. Pleasure to shoot. Easy to carry.

I shoot factory Hornady 143 eld X.

Took a blacktail at 40 yards neck shot, Mule deer at 300, and a mule deer at 450 all last year. My first year hunting with it. I think you’ll be happy with it.

[HUNT JR]

I know there was a pretty good thread on the Rokslide forum about Ryan Avery using the 6.5 PRC on elk and he had some good real world experience on there. Might be worth digging it up using their search function. I want to say the thread was titled "6.5 PRC on Elk" or something like that. It seems like it should make for a good gun.


https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/6-5-prc-on-elk.109886/

[D-Rock425]

Sorry, no real world experience from me.

But it beats a Creedmoor by a couple hundred feet per second......   What's not to like?

I don't reload anymore, so 'd be a little worried about having factory ammo available long term.

I just purchased new rifle and this is what made me go with something else over the prc.  Went to 3 or 4 of the big box stores and none of them had prc on the shelf.  If your going to reload you're probably fine if not just something to think about.

[Taco280AI]

The 127 LRX would do well

[bigdub257]

I ordered a Savage 110 ultralite in 6.5 PRC and received it a couple of weeks ago.  Just finished setting it up and am anxious to shoot it and see what it does.  Going to start off with Hornady 147 ELDM.  Range is still closed here in Gig Harbor so plan on finding a spot this weekend on the peninsula to give it a go.

[jjhunter]

I hunted with my CA Ridgeline 6.5 PRC last fall.  Packed it from mountain tops in Western Wyoming to the wheat fields of Whitman County. 

I bought mine to strictly shoot factory ammo as I handload for my customs.  I can tell you that it’s a great round, shoots factory ammo like a dream and that my customs that cost 3x’s as much are sitting in the safe this fall.

I took a big, 7 year old Wyoming buck at just over 650 yards and a mature whitetail buck at 230 yards with mine last fall.  Absolutely hammered both of them with factory 147 Eld-m.


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[Karl Blanchard]

If a guy wants to shoot factory ammo it's about as good a option for a 6.5 as there is. One thing hornady does better than other manufacturers is that they put the backing behind their calibers to solidify them as a caliber to stick around. Prime example is the creedmoor.

The PRC doesn't do anything that a saum, wsm, or x284 norma won't do. It shoots the exact same bullets and roughly the exact same speeds. Let's not praise it as some revolutionary chambering  But if you aren't hand loading then the prc is a no brainer! Berger needs to hurry up and release loaded ammo with the 156's.  The exciting part of the prc is its popularity will spur big manufacturers like lapua to release some premium components. Something that most the other 6.5's are lacking

[fishngamereaper]

Good info. Pretty much what I thought. 

I'm not hand loading as much as I used to so factory pills are what I would shoot. I like how the 147s look on paper and carry enough weight to not drift to much in the wind. Moa or better out of a factory load is perfectly fine with me.

It hurts my feelings when guys tease me for using a creedmore without a man bun. Any issues with the PRC I should know about...

Kidding.

Now comes the fun part. Shopping.

[2MANY]

Guys, tease, and man bun should be discussed on a different forum.

[b23]

The exciting part of the prc is its popularity will spur big manufacturers like lapua to release some premium components. Something that most the other 6.5's are lacking

I sure hope you're right, but for some reason Lapua, at least to date, just won't make any brass with the magnum case head size.  I keep thinking that'll change but they've yet to do so. 

[Karl Blanchard]

The exciting part of the prc is its popularity will spur big manufacturers like lapua to release some premium components. Something that most the other 6.5's are lacking

I sure hope you're right, but for some reason Lapua, at least to date, just won't make any brass with the magnum case head size.  I keep thinking that'll change but they've yet to do so. 

its inevitable.  With companies like Peterson raising the bar lapua will eventually have to dive in. It continually blows me away at their stubbornness to actually produce some offerings that people want

[BULLBLASTER]

Doesnt pertain to the prc, but i have an email from berger that states

“until the LAPUA 300 WIN MAG brass is available. We are using norma brass”

Hopefully that is a sign that more offerings are coming.

[mountainman]

I hunted with my CA Ridgeline 6.5 PRC last fall.  Packed it from mountain tops in Western Wyoming to the wheat fields of Whitman County. 

I bought mine to strictly shoot factory ammo as I handload for my customs.  I can tell you that it’s a great round, shoots factory ammo like a dream and that my customs that cost 3x’s as much are sitting in the safe this fall.

I took a big, 7 year old Wyoming buck at just over 650 yards and a mature whitetail buck at 230 yards with mine last fall.  Absolutely hammered both of them with factory 147 Eld-m.


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Awesome! Some will downplay CA rifles, but they shoot! Especially in this caliber!