6.5 PRC

[milldozer]

Those of you who shoot the 147 ELD-M over the 143 ELD-X on game, why is that?  Any benefits besides the 4 gr's and slightly better BC?

[jjhunter]

The 147s shot a little better in my rifle...and better B.C.   There wasn’t a lot of info on performance on game animals when I bought mine a couple of years ago, but I took two bucks the first year, one at 650 and one at 250 and the bullet performed perfectly on both critters.

[milldozer]

Did they hold together and expand reasonably well?

[spoonman]

Did they hold together and expand reasonably well?

I highly doubt they did since they are not designed to hold together and or mushroom at all.

[milldozer]

Thats what I'm wondering.  Did they perform more like a Berger or an Accubond?

[spoonman]

Thats what I'm wondering.  Did they perform more like a Berger or an Accubond?

They perform more like a Berger from what I’ve seen .

[jjhunter]

The 147s shot a little better in my rifle...and better B.C.   There wasn’t a lot of info on performance on game animals when I bought mine a couple of years ago, but I took two bucks the first year, one at 650 and one at 250 and the bullet performed perfectly on both critters.

By “perfect”, I mean dropped where standing.  I did not recover bullets.

[Mtnwalker]

Ive been happier with the 147's than I have with eldx on the handful deer we've killed with em. At creed velocities we've recovered some nice 80ish grain mushrooms if it didn't exit. Prc may be a different story at higher velocities, I can't answer that.

[milldozer]

Thanks for the feedback.  I've got an HCA 6.5 PRC on order that I'm excited to get my hands on!

[dilleytech]

Thanks for the feedback.  I've got an HCA 6.5 PRC on order that I'm excited to get my hands on!

Curious do you have ammo yet? I was looking it up the other day out of curiosity. 7-8$ a round!! Whoa..

[milldozer]

I plan to reload.  I have been able to piece together components, though I'm still waiting on back-ordered brass.  Still have a few months to wait for the rifle though.

Midway had some 147 eld-m's a couple weeks ago.  Picked up a box of those (was like $3.50/round after shipping) as a fall back.  Still crazy expensive.  I don't plan to buy much, if any, factory ammo in the future.

[spoonman]

It’s been rough finding factory ammo. I got lucky when I was in Montana for work and picked up some. Got a box the other day at Cabelas in Lacey and a couple more a while back at Sportsman’s. Those were all ELDM. I just paid too much for 3 boxes of ELDX online. Haven’t shot my rifle yet so need to see what it likes then sell off what it doesn’t.

[b23]

Even getting brass or dies for the 6.5 PRC isn't all that easy.  Just had 50 pcs of new unprimed ADG 6.5PRC brass delivered today that I was lucky enough to talk a friend out of and I got a set of Redding dies from Midway a couple weeks ago. 

Now I have dies, brass, primers, powder, Hornady 147 Match ammo, scope, rings, rail and no gun to use any of it with.   

[fishngamereaper]

I'm saving all my brass. On the bubble right now for reloading. If I decide not to I'll have a fair amount available in the next couple months...for a reasonable price, or barter... depending.

[milldozer]

I reached out to Lapua CS and they said their PRC brass will be shipping by the end of June. You can back order that stuff on a couple websites now.