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Offline jrebel

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Re: What’s everyone’s powder of choice for 6.5 prc?
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2022, 07:40:31 AM »
For sure....if it were my rifle, I would be searching for a new powder for my collection.  It's a friend that is getting into reloading and hunting and I hope to find him a bear in about 6 weeks so time is short.  He bought 200 rounds of target ammo to practice with  :yike: :yike: :yike: (the price on that was as much as the rifle) but cannot find hunting rounds.  Lucky for him, he has a friend that has components.  I'm pretty confident the load he has this year will crush a bear or deer.  That accubond, even at 2730 mv will perform very well.  I was actually impressed with how  accurate the load shot.  We had a 7 shot group at 1" with 6 of the shots printing 1/2".  The proof will be in the grouping at 200-300 yards. 

My friend is already planning on working up a new load after the season, new powder and likely switching to a 124 grain Hammer Hunter bullet.  That could be a pretty devastating, speedy little bugger.  With all that being said....if I want a 3000 fps rifle for hunting north america.....I will take the 300 wsm with 180 grain accubond over any 6.5.   

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Re: What’s everyone’s powder of choice for 6.5 prc?
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2022, 08:28:17 AM »
Agreed. 6.5's of any kind are wildly unimpressive to me.
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