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6.5 vs 7 PRC: The Results Might Surprise You
Karl Blanchard:
25 variant off the 270wsm would be the way. Maybe I need a tikka with a mag bolt face🤔 :chuckle:
Sakko300wsm:
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--- Quote from: CamoDup on May 06, 2025, 07:36:27 AM ---I don't have any first hand experience with the 7PRC although I have heard good things. What I do know is that I absolutely love my 6.5 PRC. It's a fun gun to shoot and very accurate with the Hornady factory ammo. For the people saying it's too light of a round for elk... I killed a bull moose with a 6.5 PRC
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It is definitely not too light for elk - I have killed multiple with my 6.5PRC
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I wouldn't hesitate to hunt elk or moose with the 6.5 either. What ammo did each of you guys use on your hunts? And can you tell me more about the details? Shot distance, shot angle on the animal, how it reacted afterwards, did the bullet exit, etc.?
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4 elk with this 6.5 PRC, CA Ridgeline shooting Nosler 142 ABLR and right in the 3200 FPS range. And shots were 200-400 yrds and all 1 shot 1 kills. 2 dropped in their tracks and 2 went under 30 yrds. I believe 2 pass thrus and 2 were stuck in the opposite hide
The Big Game Hunter:
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--- Quote from: The Big Game Hunter on May 06, 2025, 08:30:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: Sakko300wsm on May 06, 2025, 07:57:40 AM ---
--- Quote from: CamoDup on May 06, 2025, 07:36:27 AM ---I don't have any first hand experience with the 7PRC although I have heard good things. What I do know is that I absolutely love my 6.5 PRC. It's a fun gun to shoot and very accurate with the Hornady factory ammo. For the people saying it's too light of a round for elk... I killed a bull moose with a 6.5 PRC
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It is definitely not too light for elk - I have killed multiple with my 6.5PRC
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I wouldn't hesitate to hunt elk or moose with the 6.5 either. What ammo did each of you guys use on your hunts? And can you tell me more about the details? Shot distance, shot angle on the animal, how it reacted afterwards, did the bullet exit, etc.?
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4 elk with this 6.5 PRC, CA Ridgeline shooting Nosler 142 ABLR and right in the 3200 FPS range. And shots were 200-400 yrds and all 1 shot 1 kills. 2 dropped in their tracks and 2 went under 30 yrds. I believe 2 pass thrus and 2 were stuck in the opposite hide
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Very interesting, thanks! Those 142gr ABLRs shot better than anything else in my 6.5 PRC. Accuracy was fantastic.
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