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6.5 prc
Just picked one up and was wondering what folks are using for bullets and powder. I have N565 and RL26.
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11-16-2021, 08:08 AM
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R-26 with the 143eldx works well in my Christensen.
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11-16-2021, 08:18 AM
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Both should work well
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11-16-2021, 08:30 AM
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140 accubonds and r26 have worked out very well for me.
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11-16-2021, 08:37 AM
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156 gr Berger’s @ 2985 FPS with a 22 inch pipe with RL-26 shoots 0.35 MOA from my gun.
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11-16-2021, 08:48 AM
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67.5gr US869 behind a 143gr ELDX shoot into .284" in my Christensen arm mesa long range.
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11-16-2021, 08:51 AM
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Thanks guys. Looks like I have the right powder with RL26.
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11-16-2021, 08:57 AM
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N565, 156 bergers were great out of my CA ridgleine 2850FPS and .5" groups. I sold that and have a defiance with a paradigm barrel now. Haven't had a chance to work out a load for it yet, just shooting the same load from the ridgeline. Same speed out of the new rifle and .75" groups. Cant complain I love this caliber love the 6.5 bullets!
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11-16-2021, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Curly Bill
N565, 156 bergers were great out of my CA ridgleine 2850FPS and .5" groups. I sold that and have a defiance with a paradigm barrel now. Haven't had a chance to work out a load for it yet, just shooting the same load from the ridgeline. Same speed out of the new rifle and .75" groups. Cant complain I love this caliber love the 6.5 bullets!
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Is your barrel 1-8"? Mine is and might have to try the Berger. Have you used the 156 on game?
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11-16-2021, 02:25 PM
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I’ve used the 156’s on game
From a grizzly to antelope
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11-16-2021, 02:28 PM
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My barrel is a 1:8 and spins them just fine.
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11-16-2021, 06:57 PM
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Now, if only a person could find some 156...
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11-16-2021, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by waldedw
67.5gr US869 behind a 143gr ELDX shoot into .284" in my Christensen arm mesa long range.
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Great shooting!
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11-16-2021, 08:18 PM
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Now, if only a person could find some 156...
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Best bet would be neerlandia coop or prophet river
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11-17-2021, 08:03 AM
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Is your barrel 1-8"? Mine is and might have to try the Berger. Have you used the 156 on game?
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1:8 and so far only deer and one antelope. All standard berger peformance, enters makes vital soup and then you find bullet fragments in the offside hide and rib cage.
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11-17-2021, 09:57 AM
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1:8 and so far only deer and one antelope. All standard berger peformance, enters makes vital soup and then you find bullet fragments in the offside hide and rib cage.
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Sounds like what the Ballistic Tip did to my deer a few seasons ago. Completely destroyed the lungs (30/06 165gr, 110yds)
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11-17-2021, 10:00 AM
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Best bet would be neerlandia coop or prophet river
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Thanks, contacted them.
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11-17-2021, 07:42 PM
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Just shot a whitetail buck with mine today. It shoots 1/4 Moa with hornady 147gr ELDM’s.
Didnt take a single step. DOA. Entry side wound pic, onside lung and the heart.
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11-17-2021, 07:50 PM
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Just shot a whitetail buck with mine today. It shoots 1/4 Moa with hornady 147gr ELDM’s.
Didnt take a single step. DOA. Entry side wound pic, onside lung and the heart.
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Congrats. Hoping to get mine out and tag a whitetail.
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11-17-2021, 07:55 PM
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Congrats. Hoping to get mine out and tag a whitetail.
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This is the second whitetail with that gun and I must say the ELDM performs pretty well. Seems to turn everything to jello.
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11-18-2021, 09:41 AM
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This is the second whitetail with that gun and I must say the ELDM performs pretty well. Seems to turn everything to jello.
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Factory ammo or handload? I was thinking of trying the 147 with RL26.
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11-25-2021, 09:42 PM
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Acquired some RL26 and 147gr ELD-M. Will try this combo out and see how it performs.
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11-25-2021, 10:49 PM
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How does in compare to 6.5-300
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11-25-2021, 11:11 PM
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How does in compare to 6.5-300
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6.5x300 is the fastest 6.5 on the market
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11-26-2021, 06:05 AM
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The 6.5x300 adds 300-400fps, and reduces barrel life by a factor of three or so. I considered a 6.5STW but stayed with the 7mmstw, because the case is just too large for decent efficiency and barrel life with the .264" bore.
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The 6.5 - 300 is about 10% faster with any given bullet weight, however you burn about 30% more powder so it's not nearly as efficient and much harder on barrels, it's a fast flat shooting son of a gun but be careful as it heats the barrel up fast.
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11-30-2021, 08:52 AM
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Factory ammo or handload? I was thinking of trying the 147 with RL26.
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They are factory loads Grandslam.
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Anybody looking for 6.5 ELDM, Barton's Big Country here in GP had a pile of them in stock when I was there the other day. 140 gr, 147 gr, as well as 153 gr A-Tip Match. Figured it might be helpful to mention.
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Picked up a couple boxes of 147gr from Higginsons.
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11-30-2021, 04:19 PM
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Dropped a nice mature whitetail doe on the weekend with my PRC using factory 147gr. Quarter size entry and exit holes. Shot was about 50yds.
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