6.5 PRC

It's been dead in here for a few weeks so let's discuss something:

6.5 PRC has my interest. Why? Because I've got a guy telling me he has a .2 group out of Ruger Hawkeye long range and he's consistent .5 or under.

That's stupid accurate. That's a factory rifle. Ruger is on fire fellas. They are also chambering the precision rifle in 6.5 PRC and in .300 PRC.

At the top of my wish list would be the Hawkeye Long Range chambered in .300 PRC. If it would print .5 and under consistently I would probably sell a couple $4k guns and see if I couldn't get some of the money I have wasted back.

6.5 PRC - I'm not super interested because I've beat the 6.5's to death and I had a 6.5 Rocket or sometimes called a .264 Rocket... maybe 10 years ago... That's what a 6.5 SAUM was before there was a 6.5 SAUM for those that don't know.

But I might get one of these Ruger rifles anyway. Either the Hawkeye Long range or the Precision rifle. I never could convince myself to keep a Ruger Precision because I have no use for 6.5 Creed or .308.. with other chamberings being too small for my taste.

Anyone else been paying attention to this?

Besides 257 anyone else shooting 6.5 PRC?

I've been interested in one. I have a Customized Ruger RPR 6.5 Creedmoor just collecting dust in my safe that i thought about selling, and replacing with the PRC. I would really like to see a PRC chambered in an AR10 😀

A friend of mine has a custom rifle ordered in 6.5 PRC. Should be in by end of summer. Probably load up a few for him and see what it likes.

I had my Tikka T3 300wsm converted into a 6.5 PRC. only been able to shoot it once, but really like it. Recoil is only slightly more than my 6.5 Creedmore. Looking forward to seeing what it can do, as the break in shots were less than .5" groups.

I’m at 3500 ish with 100 ttsx and 3200 ish with 143 eldx with superb accuracy

Anybody now the dimensions of the mag well on a .308 RPR?

I wonder if its long enough to accept a .300 PRC? If so, a barrel swap would be easy...

Being that the .300 PRC requires a magnum length long action I'm guessing it wouldn't be, but who knows??

You’ve got my attention now. Either of those at those speeds are bad medicine for just about anything standing in front of them in North America

I’ve still got 3 grs of powder to go before even getting near max also. Accuracy is stood where both loads are I didn’t chase it up any faster

I don't have any experience with it yet but what I'm hearing is for best performance you need a CIP length magazine and you want a .750 bolt to feed reliably.

So this is another 338 Lapua basically. We will see who can shoe horn it into something else they make 300 Win Mag CIP length mags so......

The new Magnum RPR is chambered for it

6.5 PRC would be on my short list if I didn't already own a .264 Win mag. Outstanding caliber that takes advantage of all the developments in powder technology in the last few years.

Think the PRC series is a buncha good thoughts put into cartridge form. I'll call ot now a 7 or.270 prc would sell.

the 6.5prc has been on my radar as well. I just can’t make my mind up if I want to spend the money on another custom or buy one off the shelf.

My custom build was not that expensive. I found a really cheap WSM donor

6.5 PRC is what the creedmore fanboys think they have

Compared to 6.5 x 55?

Blows the 6.5x55 away. I like the 6.5x284. It’s a very good round. This prc is special tho.

Blasphemous!!! How dare you besmirch the mighty Creed!

Any 6.5 Creedmoor owner/fanboy that thinks they have a 6.5 PRC is delusional ... Or smoking some good shucks

What cartridge are you getting those velocities in?

My handloads. Hornady brass.

257WM - I think he was asking which caliber cartridge you are reloading to get those numbers. I assumed you were talking about the 6.5 PRC.

Well yes of course I was referring to my 6.5 prc. I thought that’s what the thread was about

What’s the powder primers ?

Didn't you get that from Fuzzy_Bunny?

No thank goodness. Loctite free for me

Don’t be crying to me when your scope falls off.

Loctite is for people who don't own a torque driver.

And some just like to overuse loctite.

Loctite never hurt nobody.

I’ve got a LEGIT.250 MOA 6.5/284. But I can’t get anything close to the velocity of the PRC. Once this barrel is shot out I may go tha route.

Might as well rebarrel that 284 to a 280 AI and find you a WSM action to build that prc on. Gonna take that action to do it

X2 on the .280 Ackley

I hope yall are right about the 6.5. One followed me home yesterday.

Josh - is that 6.5-284 built on a long action or a short action? In a long action you should be able to work the chamber to get velocity close to what 257 is running with the 6.5PRC but not quite. Close enough though. Gallagher knows what to do he reamed mine.

I think this 6.5 PRC thing is about to get some legs on it and run away with the market I think.

Hey, leave Gallagher alone. I'm waiting on him to rebarrel my 264 win mag. 😀😀

Y'all can have him after that...

I need to call check on him. Anyone heard how he’s doing?

I saw him a couple weeks ago. He seems to be doing pretty good considering his situation.

When you see John again kick him in the nuts and tell him I said hello. Good to hear he's still above ground.

Long action. I don’t build anything on a short action lol. I’ve got right around 600 rounds down the pipe. I won’t sink anymore money into that barrel but will keep that in mind for the next.

I was talking to a friend about his 6.5x284 and his handloads using H4831SC another fellow I did not know was bragging about his 6.5 PRC handloads using IMR 4350 and was getting 2870 fps. I thought to myself Hornady Precision Hunter ammo will get you over 2900 fps with a 147 gn. bullet. Besides the barrel burning 26 Nosler the 6.5 PRC is easily able to get to 3000 fps.

If he’s running a prc that slow he’s wasting his time with it

Needs to burn a slower powder than 4350 in that 6.5 PRC to reach it's potential.