6.5 PRC

[sigstroker]

Long range youtuber starting a new project 7mm on his Tikka. He asked viewers for their input and he comments on it here. He mentions 7mm WSM in addition to SAUM.

[Jimmy's]

Don't get talked into what you don't want or need. You're looking for something a little out of the norm. Go for it the 6.5 is a proven bullet and will take Elk, Moose and Caribou all day long.

[Cypriss32]

[MongooseV8]

Just buy a Tikka in 6.5x55. Lapua brass is available and its a fantastic cartridge. Plus it would save you like $1k.

For hunting I would choose something in 7mm but the Swede round has been very good to me.

[NorCalFocus]

For all the guys saying buy a factory rifle...I won't. Not when I know I'll end up swapping stocks, possibly a trigger, etc.

[ar15barrels]

Long range youtuber starting a new project 7mm on his Tikka. He asked viewers for their input and he comments on it here. He mentions 7mm WSM in addition to SAUM.

wsm and saum are so close that they are ballisticly interchangeable.
The saum case is a little shorter and has a longer neck, allowing the longer target bullets to be seated to magazine length easier.
It's sorta like the difference between a 6.5 creedmoor and a 260 Remington.

Left to right: 284, 7saum, 7wsm

[ar15barrels]

Do you have a reamer for it?

Yes.

[Railguner]

Yeah Hornady makes the ELD-X 6.5 PRC in their Precision Hunter line. Their published speed is only like 2850. Handloading in a custom barrel I shuold be able to get up to 3000 pretty easy. Just for more punch down range.

As much as I like Hornady bullets, I would likely run Bergers or Noslers for a hunting round.


6.5PRC https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/r...sion-hunter#!/

From you link, I'm seeing a published velocity on a 24" barrel of 2960. That's about spot on for the high node accuracy point.

Berger Hunting VLD's and Nosler Accubond Long Range rounds should be great choices.

[DDRH]

I'm also interested in the 6.5 PRC. Will the new Berger 155gr bullets work with SA mag length? What about the SMK 150gr?

I think the Magpul AICS mag length is about ~2.865. factory loaded PRC Cartridges are around ~2.950 so that won't fit.

[longrange1]

IMHO the 150SMKs are a perfect bullet for the PRC and somewhere around 3000fps should be doable without running it to hard.

that said you need to get a 150g SMK and what ever other bullet you plan to shoot and compare measurements especially where the ogive is...on hornady ELDM bullets the ogive is way forward and on a berger hybrid the ogive is farther back...so in other words the ELDM has a long bearing and a short tip the hybrid has a short-er bearing surface and a long-er tip.

if you can not get close to the lands the bullet may not shoot well.

[Divernhunter]

NapalmCheese---- You need to have a gap in to buy a new rifle???? Boy am I doing something wrong

[NorCalFocus]

I'm also interested in the 6.5 PRC. Will the new Berger 155gr bullets work with SA mag length? What about the SMK 150gr?

I think the Magpul AICS mag length is about ~2.865. factory loaded PRC Cartridges are around ~2.950 so that won't fit.

Thanks for posting that. I've been wondering the same thing about the PRC fitting into a Magpul AC mag. I have a B&C Stock with a Magpul DBM on it already, so I'd really like to be able to see if it could fit.

[DDRH]

I think with factory ammo..it might fit, at least the 143 ELD-X. The 147ELD-M may also fit, since they are advertising short action. The 2.950" i believe is recommended COAL, but i'm sure factory will load this short enough to fit SA.

but as longrange1 mentioned, if using heavier bullets, you might want to go with intermediate action (30-06??) or Long action.

I kinda disagree with others who say if you go long action might as well go long action cartridge. Well, i don't want that much recoil. PRC seems like its got a good balance. 6.5 SAUM is nice, but how much is factory ammo compared to 6.5 PRC?

https://gundigest.com/gear-ammo/ammunition/6-5-prc-extending-riflemans-reach/amp

[NorCalFocus]

I think with factory ammo..it might fit, at least the 143 ELD-X. The 147ELD-M may also fit, since they are advertising short action. The 2.950" i believe is recommended COAL, but i'm sure factory will load this short enough to fit SA.

but as longrange1 mentioned, if using heavier bullets, you might want to go with intermediate action (30-06??) or Long action.

I kinda disagree with others who say if you go long action might as well go long action cartridge. Well, i don't want that much recoil. PRC seems like its got a good balance. 6.5 SAUM is nice, but how much is factory ammo compared to 6.5 PRC?

https://gundigest.com/gear-ammo/ammu...mans-reach/amp

I checked on the mag length information and it sounds like the no binder Accurate Mags are the way to go. Their COAL spec is 2.950"

[DDRH]

Thanks! I ordered 2, 10rnd .308 mags to try. Got them from Area 419. Cheapest I can find with free ship. MPN/SKU is 00100-0040 (Incorrect although should work, see post #34)