Thread: 6.5 prc loads

Wow! Ill certainly come back and let you know how I go. Keen to read any experience with this calibre.

I love this shit. “0.7moa” doesn’t group. That’s 7” at 1000m if your any good. Still well within a 12” kill zone. Get out of your heads and look at reality.

It seams that the 6.5 prc likes the same powders as the 7 rem mag. I wouldn't be surprised if win 760 works well on the light pills like I tried in the 7

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

I love this shit. “0.7moa” doesn’t group. That’s 7” at 1000m if your any good. Still well within a 12” kill zone. Get out of your heads and look at reality.

It's not hard to get the prc shooting single ragged holes so why aim for less. Its a great confidence booster when you know you a shooting with a good load.

Originally Posted by Gkp

It seams that the 6.5 prc likes the same powders as the 7 rem mag. I wouldn't be surprised if win 760 works well on the light pills like I tried in the 7

I am using Win760 in my "cheap" loads ($1.32 per shot) for the 6.5PRC, it isnt suited to the cartridge. Shooting 123 SSt and Lapua 123 scenars i'm only getting 2850-2900fps with 54.5grs, pressure signs at 55gr+ out of an 18" barrel.

The RL26 56.6gr are pushing 143ELD-X @2900-2930 fps 18" barrel.

Also if your worried about meat damage on the Fallow then shoot them in the head. Your 0.3moa load on a moderate day will still shoot them between the eyes at 200m. I call out "HEY" to the deer so they put their heads up and hold dead still, then you dont have to worry about them moving as you touch off. The last one i shot @370m couldnt hear me yelling at it to stop feeding, i had to wait for a peacock to get it on alert so i could take the shot.

Gave the 156 a burn on a red yesterday did the job jelly inside diafram entry and exit seem to be on on same side which was puzzling no fragments threw meat so must have held together well hit plenty of bone very very steep down hill shot hit lower than id planned very dead deer

Fair bit of damage considering where the deer was shot. Bullet too soft ??

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Fair bit of damage considering where the deer was shot. Bullet too soft ??

The entry went straight threw leg bone below shoulder blade and then back out threw ribs the blood spot seen on the animal is the exit to be fair i head shoot meat animals and this was souly a test which il have to do again as i want to go threw shoulders on a good bodied stag . We found one on the day but the kids had other ideas

I think anyway was a very confusing assessment of the animal when skinning today unless it was stepping foward and its leg was right back and its gone threw front leg bone opened up and blown that hole in the ribs and i lost projectile in jelly that was its engine room? Il be sure to update in a few weeks after a few more deer

Originally Posted by Kelton

I think anyway was a very confusing assessment of the animal when skinning today unless it was stepping foward and its leg was right back and its gone threw front leg bone opened up and blown that hole in the ribs and i lost projectile in jelly that was its engine room? Il be sure to update in a few weeks after a few more deer

I it is very hard to find the right 'do all' near and far, big and small, projectile for higher velocity type calibers in my experience. With the move by manufacturers to high bc soft lead core thin jacket jobs the problem is getting worse. It used to only be sierra bullets that blew up and shed their jackets, now SST, VLD, ELD etc. I really struggled with this problem in a 2506 AI untill I switched to Accubonds. Federal has a new one out that is similar but with a solid copper base section which should make it perform like a Partition. I used to be in the ' we want a bullet that mushrooms and transfers all its energy and doesn't exit' camp. Now I prefer a bullet that mushrooms quick, stays together and cuts a hole right through without buggering a lot of meat. On this, I wonder if the bullet passing through actually sets up a venturi effect that sucks blood out with it rather than forcing it through the meat Hydraulically??

Certainly nothing wrong with your shot placement, just disappointing amount of damage

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I it is very hard to find the right 'do all' near and far, big and small, projectile for higher velocity type calibers in my experience. With the move by manufacturers to high bc soft lead core thin jacket jobs the problem is getting worse. It used to only be sierra bullets that blew up and shed their jackets, now SST, VLD, ELD etc. I really struggled with this problem in a 2506 AI untill I switched to Accubonds. Federal has a new one out that is similar but with a solid copper base section which should make it perform like a Partition. I used to be in the ' we want a bullet that mushrooms and transfers all its energy and doesn't exit' camp. Now I prefer a bullet that mushrooms quick, stays together and cuts a hole right through without buggering a lot of meat. On this, I wonder if the bullet passing through actually sets up a venturi effect that sucks blood out with it rather than forcing it through the meat Hydraulically??

Certainly nothing wrong with your shot placement, just disappointing amount of damage

I do like a exit as i like blood to track sounds like the accubond could be worth a look

@Kelton I can send you some 142 Lrab if want to give them a whirl.

I pose the question: When we see blood, lungs pieces etc following a shot on the ground or vegetation, was it blown out of the animal or was it sucked out as the bullet passed through ??

CAUTION: THESE ARE HOT LOADS!
They both shot around 0.3moa with out a chrony attached

Results suggest that something at 130 gr would be optimal ?