Thread: 6.5prc

Originally Posted by 300Shortmag

Feeling pretty ripped off with prc so far , got back to the range today to see if I could get my chrony to work and it finally did .
Ive put 20 rounds through the barrel now and the norma bond strikes shoot awesomely but man they're slow ..
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I'm hoping the barrel will improve with more usage but still disappointed how slow the factory ammo is going. For reference the 143 bond strike's are supposed to have a muzzle velocity of 2950.

You will probably find they will speed up a bit as your barrel breaks in properly.

I’m getting those speeds out of my Creedmoor give or take with a 143 grain ELD X and a 24 inch barrel… about 700m alt. on a warm day. It’s a fairly warm load of course.

Talking to my cuz who is running a semi-custom PRC in Colorado, he also wasn’t that impressed with the velocity gains. At the end of the day you are dealing with diminishing returns trying to get that case to push the 140s and 150s that much faster. Compared to the Creedmoor your powder charge is likely to be around a third heavier for a 10% max velocity gain, probably more like 7 or 8%.

If you can get the Berger to work like @veitnamcam then you are gaining a bit more thump down range as well thanks to the weight & BC.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

You will probably find they will speed up a bit as your barrel breaks in properly.

I’m getting those speeds out of my Creedmoor give or take with a 143 grain ELD X and a 24 inch barrel… about 700m alt. on a warm day. It’s a fairly warm load of course.

Talking to my cuz who is running a semi-custom PRC in Colorado, he also wasn’t that impressed with the velocity gains. At the end of the day you are dealing with diminishing returns trying to get that case to push the 140s and 150s that much faster. Compared to the Creedmoor your powder charge is likely to be around a third heavier for a 10% max velocity gain, probably more like 7 or 8%.

If you can get the Berger to work like @veitnamcam then you are gaining a bit more thump down range as well thanks to the weight & BC.

I'm running the 153 atip mine didn't like the bergers or at least it didn't when new it may do now.