Thread: 6.5prc

MY 20" PRC is consistently 80 fps quicker across all weights (up to 143 grns) than my 21.5" 6x55. 57 grns of powder V 50.5 grns.

Correcting for barrel length the advantage for the PRC is circa 120 fps.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

How many reloads you getting out of that brass? What bullet weight in the .260? Caus that is fast as for 18" .260

Some brass is probably up to 4-5 times in one .260 and would probably expect 6-8 times but will probably loose most before then.
The .260 and Creedmoor is a very efficient case.

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60gr h1000 for 2960fps with the 156eol ,ES of 9

Originally Posted by matto1234

60gr h1000 for 2960fps with the 156eol ,ES of 9

Barrel length?

Originally Posted by Roarless20

Barrel length?

24inch

Originally Posted by matto1234

24inch

That's cheating.

Originally Posted by matto1234

60gr h1000 for 2960fps with the 156eol ,ES of 9

What brass and primers you using man?

Hornady brass, fed large rifle primers

The bits ready for the gunsmith (Greg at Custom Guns) to build my faux 6.5 PRC - its a 6.5x284.

Savage stainless short action from @MMC Barltelin featherweight 1:7.5 twist barrel to finish at a tad over 24" and threaded 14x1- supplied by @camowsm . Accu-Stock was already in hand.

I went 6.5-284 because it's a .473 boltface and I don't really want to go to magnum boltface actions - is for all intents and purposes the same case capacity (and therefore ballistics) as the 6.5 PRC.

Originally Posted by Tentman

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The bits ready for the gunsmith (Greg at Custom Guns) to build my faux 6.5 PRC - its a 6.5x284.

Savage stainless short action from @MMC Barltelin featherweight 1:7.5 twist barrel to finish at a tad over 24" and threaded 14x1- supplied by @camowsm . Accu-Stock was already in hand.

I went 6.5-284 because it's a .473 boltface and I don't really want to go to magnum boltface actions - is for all intents and purposes the same case capacity (and therefore ballistics) as the 6.5 PRC.

Are you going to run shorter lower weight bullets or can gunsmith trick it up somehow like a tikka? Used to have a Savage 6.5 x 284, think it was based on a long action?

Yup, gonna run a "mag length 3.0" 130 or 140 load at about 2800-2900 for its main course and decent barrel life, with a "long load" using 156's (hopefully) as snotty as possible.

Shooting the 156’s from mine. Adg brass, rl26 getting 2990fps from a 24” proof carbon barrel

Originally Posted by Kramed69

Shooting the 156’s from mine. Adg brass, rl26 getting 2990fps from a 24” proof carbon barrel

Is the barrel running yet? Good speed their

Originally Posted by Kelton

Is the barrel running yet? Good speed their

Yeah I’ve got just over 200 rounds down the tube and I’m getting just over an 1” group with these loads

Got. One out for first shots last night. Factory ammo test only. Both a bit lethargic with the Norma 143 running 2700 and the eldx running 2830 out of a 22 inch barrel. Both shot well enough though with hornady printing some nice groups hovering around 1/2 moa. Pussy cat to shoot, noticeably lighter recoil than my 284.

Will get a load going this week. Have 140 & 147 eldm on hand as well as 140 vld hunters. Might play with the hunters as havnt mucked around with berger much. Will be over rl25 as that's all I could find.

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