Thread: 7saum vs 280ai vs 7blaser vs?

Originally Posted by Noswal

The 6.5prc is a pretty sweet load. The advantage over the 6.5x284 comes with the fast twist and heavy high BC pills. If you were going to run 143gr for example there’s not much between them. The 156gr Berger is where it shines.
Love loading for it. Bought one at a good price and my mate must have agreed because he bought it straight off me for the same money.

Agree on the berger it’s lethal

Going 6.5 PRC. Will get a trueflite barrel screwed into one of these

Forgot how long that bloody pill is

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Now your talking, your welcome to have a couple shots with my blaser one.

What V0 are you getting with your PRC in the Blaser?
I'm getting a "faster" 6.5 again and it's 6.5x284 (have the dies) or 6.5 PRC (better future availability I suspect.

I take it no feeding issues (as is the Blaser standard)?

Where did you get your BEAR8 (or R93 version) from? Did you import it yourself?

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

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Originally Posted by Rich007

Where did you get your BEAR8 (or R93 version) from? Did you import it yourself?

Just buy straight from AKILA and get an import permit from this end. Hasn't arrived yet (r93 version just getting made)

Originally Posted by Kelton

Forgot how long that bloody pill is

Have you tried a 6.5 rem mag

Built on 7mm rem mag rifles you can easily accomodate the longer projectiles

Improved velocity on many new chamberings, and no shortage of brass

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Have you tried a 6.5 rem mag

Built on 7mm rem mag rifles you can easily accomodate the longer projectiles

Improved velocity on many new chamberings, and no shortage of brass

No I have not the only magnum 6.5 iv had was 6.5 Saum the rest dont interest me I got 3080fps with the 156 from a 22” barrel . I like short action cartridges and the saum out runs the prc and I’d sooner a 7mm rem than a 6.5 rem anyhow

Originally Posted by Kelton

No I have not the only magnum 6.5 iv had was 6.5 Saum the rest dont interest me I got 3080fps with the 156 from a 22” barrel . I like short action cartridges and the saum out runs the prc and I’d sooner a 7mm rem than a 6.5 rem anyhow

You got the point I was making

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

You got the point I was making

Don’t get me wrong the 6.5 killed it just was lacklustre compared to 7mms really lacked that blow them off their feet out of all the cartridges in the heading of this thread the wild card won and I suspect mostly due to availability no point having any of the above if you can’t feed it

Originally Posted by Kelton

Don’t get me wrong the 6.5 killed it just was lacklustre compared to 7mms really lacked that blow them off their feet out of all the cartridges in the heading of this thread the wild card won and I suspect mostly due to availability no point having any of the above if you can’t feed it

Pretty much, walked into one shop and purchased everything I needed.

I've had a 7mm rem mag, 7mmsaum, 280ai (2x), 300wsm, 300 win plus many other magnums that all roughly do about the same thing. 6.5prc is the smallest capacity of all mentioned so of course going to be slightly slower but still going to do the job. I'm going to try a dpt non magnum on it as well, they say can handle up to 30-06 capacity which is what the 6.5 prc is. Another saving as I already have one.

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Pretty much, walked into one shop and purchased everything I needed.

I've had a 7mm rem mag, 7mmsaum, 280ai (2x), 300wsm, 300 win plus many other magnums that all roughly do about the same thing. 6.5prc is the smallest capacity of all mentioned so of course going to be slightly slower but still going to do the job. I'm going to try a dpt non magnum on it as well, they say can handle up to 30-06 capacity which is what the 6.5 prc is. Another saving as I already have one.

Correct the other consideration is bbl length I can’t remember what the cut off is 20” maybe @Friwi?

@veitnamcam what's the loads and velocity you are running, does it kill things?

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

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Greetings All,
To someone who purchased his first centre fire rifle in the 1960's that cartridge looks weird. Still it is performance that counts not what some old fudd thinks looks cool.
Please keep us up to date on this one.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
To someone who purchased his first centre fire rifle in the 1960's that cartridge looks weird. Still it is performance that counts not what some old fudd thinks looks cool.
Please keep us up to date on this one.
Regards Grandpamac.

Projectile is just sitting in case, not actually seated