My experience with bthp on game are that they pencil through unless you hit bone, then they fairly explode. Shooting hares and magpies with the 6.5 creedmoor 123gr L scenar showed the above. Hares...
Liked On: 07-08-2021, 09:39 AM
Absolutely if shooting 300m or less but OP was also asking about using it in the 7wsm which is likely to be used for long range where the potential poor velocity consistency will cause him trouble....
Liked On: 06-08-2021, 09:05 PM
I've been shooting a tikka 18" 6.5 PRC for the last 18months. Farm, Public Bush and Tops hunting. Bloody loving it! Its the all-round rifle i was hoping it to be. 3.7kg with vortex viper pst 4-16x50...
Liked On: 22-07-2021, 11:15 AM
Yeah if i were to go again i would buy a factory 6.5x55 (or maybe a 7mm08) chopped and threaded at 20". Cheaper, easier and would do everything i needed it to while having the larger supply of...
Liked On: 21-07-2021, 10:45 PM
I've been shooting a tikka 18" 6.5 PRC for the last 18months. Farm, Public Bush and Tops hunting. Bloody loving it! Its the all-round rifle i was hoping it to be. 3.7kg with vortex viper pst 4-16x50...
Liked On: 21-07-2021, 10:43 PM
Yeah if i were to go again i would buy a factory 6.5x55 (or maybe a 7mm08) chopped and threaded at 20". Cheaper, easier and would do everything i needed it to while having the larger supply of...
Liked On: 21-07-2021, 10:10 PM
Well there is always the exception to any rule... I shot a fallow spiker between the eyes in the torch light at 100m after an easy "take a mate and his mate" afternoon hunting that failed. (Mate's...
Liked On: 12-05-2021, 07:03 PM
Well there is always the exception to any rule... I shot a fallow spiker between the eyes in the torch light at 100m after an easy "take a mate and his mate" afternoon hunting that failed. (Mate's...
Liked On: 11-05-2021, 09:02 AM
Well there is always the exception to any rule... I shot a fallow spiker between the eyes in the torch light at 100m after an easy "take a mate and his mate" afternoon hunting that failed. (Mate's...
Liked On: 11-05-2021, 08:50 AM
Yeah your probably half right there! Still it's absolutely worth it for the major experience and knowledge i've gained so far! Its not all just testing and targets. The rifle has shot 3 deer. A...
Liked On: 04-03-2021, 04:01 PM
I also started another load development with Win70 powder and 123gr SST projectiles. The powder i can get locally for cheap as ($40 500g) at Belmont. This is my cheap load ~$1.40 a shot!! I started...
Liked On: 04-03-2021, 04:00 PM
Thanks for having this rifle built for me Greg! It's definitley the most accurate rifle i have owned to date and in a compact size for bush to Tops hunting! Here is what this rifle looks like...
Liked On: 04-03-2021, 03:48 PM
I have a tikka 6.5prc 18"barrel. Before I could get any slower burning powder for 140gr pills, I was loading 123gr sst, win760 54.5gr (maximum before pressure signs) and fed215 (magnum) primers...
Liked On: 28-02-2021, 05:43 AM
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...
Liked On: 02-06-2020, 07:55 PM
When we get out of lockdown (after i go hunting) i'll be shooting my mates 7mm08 with 162gr ELD-X @2650fps mv which i have just done a load for. Just checking trajectory to at least 500m. I...
Liked On: 01-06-2020, 11:55 AM