"I have a 6.5 PRC that's about as fast as my factory 6.5 CM"
is this apples to apples? same bullet, same barrel length, ect?
are you handloading or shooting factory?
i dont know what it says about me but primer pockets almost always seem to go first. i just bought an AMP annealer and it seemed to help my ES/SD's quite a bit. havent shot enough annealed brass to know if it really extends case life. really hoping it helps with some of the more expensive...
defiance says the classic:
Action features guaranteed headspace
im guessing that means the same as the ruckus/anti/tenacity
bump for a great deal, wish i had the money laying around
spend some time cruising the threads here and other forums. i think you will find a ton of good information. you will also find a ton of opposing views. there are a few things you 100% need. a rifle, rangefinder, a way to get a shooting solution for elevation/wind. if you arent a confident...
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I would stick to something that you can reliably get brass for. I wanna say SAUM brass can be hard to come by at times. 6.5 PRC seems to be here to stay.
I wouldnt look at it as spending $1000 to upgrade a $400 rifle.
Think about what kind of rifle you NEED.
You already have a great action to build upon. Prefits or custom barrels from 243 to 30-06 with a bolt stop change. Calibers galore really. Even more if you can track down another bolt...
maybe I'm one of the few that didnt go into this looking for an elk tag. this was my first go round and both me and my buddy got the tags we wanted. his number was 2200ish and mine was 6k ish. hopefully we can find some mulies. hard to disagree with all the things that have been said but maybe...