@Formidilosus - Do any of your bullet recommendations change for PRC velocities (e.g. a 140 @ ~2900 fps MV) where shorter range shots happen too? Two of my elk were shot at sub 50 yards so something I'm aware of.
I reload 156s in my brothers 6.5prc. He killed 2 bucks around 100 yards with them. He said they worked great. I know they were very accurate when I was working up a loadAlso not a lot of Berger 156 EOL posts here which is what I was leaning totowards.
I shot a whitetail and a bull elk with 156 EOL.( first post in this thread) 2 animals isn't much, but I'd use them without hesitation, whether Creedmoor or PRC, from my limited experience. Impacts were both around 2600 fps, with nice wound channels, but not horrific. Both exited, and with the whitetail there were bits of lung scattered out in the field behind the impact location.Has anyone here played around with cutting edge in the 6.5? Something like the Rifle Maximus or the Lazer? With the lower weights, probably running it faster? In an ideal world I'd run copper, but not if it's compromising performance.
.264/6.5mm 125gr Rifle Maximus - 50ct
.264/6.5mm 125gr solid copper, lead-free hunting bullet. This truly unique line of bullets combines high BC and massive terminal performance for ultimate take-down power. After 4-6” of penetration, 4-8 blades break off and create one large, massive wound channel.cuttingedgebullets.com
@Formidilosus - Do any of your bullet recommendations change for PRC velocities (e.g. a 140 @ ~2900 fps MV) where shorter range shots happen too? Two of my elk were shot at sub 50 yards so something I'm aware of.
I have a 26" bbl creed that probably won't get hunted much as it's a tank, but am putting together a new 20" barrel PRC. Have plenty of 140 Berger Hybrids on hand, but need to decide what I'd like to hunt with because I just don't get the number of animals on the ground with a rifle to go from personal experience.
Also not a lot of Berger 156 EOL posts here which is what I was leaning towards.
Are you researching minimum velocity expansion threshold?Elk, 6.5cm at 860 yards, 143gr ELD-X, 1.609fps impact-
Are you researching minimum velocity expansion threshold?