6.5 creedmoor or 6.5prc

[OG-danimal]

9.6oz suppressor and a 19oz Vx5HD. The rifle is advertised at 6lbs 7oz. If my math is correct it should spec out to about 9lbs

 

[Azone]

Thanks for everyone’s input! I went with the 6.5prc proof elevation mtr with a nomad ti suppressor and a vx5. Found some factory hornady ammo too

I set one of these up for my wife a while back, with the same scope as well. It’s very accurate, but I’m set up to reload so ammo availability isn’t much of a concern for me.

 

[General RE LEE]

I’m kicking around adding a new rifle to the stable. I reload and have a handful of sub MOA loads for my 6.5 Creedmoor. I hunt deer at typical ranges with the slight chance of a 500 yard poke.

I’m considering a PRC but I’m not sure it’s worth it considering my Creedmoor does everything I want it without much fuss.

Maybe I’ll do a .270 Tikka T3x Ultralite with the 22” barrel and have a sub 8 lb rifle. vs a 24” barrel Tikka PRC.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

I’m kicking around adding a new rifle to the stable. I reload and have a handful of sub MOA loads for my 6.5 Creedmoor. I hunt deer at typical ranges with the slight chance of a 500 yard poke.

I’m considering a PRC but I’m not sure it’s worth it considering my Creedmoor does everything I want it without much fuss.

Maybe I’ll do a .270 Tikka T3x Ultralite with the 22” barrel and have a sub 8 lb rifle. vs a 24” barrel Tikka PRC.

My 6.5 CM hits 1800 fps @ 800 yards (129 gr ABLR hand load). My 6.5 PRC hits 1800 fps @ 1100 yards (147 gr ELD-M hand load).

I have another 6.5 CM that I only use commercial ammo. With 143 gr Precision Hunter it hits 1800 fps @ 775 yards. With 147 gr ELD-M it hits 1800 fps @ 825 yards.

Long story short: the oft maligned 6.5 CM can reach out a healthy ways.

A 270 Win will get you to 1800 fps around 800 yards (variable due to rifle specifics and final load).

 

[General RE LEE]

My 6.5 CM hits 1800 fps @ 800 yards (129 gr ABLR hand load). My 6.5 PRC hits 1800 fps @ 1100 yards (147 gr ELD-M hand load).

I have another 6.5 CM that I only use commercial ammo. With 143 gr Precision Hunter it hits 1800 fps @ 775 yards. With 147 gr ELD-M it hits 1800 fps @ 825 yards.

Long story short: the oft maligned 6.5 CM can reach out a healthy ways.

A 270 Win will get you to 1800 fps around 800 yards (variable due to rifle specifics and final load).

Yep the truth always settles in and the 6.5 Creedmoor does all I need.

 

[Mojave]

Ammo is geting more avilable.

I'd buy a 300 Winchester or 300 PRC. I don't see the point of the 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC when bigger calibers are available.

Elk rifles begin at .308

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Ammo is geting more avilable.

I'd buy a 300 Winchester or 300 PRC. I don't see the point of the 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC when bigger calibers are available.

Elk rifles begin at .308

Bigger doesn’t always mean better.

So using your “logic” a 28 Nosler is inadequate for elk but the 308 Win is adequate for elk. Got it.

 

[General RE LEE]

Ammo is geting more avilable.

I'd buy a 300 Winchester or 300 PRC. I don't see the point of the 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC when bigger calibers are available.

Elk rifles begin at .308

Not hunting Elk anytime soon but if I do I have a 7mm STW that would kill an elk across a canyon faster than a moon beam.

 

[swavescatter]

I have both but man am I trying hard to ignore a Sig Cross with a suppressor. I would consider a 308 in mine just for barrel length, but that 6.5CM they got seems to almost be the perfect do it all hunting and long range shooter...

For deer I'd grab the cross in manbun and never look back.

 

[Grisha]

I’m kicking around adding a new rifle to the stable. I reload and have a handful of sub MOA loads for my 6.5 Creedmoor. I hunt deer at typical ranges with the slight chance of a 500 yard poke.

I’m considering a PRC but I’m not sure it’s worth it considering my Creedmoor does everything I want it without much fuss.

Maybe I’ll do a .270 Tikka T3x Ultralite with the 22” barrel and have a sub 8 lb rifle. vs a 24” barrel Tikka PRC.

Speaking as someone with both I would probably get the 270. Differences under 500 yds won't be meaningful. Easier and cheaper to pick up ammo. Get a good brake for the tikka and a limbsaver pad - will shoot like a 243 but drop game like a stone. Dropped this hog where it stood.

That said I love the 65 prc, it's my go to mountain gun.

 

[Unckebob]

I'd buy a 300 Winchester or 300 PRC. I don't see the point of the 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC when bigger calibers are available.

Elk rifles begin at .308

If one primarily hunts deer sized game, those rounds are overkill. Generally, you end up with a heavier gun and/or more recoil just end up with an animal that is just as dead and possibly has more damaged meat.

 

[Formidilosus]

Ammo is geting more avilable.

I'd buy a 300 Winchester or 300 PRC. I don't see the point of the 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC when bigger calibers are available.

Elk rifles begin at .308

How many elk have you killed and with what below “.308” to form this opinion?

 

[Mojave]

Actually it's all been zebras, sambar or slightly sub elk sized African game.

Bigger gun is a bigger gun!

 

[Grundy53]

Actually it's all been zebras, sambar or slightly sub elk sized African game.

Bigger gun is a bigger gun!

And totally not needed. I have 3 .300 win mags and have killed a bunch of elk with them. But I don't uses them for deer and I have seen a bunch of elk die from sub .308 calibers. They were just as dead as the ones I've killed.

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[Stinky Coyote]

Yep the truth always settles in and the 6.5 Creedmoor does all I need.

and don't forget also that it is the 21st century .308...factory ammo will be the most readily available over all others for the next 100 years, and it will be affordable ammo so you can shoot a lot, combine that with it's a barrel life champ...it will be one of the longest wearing barrels for anything short action or bigger, only the extra short action cartridges that burn about 11 grains less powder will wear longer

so the benefits to that stupid manbun cartridge hit the most checkboxes of any very complete list of criteria one could come up with, if you value versatility and efficiency this is the way to fly

oh, and when you want to let others shoot the gun another added bonus, most people can tolerate the recoil and blast of the cm and shoot it very well, I'll probably hit post and remember a couple other key advantages lol

 

[jzeblaz]

Check this out: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/creedmoor-vs-prc

Great analysis by @Mark at EXO

I used to think I'd go with PRC and I'm inclined lean that way, but his logic is sound. Now we're looking at a 7PRC in the mix. I'm a sucker for 7s.

 

[Dobermann]

How many elk have you killed and with what below “.308” to form this opinion?

Form, I'd be curious to know your take on the OP's question ...

Frank is touting the 6.5 PRC as a better hunting option, but acknowledges that he doesn't hunt much.

Having seen the evidence here for the Creed, I'm with the OP in not being sure what the contexts would be, if any, that would warrant the PRC 'in real life'.

 

[General RE LEE]

Form, I'd be curious to know your take on the OP's question ...

Frank is touting the 6.5 PRC as a better hunting option, but acknowledges that he doesn't hunt much.

Having seen the evidence here for the Creed, I'm with the OP in not being sure what the contexts would be, if any, that would warrant the PRC 'in real life'.

I’m not Form and I only hunt whitetail. I have a 6.5 Creedmoor Tikka T3x that shoots 5 shot groups at 100 yards that you can cover with a quarter.

I’m buying a 6.5 PRC because it will have less drop and wind drift with the recoil similar to a 270.

 

[littlebigtine]

my girlfriend(who had never shot a rifle before) walked my bergara b-14 ridge sp in crdm with a tbac ultra 5 out to 750 yards hitting 8 in gongs at 350 380 460 520 on the way and only missing once at 520 because of my wind call being incorrect. this is testament to how user friendly and foolproof(shed forgive me) the cartridge really is. we tried to do the same thing right after with my tikka in 7rem and she floundered a bit at 520 and 750. personally for anything past 500 i prefer a modernbc bullet thats hitting 2850+fps out the barrel. the caveat that usually comes along with this speed however is enough recoil to turn an otherwise accurate begining shooter into not. my rem mag takes form and practice. that crd honestly feels automatic. sometimes the truth hurts. ouch

 

[Unckebob]

I’m not Form and I only hunt whitetail. I have a 6.5 Creedmoor Tikka T3x that shoots 5 shot groups at 100 yards that you can cover with a quarter.

I’m buying a 6.5 PRC because it will have less drop and wind drift with the recoil similar to a 270.

At that point, why not get a 270, 280AI, or 7mm RM?