6.5 PRC Sporter Style Hunting Rifle no Can or Brake?

[General RE LEE]

Anyone running a sporter style 6.5 PRC without a can or brake? I’m looking at getting a lightweight 6.5 PRC at 24” and running it without any muzzle devices. Kind of an old school style.

How’s the recoil?

 

[WYChap]

Looking at a 6.5 CM myself and curious about any real need for a muzzle device. Recoil shouldn’t be a concern, correct?

 

[General RE LEE]

Looking at a 6.5 CM myself and curious about any real need for a muzzle device. Recoil shouldn’t be a concern, correct?

Not at all. I hunted with a T3X Lite stainless 6.5 CM for several seasons. Miss that rifle for a pure hunting rig.

 

[SloppyJ]

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[The Guide]

I can give you my impression on my 22" PBB 6.5 PRC barrel tomorrow when I get my first shots through it. I have a 24" Tikka barrel on another action that I've only run a brake on due to the fact it came threaded but without a thread protector. With the brake, it is about like a 243 or a 6CM.

As far as the 6.5CM, we have have 3 that we shoot that have no muzzle devices. I shoot all 3 rifles for the users to verify groups on. None of them need a muzzle device to be easy to shoot sub MOA with factory ammo. These rifles have 22 and 24 inch barrels. If you are shooting a 16 to 18 inch barrel, it gets a little sporty but not in recoil but muzzle blast noise.

Jay

Anyone running a sporter style 6.5 PRC without a can or brake? I’m looking at getting a lightweight 6.5 PRC at 24” and running it without any muzzle devices. Kind of an old school style.

How’s the recoil?

Looking at a 6.5 CM myself and curious about any real need for a muzzle device. Recoil shouldn’t be a concern, correct?

 

[199p]

I have a t3, vx5 carbon stock its 3.1kg with suppressor and 3 rounds

Its managable with no can at 2.6kg but its much nicer to shoot with the can. sometimes i carry it with the can in my pack and screw it on when im into the area.

More to shorten it up not for the weight side

 

[Macintosh]

Its a 270win basically. Folks used to a 30-06 or 300winmag consider it a low-recoiling rifle. Folks happily using a 7mm08 or 6.5cm or similar wonder why folks want so much recoil. Exact stock dimensions could make it somewhere between very manageable, and a little much.

 

[General RE LEE]

Its a 270win basically. Folks used to a 30-06 or 300winmag consider it a low-recoiling rifle. Folks happily using a 7mm08 or 6.5cm or similar wonder why folks want so much recoil. Exact stock dimensions could make it somewhere between very manageable, and a little much.

I want a 6.5 PRC but every time I look at a ballistic table, I'm reminded a 6.5 CM is more than enough for whitetail deer in TN. Especially considering I want a light, basic rifle with a sporter barrel, the 6.5 CM recoil is much more manageable.

 

[Mr Drysdale]

Recoil is not a problem with the 6.5 PRC for me. Mine is a CA Ridgeline and has a brake that I do not use. Mainly because of the noise.

 

[The Guide]

I want a 6.5 PRC but every time I look at a ballistic table, I'm reminded a 6.5 CM is more than enough for whitetail deer in TN. Especially considering I want a light, basic rifle with a sporter barrel, the 6.5 CM recoil is much more manageable.

So I ran 12 rounds down the brand new 6.5 PRC barrel today and I didn't try it with the suppressor just to get a good feel for it. T3 action with a 22" PBB Lite Hybrid contour 6.5 PRC chamber in a T3X stock with the plastic VG and beavertail forend. Bore sighted and got me on paper at 50 yards. Adjusted and sent 7 to get speeds. 147 ELDM factory ammo was at 2843 fps with an SD of 7. Took it to 510 on steel and wacked it 4 times before it fell over due to the angle of the hill. Recoil reminded me for my Winchester M70 XTR Featherweight in 270 Winchester. Less recoil than my Tikka 270 WSM. Not bad but more than the 243 and 6 ARC bolt guns I was also shooting. Very reasonable recoil for the performance. That said, my Howa Mini Action 6mm ARC wacked the steel just as easily as the PRC did and was much softer on the shoulder with half the powder.

Jay

 

[General RE LEE]

So I ran 12 rounds down the brand new 6.5 PRC barrel today and I didn't try it with the suppressor just to get a good feel for it. T3 action with a 22" PBB Lite Hybrid contour 6.5 PRC chamber in a T3X stock with the plastic VG and beavertail forend. Bore sighted and got me on paper at 50 yards. Adjusted and sent 7 to get speeds. 147 ELDM factory ammo was at 2843 fps with an SD of 7. Took it to 510 on steel and wacked it 4 times before it fell over due to the angle of the hill. Recoil reminded me for my Winchester M70 XTR Featherweight in 270 Winchester. Less recoil than my Tikka 270 WSM. Not bad but more than the 243 and 6 ARC bolt guns I was also shooting. Very reasonable recoil for the performance. That said, my Howa Mini Action 6mm ARC wacked the steel just as easily as the PRC did and was much softer on the shoulder with half the powder.

Jay

I’ve got a Howa Mini 6 ARC with the 22” sporter barrel. Silly accurate with handloads and true spot my shot capability.

 

[The Guide]

I’ve got a Howa Mini 6 ARC with the 22” sporter barrel. Silly accurate with handloads and true spot my shot capability.

Same in the Stockys VG shooting factory 103 ELDX I got a deal on so I bought a whole case. Working my confidence level up with it pretty quickly. The 147 made the steel sing louder than the 103 did but an extra 44 grains of mass will do that. That said, the 6 ARC with the anemic lot of ammo I got (only 2614 fps) will still keep 1800 fps to 523 yards. Not many places you need to have an fully kitted 8# rifle (rifle, stock, scope, full magazine, bipod, and sling)and shoot past 500 yards. I can take the 6.5 PRC for that one!

Jay

 

[bpitcher]

No issues with my 24" 7.5lb PRC and recoil. I've shot a couple boxes at a time without any discomfort.

 

[Coreyamyas]

Recoil is not a problem with the 6.5 PRC for me. Mine is a CA Ridgeline and has a brake that I do not use. Mainly because of the noise.

I've got the same gun, and the same thoughts. Like that other guy said, if you're used to 30.06 (or anything based on that case) the PRC feels like a .22LR. 300 win shooters may question if the rifle actually fired when they squeeze the trigger.