Hey guys first off I want to say thanks to the entire rokslide community, Ive learned a ton on here over the last several years.
(I originally posted this in the long range hunting thread and had some awesome feedback just getting all the intel i can. Edit as well i bought a take off 6.5 prc new tikka barrel off the forum and am co templating leaving it at 22 and getting ums overbarrel og suppressor but open to all advice)
I live in the east and make several western trips a year. Whitetails elk and mule deer. I have a tikka t3x .300 wm set up for out west. I have a nighforce shv 4-14x40 in mils on um rings. Gun has performed well for me but thinking of going with a lighter recoil option. Was contemplating on taking the action of my .300 and building a 6.5prc for an all around western gun. Ive been drinking the koolaid and plan on ordering a rokstok(maybe 2 for a .223 trainer). This will be a hunting gun so moderate on weight and barrel length. Several questions......i saw a take off 6.5 prc barrel here on the classifieds. If im doing the build would you save some money and go with a factory barrel or suggest an aftermarket barrel. If you went aftermarket which route would you go. The gun will be far more capable than I am. I would like to maintain the velocity to kill something at 650. Ive never killed anything past 475 but im spending a lot more time practicing now and am beginning to get a reloading set up put together. If i want to maintain good velocity out to 650 what length would you cut your barrel to? I will be shooting supressed. I have a .30 cal harvester evo but have contemplated looking into a overbarrel um supressor on this build......I know a lot of this stuff has been covered in other threads Ive read a lot and am beginning to get a little paralysis by analysis. Any input would help. And for those who have built a 6.5prc which bullet have you had best results with? Was looking at starting with a 147 eldm or 156 berger.......any input is greatly appreciated thank you guys!
(I originally posted this in the long range hunting thread and had some awesome feedback just getting all the intel i can. Edit as well i bought a take off 6.5 prc new tikka barrel off the forum and am co templating leaving it at 22 and getting ums overbarrel og suppressor but open to all advice)
I live in the east and make several western trips a year. Whitetails elk and mule deer. I have a tikka t3x .300 wm set up for out west. I have a nighforce shv 4-14x40 in mils on um rings. Gun has performed well for me but thinking of going with a lighter recoil option. Was contemplating on taking the action of my .300 and building a 6.5prc for an all around western gun. Ive been drinking the koolaid and plan on ordering a rokstok(maybe 2 for a .223 trainer). This will be a hunting gun so moderate on weight and barrel length. Several questions......i saw a take off 6.5 prc barrel here on the classifieds. If im doing the build would you save some money and go with a factory barrel or suggest an aftermarket barrel. If you went aftermarket which route would you go. The gun will be far more capable than I am. I would like to maintain the velocity to kill something at 650. Ive never killed anything past 475 but im spending a lot more time practicing now and am beginning to get a reloading set up put together. If i want to maintain good velocity out to 650 what length would you cut your barrel to? I will be shooting supressed. I have a .30 cal harvester evo but have contemplated looking into a overbarrel um supressor on this build......I know a lot of this stuff has been covered in other threads Ive read a lot and am beginning to get a little paralysis by analysis. Any input would help. And for those who have built a 6.5prc which bullet have you had best results with? Was looking at starting with a 147 eldm or 156 berger.......any input is greatly appreciated thank you guys!
