7 PRCW (7-6.5 PRC) for Hunting?

[gphil]

I thought a 30-6.5prc would be pretty neat. Have a velocity edge on 308win and still load well for a short action.

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[Gingerbeardman26]

I thought a 30-6.5prc would be pretty neat. Have a velocity edge on 308win and still load well for a short action.

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That would be awesome. Like a short magnum 308. They could call it something cool, like a 308 PRC. Or maybe give it a real edgy name, like 300 Winchester short magnum. But I think that might already be taken.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

That is the 300 RCM. The 6.5 PRC was first created by necking down the 300 RCM.

 

[wind gypsy]

That is the 300 RCM. The 6.5 PRC was first created by necking down the 300 RCM.

Haha! But it'd be way cooler if someone wasted a bunch of time trying to wildcat a round that already exists.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

Haha! But it'd be way cooler if someone wasted a bunch of time trying to wildcat a round that already exists.

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The sad ironic thing is, it would be easier to wildcat the 6.5 back to 300 because the 300 RCM brass is practically nonexistent.

 

[Hirvikka]

I have a 7prcw with a 21" barrel for hunting. I've only shot monos through it (145-162gr). 145s are over 3000fps, 150-155s are about 2925fps and 162s are just under 2900 fps. Really easy to load, very little tuning at all. I can run loads in 2.95 for short action or a little over 3" in long action (I have a Tikka so the switch is minimal). The bullets seated longer have a slight advantage in velocity.

 

[TheWhitetailNut]

I have a 7prcw with a 21" barrel for hunting. I've only shot monos through it (145-162gr). 145s are over 3000fps, 150-155s are about 2925fps and 162s are just under 2900 fps. Really easy to load, very little tuning at all. I can run loads in 2.95 for short action or a little over 3" in long action (I have a Tikka so the switch is minimal). The bullets seated longer have a slight advantage in velocity.

Interesting. When I first commissioned this rifle for an upcoming multispecies hunt, I planned for 168 or 175 ABLR's. After a failed attempt to get either to shoot in my 7RM, I just ordered some Hammer 153 HHT's. Are you using H4350-N555 type powder with the 155's?

 

[Hirvikka]

Interesting. When I first commissioned this rifle for an upcoming multispecies hunt, I planned for 168 or 175 ABLR's. After a failed attempt to get either to shoot in my 7RM, I just ordered some Hammer 153 HHT's. Are you using H4350-N555 type powder with the 155's?

I used the 153gr HHTs for 3 hunts this fall (antelope, elk, oryx). I used 55.5gr of N555. I've developed loads with 145gr and 162gr HHTs, 155 Hammer Hunters, 150gr and 160gr CX, and 145gr LRX. The only bullet I didn't like was the 160gr LRX. All but the 160 LRX were shooting less than 1" moa at 200 yards within 15 rounds.

I've had curiosities to develop a load or two with H4831SC.

 

[gphil]

Haha! But it'd be way cooler if someone wasted a bunch of time trying to wildcat a round that already exists.

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Ya I was mostly thinking 6.5 prc brass is easy to find and 300 rcm not so much

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