Best hunting bullet for 6.5 PRC

[Sportshooter5]

What’s the best overall choice hunting bullet for the 6.5 PRC
I’ll have my build together in a few days and want to break it in with what I shoot in it all the time. Thanks

 

[Kenn]

What a can of worms you are opening. You’ll have people praise a bullet, and others trash it. I’d read a few of the hundreds of threads on this topic, pick a few rounds that sound good and see how your gun likes them. (For the record I usually shoot ELD-X.)

Edit: when you’re done come back and complain that the bullet expanded too much or too little, to that it did or didn’t pass through.

 

[The_Whitetail_Kid]

156 Berger. From what I’ve seen on deer, aoudad, and hogs it’s worked excellent.

 

[StevenMn]

156 bergers work great in my 6.5 PRC. Shot acouple deer so far with that load and they worked really well.

 

[FB Trout]

130 TMK, 147 or 140 ELDm

 

[Matt5266]

I shoot 143 eldx in 6.5 caliber. But theres plenty of good options

 

[ScreamingPotato]

The one that your rifle shoots best.

 

[Sportshooter5]

, I knew this would open a can of worms !!
thought it would be interesting to hear everybody's opinion
I’m a big Berger fan , killed a lot with the 135-140s.
thought I’d start there

 

[TOtheoutdoors]

Eld-x

 

[JoeB]

sample size of one deer harvest but my gun likes the 143 bondstrike very accurate

 

[JGRaider]

143 Bondstrike
140 Accubond
139 Scenar

 

[ssgjpd]

I like Bergers 140 Elite Hunters

 

[ID_Matt]

156 berger
140 eldm
147 eld-m
143 eld-x

 

[Weldor]

Speer sp 140

 

[prm]

The Bondstrikes look interesting. Always like to try new things.

 

[Harvey_NW]

I got great results this year from the 140 Sierra TGK in my PRC.

 

[BossGobbler2024]

What’s the best overall choice hunting bullet for the 6.5 PRC
I’ll have my build together in a few days and want to break it in with what I shoot in it all the time. Thanks

Every barrel will likely be different on its favorite load. I have found H4350 with ELDX bullets work excellent. Hornady and Barnes did Ok but I didn't development them quite as much . Best of luck!

 

[270quest]

139 scenar

 

[PH1969]

What a can of worms you are opening. You’ll have people praise a bullet, and others trash it. I’d read a few of the hundreds of threads on this topic, pick a few rounds that sound good and see how your gun likes them. (For the record I usually shoot ELD-X.)

Edit: when you’re done come back and complain that the bullet expanded too much or too little, to that it did or didn’t pass through.

Yes can of worms LOL.
OP what critters are you going to be hunting mainly? Cup & Core, Bonded or Monos? Lots of choices. If you narrow it down a bit that might help with suggestions.

In my 6.5 SAUM I shoot Berger 153.5 LRHT's with great success so far on just Muley's, I would not hesitate to use on Elk too. Lot's of choices. Main thing is shot placement. Bad shot with the "Best" bullet = bad results.

 

[LIWolverine]

Make sure you don’t go with one that kills them within 20-50 yards but doesn’t leave a blood trail a blind child can follow.

Also don’t pick one that punches through perfectly and leaves a good trail but they go a little farther than 20-50 yards.

Neither of those options are any good. Stay completely away from them.


On a totally unrelated note: 143 ELDX and 147 ELDM or Nosler 140 match. None of those work well either…………


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