Buy or Build a 6.5 PRC

[Alaska Bowman]

Plan is 6.5 PRC with a Scythe-Ti (already own). Im a western hunter, Elk and Deer, looking at 800 and in... and I want to spot my shots.

I have a 20" Seekins PH3 6.5 PRC on backorder. It was like $1650 from EuroOptic.

I'm growing impatient and im hearing of really slow performance using the factory loads I want to shoot (143, 147 Hornady) as well as some firing pin issues... so im considering a, you guessed it, Tikka build.

Right now I can get thr new 22" Tikka for like $850, throw a Rokstock lite in it (when they cone out) maybe upgrade the trigger and bottom metal, and im right at the price of the Seekins, but with much, much less ffeatures. On the PH3 I have a full m-lok rail, build in 20moa pic, 60deg bolt throw, interchangeable bolt face and barrels. But on the Tikka you have the proven durability, etc.

So, those with experience shooting either of these, with factory ammo- what kind of speed and accuracy are you seeing? What would you do differently or recommend? How would you compare the bolt lift, after firing, of the 2 if tou have experience with both?

 

[N2TRKYS]

Buy a Tikka t3x lite stainless. Take it out of the box, throw on a scope, lighten the factory trigger, and go kill stuff. Zero need to do anything else to it. I love mine. Eurooptics had it for $600 about a month or so ago.

 

[Alaska Bowman]

Buy a Tikka t3x lite stainless. Take it out of the box, throw on a scope, lighten the factory trigger, and go kill stuff. Zero need to do anything else to it. I love mine. Eurooptics had it for $600 about a month or so ago.

Do you have one in 6.5 PRC? What's your barrel length and what speeds are you getting with what ammo? Shooting/hunting suppressed? What do your 10-20 shot groups look like? Can you spot your shots with your build?