Is a 6.5 PRC enough? Do I need a 7mm?

[JGRaider]

That would actually be 16-1700fps for partition/accubond.

 

[nobody]

That would actually be 16-1700fps for partition/accubond.

I thought that figure was for the Accubond long Range and the standard Accubond was roughly 400 FPS different?

EDIT: Just checked the google machine, you’re right. I stand corrected!

 

[TheViking]

My 6.5 PRC shoots the new Federal Fusion Tipped 140 grainers at 3035 FPS (20 shot average) chronoed with my Garmin.

7RM's shoot 140's arond 3100-3150. Are you honestly going to think that an elk won't die with 75-100 fps less in the same bullet weight?

This conversation in lunacy.

 

[khuber84]

My 6.5 PRC shoots the new Federal Fusion Tipped 140 grainers at 3035 FPS (20 shot average) chronoed with my Garmin.

7RM's shoot 140's arond 3100-3150. Are you honestly going to think that an elk won't die with 75-100 fps less in the same bullet weight?

This conversation in lunacy.

Fudlore.........some the old logic is retarded. A 140 6.5 has way better sectional density and far superior BC than any 140 7mm. Past 300y the 65 is gonna over take it in all performance aspects. I've always felt the 7mm is a lil lost, too much of a tweener. 65s shoot much softer and have similar ballistics when comparing high bc options, and big 30 cal mags just push so much more weight down range. If 1 tool had to be chosen to hunt all N American game with, I'd probably go with a 7saum tho. It's kinda that goldilocks IF you could only have one.