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Thanks. If I had a dollar for every time an internet KZfaq expert told me the 6.5 is too small I could retire. Perfectly capable of used at respectable distances. Not an 800 yard elk cartridge but in my opinion I tons think anyone has any business taking shots at game that distance or further. Shot steel enough that far to know too many variables too much can go wrong and the game deserve more respect than that.

@@BrandonandStacyHunt I fully agree I won't ever shoot anything bigger than a deer over 500 yards and that's honestly pushing it I like to keep it 350 or closer with any game and any cartridge, I have personally taken several big game at 5-600 and I'm a nervous wreck everytime simply because I personally can not stand to wound or loose and animal and it be my fault, to many variables past 400ish i.m.o and I won't do it unless I strictly need the meet and it's been a bad year, last year I took a deer at 620 yards with a 7 mag and I don't care if I had a 338 I just don't feel good about it me and my brother both was biting our nails it's just not worth it, under the 350ish I will sling any caliber at them and have killed many animals with a 6.5 and others. I'm getting a new Browning x bolt in the 6.5 prc and I'm going to slay the deer with it I've never understood people hating in it I've seen it over and over take everything up to moose and am honestly stoked I reload anyway and will probably have every PRC made you guys keep doing good work me and my little man (3 years) love the content

It’s all about ballistics my friend. Knowing your rifle and what it can and cannot do. Lots of trigger time and you’ll be successful as shown here in this video.

6.5 PRC pretty much the same ballistics as a 270 Win but in a short action. Bullet placement & construction are the key factors as with any caliber..

Well said. I just bought a SAKO S20 Hunter in 6.5 PRC and it is an absolute tack driver and a joy to shoot. A few weeks ago I shot a 1/4 MOA group at 300 yards with factory Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X ammo. I am currently working up reloads for this gun and I cannot wait to test them on the chronograph and for group size. To your point, it comes down to what you are comfortable with and shoot well. I am so comfortable with this new 6.5 PRC gun and I cannot wait to take a whitetail with it.

@@waderatcliff-ci6lg I am not sure about most states but in mind, the minimum centerfire on state property drawn hunts is .243 W. So, all the 6s are good. I think it just comes down to a minimum of frontal area and terminal energy. I am now working with my newest rifle, a 7 mm PRC to be my all around hunting rifle from whitetail upto the bigger game like mule deer and elk. Maybe even a moose, one day. At 1k yards, still putting out more than 1k ft-lbs of energy. Flat shooting. It is more recoil than a .308 but I have that handled with a slip-on because I have the rifle in an Orxy chassis.

@@ronws2007 7mm PRC is a nice round and I have seen the ballistics on them. I think you will be very happy with that for big game. A little over a year ago I got a 28 Nosler and kind of wished I would have waited on the 7mm PRC. The 28 Nosler is a beast and a hot rod-but at the expense of barrel life. I am averaging 3,275 fps from a 175gr ELD-X with my reloads. It’s a little much for Whitetails but I plan on taking it elk hunting one day. My 6.5 PRC is my go to whitetail gun.

@@waderatcliff-ci6lg The ballistics on 7 PRC is what finally convinced me to get it. Plus the SAAMI specs. Any rifle you get is going to be good because the free space (jump between chamber and bore) is so small, it is basically a precision rifle to start. I am glad I waited. Other times I thought of getting a 270 W, .30-06 Sprg, even a .300 WM with its punishing recoil. But I would back off because I could do what those were doing, except for the .300 WM, with any one of .308s (I have more than one of those.) .308 Was always my favorite round. But I have seen how it behaves in the wind and any of the PRC rounds are going to perform better than it and a lot of rounds, including .30-06. The one advantage of .30-06 and .300 WM is they can push heavy bullets and .300 WM is good in the wind to about 500 yards. My favorite and best book on long range shooting is the "Long Range Shooting Manual" by Ryan Cleckner, formerly sniper team leader in the 1st Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment for a number of tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. His was an M-24 chambered in .300 WM. He liked it because, out to a out 500 yards, and most of his active duty engagements were no farther than that and often quite a bit closer, he could dial elevation for distance and instead of calculating, simply hold left or right edge of target zone into the win and get 220 grains of ouchness into the zone. That also works for the pie plate on a deer and the baking dish on an elk. And 7 PRC can do that. Modernly, Cleckner really likes the .300 PRC and feels that the Rangers should adopt that, replacing the .300 WM. Currently, Rangers can get an MRAD that has the parts for .308 W, .300 WM, and .338 Lapua Mag. The Army special forces (Green Berets, SF, etcetera) can get the MRAD in .308 W, .300 Norma, and .300 Norma Mag. Granted, if I had access to a friend with an aunt who had 20 acres and just one bean field to worry about, I might grab my TC Compass II in .308 shooting .516 MOA on the first two shots of a cold barrel. But really, I want to work with the 7 PRC so that I am so used to that going after big game doesn't require any new training by then. I have a trigger that is pulling 2 pounds 2 ounces. Perfect for me.

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Hey we didn’t recover bullets few were pass through and some must of went out with organs. To be honest I never looked but will be looking in the future. Just seeing this comment sorry for slow reply! Closest shot would have been in the 140!yard range.

Definitely a good round.

Blood trails were ok but didn’t have to look much.

For sure!

If you look at my page you'll see a cow shot with my 7mm-08 at 400. Obviously bulls are a bit tougher and it did take her a sec, but I'd trust it at 400 if that's what you're comfortable with.

6.5 prc at this distance has well over 1600 ft lbs

Unfortunately lots out there with little man syndrome saying nothing will work but 300 and bigger

The guys out there saying you need a 300 win mag are mentally unstable.. I’ve taken moose, elk, caribou, mule deer, white tail, and black bear with a 270. I shoot 150 grain bullet and shot placement is the only variable.. if you put the Round where it’s supposed to be it’s never an issue..

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Haven’t but bigger wouldn’t hurt

Try the 7mm PRC

@@futurechamp2 I currently have a 6.5 creedmoor, and I am getting a 24 inch 300 prc built, but in a few years I will probably pick up a 7mm prc once the craze for it calms down.

Just a simple Panasonic camcorder and Tactacam

I have been used by factory 143 or 147

I’m right around 2910

Alberta Canada, don’t get out that often maybe 4-5 days a month during winter months (Nov-April)

@@BrandonandStacyHunt I'm from Russia. I live near Moscow. My hunting is elk, red deer, wild boar. But it's not near home. 300 km from me. And my trophy is one or two individuals per season. (September-February). You are a very good hunter! Good luck to you! Sincerely yours!

@@BrandonandStacyHunt Canada is a very good place for hunting and a very good place for weapons

Hornady factory 147 ELDM. Enjoy the 6.5

@@BrandonandStacyHunt eldm or eldx? The eldm isn't really a hunting bullet. They will kill but not as well or ethically imo.

@@jfox71 ELDM.

@@jfox71 All of those looked very ethical to me. The eldm has a thinner jacket than the x, and no "locking ring". They penetrate just enough to dump all of their energy into the vitals much like a berger.

@@hottub2609 i agree all the shots are ethical. I unfortunately have seen the aftermath of these bullets were there has been poor shot placement. It isn't pretty. I usually handload nosler accubond, partitions or Barnes bullets according to what my rifle likes best. All of the shots were good ethical shots and they did the job. However match grade bullets are not ideal for hunting applications. You are one mistake away from what I think is terrible outcome.

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One or two

230 yards

Yes

We like them

Ha, almost fired away at ya till I caught the sarcasm hard to tell on here sometimes.

Its almost as if the 6.5 has been used on moose and elk for oh.... a century or so now. :)

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Hornady factory 147 ELDM

@@BrandonandStacyHunt Can you please tell me what twist does your barrel have?

@@stevevanniekerk6951 7” twist

@@BrandonandStacyHunt Thank you

Browning Max Long Range

@@BrandonandStacyHunt Thank you. Struggling between a Savage 110 and the Browning Hell's Gate in 6.5 PRC. Analysis Paralysis.

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Watch the video? Funny you mention these calibers as 6.5 PRC hits harder than all of them. You might want to research a bit before commenting about a caliber clearly you don’t know much about

The only cartridge you may have an argument with on your list is the 30-06/308 with 180-220 bullets. The 6.5’s speed out of a PRC coupled with its superior SD with heavy bullets will preform better at distances over 300 yards. The fact that you listed the 25-06 first is funny because the 6.5 prc sends a larger heavier bullet faster. If you wanted to make this point, here is a decent list. 30-06, 300 wsm/wm, 280 ai, 7mm mag anything, .338 anything and arguably 270/6.8 western. The theory your defending is a larger bullet diameter cases more tissue trauma to reduce shots necessary to cleanly and quickly kill the animal. However the difference shooting a 338 Lapua vs that 6.5 prc is going to be significant. I would say, if I was her I’d opt for something in the middle like a 300 wsm/wm with a great brake and can where legal. But another boring video with those cartridges won’t get you tube hits. Most of us are here to see if that little 6.5 gets the job done when we have all opted to shoot larger heavier recoiling rifles.

Why are you even mentioning the 25/06? A 120gr vs a 147 gr, no comparison. The 25/06 might be a great western deer cartridge but pretty light max bullet weight for Moose. Scandinavian hunters have been shooting Swedish Moose for years with 6.5 x 55's with complete success, so its complete rubbish to say that the 6.5mm is an inappropriate caliber.

@@404Jeffery just because the sadistic Swedes have been tromping through the forest taking 4 or 5 shots to finish late game off with a 6.5 millimeter bullet doesn’t mean that’s the proper way to go about killing larger game. Any man unless disabled or under the age of 16 should be taking at least a 7-08!out for game bigger than a deer at distances up to 300 yards. It’s not about what can do it but what should do it that counts!

Do you even hunt you surly don’t know rifle cartridge ballistics...