Another purchase at P&D. I recognize the counter.
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Honestly, I appreciate all gun stores, but I only buy from P&D if no one else has it. Lots of people talk about knowledgeable staff... yada yada. I find most don't really know much, if anything, more than the people at Cabela's. P&D wanted over $200 more than what I paid for this rifle from Phoenix Gun Range, who happily matched the lowest online price from an established store, which P&D would not do. |
Oops , my bad.
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Pretty Spicy ballistics for this cartridge. Ran it threw my applied ballistics app. Created the chart with a velocity of 3000 fps using a 143 ELDX
If you use 1600 fps as a velocity the bullet still expands and 1000 foot pounds of energy you have a range of about 750m or over 800 yards for deer hunting. |
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Ran the same data on the Hornady 4dof app and got a different result. There data states at 900m a velocity of 1812 fps and 1043 foot pounds. Hmm strange I am inclined to trust the applied ballistics data over the hornady data. |
That chart matches quite closely with one from JBM ballistics with my 6.5prc and 140 accubonds
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Id recheck all your input values
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Thanks
I did just that and discovered that I did one at 3000 fps and the other at 3050
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Christmas Miracle
SO I decided to clean out and organize my components safe today. Move some stuff around so I can have a shelf dedicated to my new 6.5 PRC powders bullets brass and loaded ammo. Lo and Behold I found a brick of cci 250 primers!!!!!!
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Nice score! I love finding ammo I forgot I had!
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I've had money down on a Springfield 2020 Waypoint in 6.5 PRC for over a year with no news. Beginning to get annoyed, as the rifles should have been in Canada this spring. Thinking of canceling and building one instead, but the Waypoint offers a lot of nice features for the money.
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Prophet River has a great deal on a new in box Christensen Ridgeline in 6.5PRC in their consignment section, if anyone is looking. |
Did some load testing with a friends 6.5PRC yesterday and IMR7828 is worth considering. The results weren't good with the LRX, but I did shoot a sub 1/4" , and a sub 1/2" group with the eldx.
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I have some test loads ready to go with R26 and 143 eldx for the new Tikka CTR 6.5 prc. After reading Ed’s post I also bought some US869 to try. Hopefully I can get more consistent groups than I did with the Mesa.
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Picked up a 1lb can of H1000 today, and a box of Hornady match ammo time to head to the range and see what this thing can do
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I have also used N568 with success. Right now using H1000, just because it was a bit better groupings.
Probably the easiest to find as with the US869. |
Us869 is super slow burning
I used it in my 26 nosler I can’t see it being a good choice for a 6.5prc |
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Us869 is very temperamental What works in winter might not work well in the early fall |
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How much of an issue is temperature sensative powder to the majority of hunters? They are not shooting at game at extreme distances.
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