6.5 PRC vs. 6.5 Creedmoor (and all the other 6.5mms) for Backcountry Hunting
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Show Notes
SHOW NOTES
Intro: 6.5 outlawed for elk?
Best 6.5mm cartridge: 6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 PRC
Technical discussion:
- Advantages & disadvantages of the 6.5mm bore diameter
- Cartridge case capacities
- Appropriate bullet designs & weights for various game
- Limitations of the 6.5mm's
Mythbusting: Scandinavian moose & and the legacy of the 6.5x55
What the 6.5mm's are really good at:
- Extreme inherent accuracy
- Downrange ballistics (and limits)
- Mild recoil
Effectiveness on Western big game:
- Authority, & channeling what the 6.5mm's have
- What does "adequate" mean?
- Shot opportunities & picking your angles
- The 6.5mm long-range temptation
How to get the best out of your 6.5mm cartridge
- Pick your bullet
- Construction
- Weight
- Aerodynamics
- Tune for accuracy
A list of favorite, recommended 6.5mm hunting bullets:
- Barnes 127-grain LRX
- Hornady 129-grain InterBond
- Swift 130-grain Scirocco II
- Berger 140-grain VLD Hunting
- Nosler 140-grain Partition
- Swift 140-grain A-Frame
- Hornady 143-grain ELD-X
- Hornady 147-grain ELD Match
- Berger 156-grain EOL Hunter
6.5mm cartridges discussed & compared:
- 6.5 Grendel
- 6.5 Creedmoor (primary)
- .260 Remington
- 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser
- 6.5-284 Norma
- 6.5 PRC (primary)
- .264 Win. Mag.
- 6.5 WBY RPM
- 26 Nosler
- 6.5-300 WBY
WRAP: Hunters tend to shoot well on game when carrying a 6.5mm cartridge.
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