18" 6.5 PRC anyone?

[Sil17sd]

Just wondering if anybody's done it and wondering if it can achieve 24" creed like ballistics (2750ish) with factory 140s.

 

[b6graham]

Just wondering if anybody's done it and wondering if it can achieve 24" creed like ballistics (2750ish) with factory 140s.

143 or 147? not aware of a factory 140 load?

147 at 2900 from 24" barrel. -25fps/inch should be a 147 at 2750-2800ish

 

[Sil17sd]

140 ELD-m and 143 eldx mostly is what I would like to use

 

[JGR1953]

140 ELD-m and 143 eldx mostly is what I would like to use

Like b6 said:
Hornady does not offer 140gr for 6.5 PRC in "factory" ammo 143 and 147 only....

 

[Vmaxed]

I run a 6.5x47L about 2680 FPS from a 18" shooting 140 BTHP's. I am guessing you'd be in the ballpark with the PRC.

 

[Sil17sd]

Like b6 said:
Hornady does not offer 140gr for 6.5 PRC in "factory" ammo 143 and 147 only....

Didnt realize they didnt offer 140s in PRC I'm good with 143s and 147s.

 

[Sil17sd]

So nobody has actually tried an 18" 6.5 PRC?

 

[b6graham]

So nobody has actually tried an 18" 6.5 PRC?

more likely to find that answer on longrangehunting than here

 

[Another Casual]

With a barrel that short you may have better luck trying different powders in a creedmoor. Not sure the cost and barrel life trade off is worth it at that length. Some of the slower powders may not see much, if any, benefit from the increased capacity without the barrel length to burn it.

 

[Healy]

Do it and let us know how it works

 

[6brshooter]

Getting 2680 with 147 eldm in a 18" 6.5creed

 

[Niles Coyote]

A friend of mine runs a 18" .264 mag, 140's @ 3200fps, not sure what what a PRC could do...

 

[Odindad]

A friend of mine runs a 18" .264 mag, 140's @ 3200fps, not sure what what a PRC could do...

That has to be one hell of a fireball!

 

[Sil17sd]

A friend of mine runs a 18" .264 mag, 140's @ 3200fps, not sure what what a PRC could do...

Damn.

 

[Sil17sd]

Do it and let us know how it works

I think I'm gonna try it.

 

[Pusher591]

I think I'm gonna try it.

Unless you are reloading you aren’t going to see the velocities you think you are. The SAUM and 6.5 PRC use slower burning powders and the longer barrels (what they were designed around) help them burn it up but that’s what also allows for better barrel life while running more powder.

If you did reload the 6.5 PRC with H4350 in a 18.”5 barrel I bet you could see 2800+ but barrel life would probably be less then 1000 rounds my guess.

There’s no free lunch in the game of ballistics/reloading. Wish I would have learned that sooner than later.