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6.5 PRC

#1 Postby macguru » Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:43 pm

Hi, has anyone tried a 6.5 PRC chambering for f -open yet ?
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#2 Postby willow » Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:24 pm

macguru wrote:Hi, has anyone tried a 6.5 PRC chambering for f -open yet ?


I think brass options are a bit skinny at the moment Andrew - Once Lapua roll it out I'm sure someone will try but I haven't heard of any US guys running it in Open. Seems to be more of a high velocity PRS calibre.

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#3 Postby macguru » Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:38 pm

I know they said 6.5 saum was not too bad on barrels because they were using really slow powders, but if there was a similar round with good brass i'd be willing to try a barrel (or two :) ) The lower recoil and torque might give this some good accuracy .....

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#4 Postby bruce moulds » Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:42 am

not sure of the case capacity of this round.
if it approaches or exceeds the 6.5x284, talk to some of the fclass old timers about barrel life.
strangely enough, most but not all 6,5x 284s shot their best with 2209, a powder that was too fast burning to give full ballistic capability.
the 6.5 super lr seems to be about the optimum balance for a 6.5 long range rifle, closely followed by the 6.5x55 in std form.
and these often run at only 30 to 50 fps slower at accuracy level than the bigger cases.
for hunting you don't need the sheer accuracy required in fclass, max speed with reasonable accuracy being preferable.
here the bigger cases shine, but are not in the same league as bigger 7mms
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#5 Postby Rich4 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:20 am

Lapua has already done it, Cleavers advertise stock, I was hoping they would do saum instead but no luck, I believe it's almost the same as 6.5X284 capacity just shorter for mag compatibility, but no direct knowledge

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#6 Postby Tim N » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:08 am

I remember the 6.5 saum was supposed to give excellent barrel life but many called fake news...
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#7 Postby Rich4 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:00 pm

Tim N wrote:I remember the 6.5 saum was supposed to give excellent barrel life but many called fake news...

Only when loaded to low pressure with slow powder, George Gardner logged a few over 3000 rounds with H1000 (2217) loaded sub 50000, but that is also practical shooting not Fclass

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#8 Postby macguru » Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:55 pm

You sure as heck would not get good barrel life with 2209. I use a compressed load of 2213 in my 6x47 , so I would probably try 2217 in the 6.5 PRC. Call me foolishly optimistic...

PS. When I tried a 6.5x284 I was getting loose primer pockets after one or two firings so I wont go near that brass again.
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#9 Postby Peterla » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:01 am

We have a shooter with a tactical one at our club.
It has a 26 inch barrel and sends down 147 pills pretty fast from my memory. I think it was hi 2900 FPS from memory.
His research on the factory rounds he is using that cost nearly the price of a house was that they used 2217.

It Will be interesting when I start to help them with the reloading.

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#10 Postby bruce moulds » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:09 am

first came the 6.5 manbun.
now we have the 6.5 hipster lifestyle.
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#11 Postby AlanF » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:45 am

My main interest in this case for F-Open would be necked up to 7mm. Magnum case head, Lapua brass, short fat case, capacity probably slightly more than 284, what's not to like? If there was one minor quibble, it would be neck length on the short side (compared with the 7 SAUM), but it does tick a lot of boxes.

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#12 Postby bruce moulds » Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:31 am

alan, what about the 277 sig case with steel case heads.
it can apparently be loaded to 80.000 psi.
that would let you go to the next node up!
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Re: 6.5 PRC

#13 Postby Rich4 » Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:43 am

Really all that's needed is Lapua quality Saum cases for less than $18 per case, bout a dollar would be nice :lol:

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#14 Postby AlanF » Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:49 am

bruce moulds wrote:alan, what about the 277 sig case with steel case heads.
it can apparently be loaded to 80.000 psi.
that would let you go to the next node up!
bruce.

The trouble is, Lapua brass may be hard to get, but that would be nigh on impossible! Anyway, being on a classification range I wouldn't want the next node, just good case life at 3500ft-lb.

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Re: 6.5 PRC

#15 Postby CBH Australia » Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:23 pm

bruce moulds wrote:first came the 6.5 manbun.
now we have the 6.5 hipster lifestyle.
bruce.

Hipsters, Man Buns and Latte, all things we had a few laughs about.


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