It’s a heck of a combination that gives less recoil compared to 30-06, 300 WIN Mag and 7 REM Mag. The rifle comes with a well thought out carbon fiber magazine that allows hand loaders to seat bullets past short action mag lengths. One of these factory rifles is the Seekins Havak PH1 (and the PH2 that just replaced it) which comes with a threaded 24 inch, 1:8 twist Rock Creek barrel on a Havak action, all bedded in a carbon fiber/composite stock. Because of this, many factory rifle options are now available due to the rising interest in the caliber. Word is other ammo companies are coming out with additional offerings as well, maybe as soon as early 2020. These include a Hornady Match 147 ELD-M and a Precision Hunter 143 ELD-X line.
One of the benefits of the 6.5 PRC is Hornady offers match and hunting ammo in the caliber. This is making it appealing for folks that want to take game without the punch of heavy recoiling magnums. Heavy 6.5 cal bullets are aerodynamic, have excellent sectional density, and coming out of a non-belted magnum case at around 3,000 fps packs a punch on even elk sized game. This is making 6.5 PRC very popular in the precision/long range hunting world.
Generally giving shooters a 150-200 FPS velocity bump over the 6.5 creedmoor, depending on the load. Designed by George Gardner of GA Precision, this caliber fits into short action receivers and utilizes a magnum bolt face. But there are better choices, and most people have one.6.5 PRC has been gathering a large following since it was released by Hornady in 2017. Hunting is always better than not hunting. When you need to put the crosshairs over the back hip at 350 yards and hope you break a bone or carry through a couple of feet of animal to get to lungs, you want a gun designed to kill elk, not one that works well, "as long as you pick your shots carefully." See the problem is not that you can't kill plenty of elk with a smaller caliber, it's that the world does not always work out perfectly in the field. So the question is this: If you're part of that tracking team and you see that bull hobble out into the open at 350 yards facing straight away would you rather have a 300WM (my elk gun) with a tough, fast, 180gr bullet or a. We jumped the bull several times, sometimes a few hundred yards away. Several years ago in Colorado I was part of miles-long tracking job that resulted when a guy made a bad shot and hit a bull in the front leg. Fact is if you take a good shot and have confidence in your rifle then use it. Sorry to ramble but i really liked that story. The elk ran back into the timber like 50 or 75 yards and fell over. The guide smiled and said lets ride over and get my elk. The hunter said I told you so, you just wounded it. At the shot the elk jumped and disapeared back into the timber. The guide said no he would use his rifle and was confident with it. The hunter said, you had better use my 30-06 because that 250 savage just will not do the job on a elk. The guide got of his horse took his old 250 savage out and preceded to walk over to a tree to get a rest. So, the guide ask if the hunter minded if he shot it to fill his tag. The hunter said no, it is not big enough. Well the guide and hunter were on horseback and spotted a 4x4 or 5x5 bull (can not remember which) the guide ask the hunter if he wanted that bull. A old guide was guideing a hunter who was after a trophy bull and nothing else. I read a story in Outdoor life several years ago. If you don't, its an excellent reason to get a. 270 or 7mm or bigger, they would be a better choice in my opinion. 257 Roberts on elk this fall, but I keep coming back to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" - my 7mm Rem Mag and. It has crossed my mind on more than one occasion to try my new. 257 falls considerably short in the weight department even with the heaviest bullets. Success with the 7mm Rem Mag has led me to believe that a 150-160g bullet with a Sectional Density of. At the same time they hinted strongly that there are better choices, which I also believe.Īs a long time 7mm Rem Mag hunter, I can attest to the reliability of a 160g Grand Slam. 257 bullet, and I have no reason to doubt them. On other forums I have read posts by people who claim to have reliably killed elk with a.
Are these excellent bullets heavy enough for elk? Maybe. Just a step downat 115g you have the new Barnes TSX. 257 bullets include some very good designs - in the 120g weight you have Speer Grand Slams, Nosler Partitions and Swift A-Frames.
During that same time period I have seen elk that were taken with a well-placed. Whether the poor results were due to poor shooting, a poor choice of bullets, bullets that were well constructed but simply too light for elk-sized game, or whatever, I can only guess. During that time I have seen more elk wounded with a. Here in Colorado I have hunted elk for 20+ years.