Thread: 6.5PRC/6.5-06 reduced loads.

Greetings All,
I had a bit of a chuckle when I saw the 6.5 Rem Mag mentioned as having similar capacity to the 6.5 PRC. Most of us will not have seen one (I have not) and some never heard of it. I thought a bit of background may be of interest. Remington introduced the cartridge in 1966 in their Model 600 Carbine with an 18.5 inch barrel. Those that are thinking bush pig would be right. This was 1966 however and the press stomped all over it. It was too short, the projectile ate up powder space plus it was a 6.5 mm. When all the ho ha subsided the cartridge was quietly discontinued but did pop up from time to time, most recently in the Rem model 673 along with its companion the .350 Rem Mag.
I note that above Roarless20 is justifiably proud of his 6.5 PRC and is getting great performance from it. It seems that timing is everything and the 6.5 PRC has nailed it.
Regards Grandpamac.