Thread: N565 & R26 in 6.5PRC - anyone using it?

Originally Posted by Roarless20

I've been shooting a tikka 18" 6.5 PRC for the last 18months. Farm, Public Bush and Tops hunting. Bloody loving it! Its the all-round rifle i was hoping it to be. 3.7kg with vortex viper pst 4-16x50 and suppressor on.
I've been using 143gr ELD-X over 56.6grs of RL26 - pushing at 2870-2900fps depending on ambient temp. Averaging 1/2 MOA over many shooting sessions up to 700m.

Longest shot so far is 520m in the Ruahines. Longest headshot is 370m on a fallow yearling with this rifle. 5 close Sika in the bush too. Plus other deer and goats. It's getting the job done!

Whenever I see these sort of figures it reinforces whey I don't need a PRC. My 20" .260 will push the 143 ELDX at 2860fps and now my 18" at 2816fps with 10 grns less powder.

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