Again only if using factory ammo
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For reference. 6.5 prc SAAMI chamber but over 3" ammo lenght due to being able to in a XM lenght Defiance action.
153 grain atip, 22" barrel 2950fps....can crack 3000fps but starting to get hard on primer pockets.
the 6.5PRC will do better, however for only 400m you can easily use a 16" 6.5 creedmoor and save on powder and recoil and plenty of factory ammo if you get too lazy to reload or cant find primers
if you aren't hellbent on a tikka, then save some weight, powder and recoil and get a 6.5 Grendel in a howa mini or one of the new 6mm ARC - Assuming you are hunting NZ species that is
The fundamentals of it are this:
If you want velocity out of a short barrel, you have to go big in the cartridge that you’re firing. Yep, .308 etc lose less velocity when short, but a bigger cartridge with a short barrel will still gross a higher muzzle velocity.
It just depends on what you’re chasing in outcome….
Go 300wsm, fast and fat