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Pat, I'm liking your range card. Could you share with me the info on your scope? Thanks
Wishing you the best this hunting season. It's a 3-12X50 S&B PMII, single turn, w/o lit reticle. Those scopes were speced and manufactured for Accuracy International, by S&B, and were distributed by Ashbury corp. Pat, I may have missed this. What rings are you using with that scope? They look nice and are sleeker than the Seekins 34mm lows. Thanks!
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Kimber7man, Those look like Badger rings to me.
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Pat, would you mind measuring the c.o.a.l. with that 139gr Scenar for me? I don't have a way of measuring to the ogive. Thanks, Rio7 I'm not Pat, but I think this will help. 2.885 COAL Or it could be real close. Take care That's pretty close....it varies a few thou.
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Pat, I'm liking your range card. Could you share with me the info on your scope? Thanks
Wishing you the best this hunting season. It's a 3-12X50 S&B PMII, single turn, w/o lit reticle. Those scopes were speced and manufactured for Accuracy International, by S&B, and were distributed by Ashbury corp. Pat, I may have missed this. What rings are you using with that scope? They look nice and are sleeker than the Seekins 34mm lows. Thanks! Those are Badger alloy, low 34MM, .915"
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![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/swcfow4.jpg) This morning 5 at 100 yrds 6.5 GAP PRC (scenar's) load 56.2 R-26 139 gr. scenar. Just getting it on paper. Rio7
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Rio7 Nice shooting. I hope you're pleased with your 6.5
Find what it likes to eat and start filling up truck loads of critters.
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Just got the news. My PRC is finally on the way. Supposed to arrive wednesday, but if it's like the creed, it won't show until thursday. I leave for elk camp thursday night. Cutting it purty close on bolting it up, and wringing it out before I boogie to the hills. Local shop has factory ammo, so I'll get a couple boxes in the morning as I won't have time to get loads done.
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You will really enjoy the PRC, good luck hunting. Rio7
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Got it put together just before dark. I'll shoot it tomorrow before I leave.
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Best of luck, Don! After seeing how Blue's PRC shoots, I'm sure you'll be one happy camper.
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I think I can say that, Ed. Easiest. Sight-in. Ever.... 2 at a 100. Shot, adjusted up and right for a 200 yd zero. Shot, adjusted a bit more. Then fired 3 at 200. First 5 rounds outta the rifle.... 100 yd, first 2 ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/7NI6lu.jpg) the first 3 at 200. ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923/pScc63.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/wbsxG9.jpg) I think it turned out great. I shall name him Percy. Short for P.R.C. McBighorn. My new Irish stepchild. ![[Linked Image]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/gkQdKZ.jpg)
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...I think it turned out great. I shall name him Percy. Short for P.R.C. McBighorn. My new Irish stepchild.  I don't have a PRC, just a 6.5-280AI that I shall call "Holmes" in honor of John Holmes 'cause it is a MUCH longer version of a Creedmoor.  Ed
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Anyone got any load recipes or idea where to start on powder and charge with a 100&120 ttsx or 127 Lrx in the PRC? Thanks
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H man, I'm using 61.0 grs of H1000 behind a 127 gr LRX in my 6.5 Saum and getting 3117 fps, so starting a little lower should get you a safe starting point!
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The best load in my 6.5 PRC iwith several bullets in the 130-grain range (including the 127 LRX) is 60.5 grains of Retumbo, for right around 3000 fps from a 24" barrel. That's the max load listed by Hodgdon, and probably could be increased some with no problem, but so far I haven't seen any need for another 100 fps.
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Great shooting Pat!! Just curious. You ever run a dedicated copper solvent after the butch’s just to see if anything might be left? I know that a few years ago the butch’s solvent changed and it has been said to be less of a copper cleaner now. I always look after I'm done with my Hawkeye bore scope...this barrel is 100% copper free right now. Barrels vary, some will build a trace, while still shooting great, others will be completely clean. I've found after the throats start getting some wear and tear, the lands will have an orange peel look,(rough)and they will build copper, and carbon there. I can still get it out with a good scrubbing with a bronze brush. I'm not real big on cleaning very often. It the rifle is shooting good, I'll run it, and not worry too much about it. I did a test one time with one of my comp .308's. I cleaned it, shot three five shot groups, then didn't clean it for over 1,000 rounds, then before cleaning it, fired three more five shot groups. All six groups looked the same. That was a Krieger 1-11.25" 5R. It still shot good after 8,000+ rounds. I think there's been a lot of barrels wrecked by cleaning too often.. Totally agree, I think not cleaning so often prolongs barrel life a wee bit.
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Interesting thread. You guys just might talk me into one of these new fangled rounds throwing 140gr VLD over 3000fps. 3250fps might be a sweet spot in a hunting rifle? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/85863.jpg)
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Interesting thread. You guys just might talk me into one of these new fangled rounds throwing 140gr VLD over 3000fps. 3250fps might be a sweet spot in a hunting rifle? 3250fps.....careful you'll over shoot them!
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3250fps.....careful you'll over shoot them!
LOL. I think I showed up on 24HRCF a decade to early. Had to hold at the hoof line on this bull @ 1102yds with the 140gr VLD. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/85890.jpg)
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