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I picked up another very nice kimber Montana in 270 wsm at a great price yesterday. I've never been a 270 fan so I'm thinking about sending it to pac nor or someone to put an 8 or faster twist 6.5 barrel on it. I'm deciding between the 6.5 prc and the 6.5 4s.

The Montana wsm mag box should work well with either. Wondering about the feed lips and geometry and if one case would be better than the other. I'm also trying to remember the preferred freebore on the 4s.

Thanks,
Bb

PRC. More mainstream with readily available brass.

+1 for PRC. That’s my next setup. Seems like the market will try to support the caliber.

Where?

I would guess a lot of 6.5 PRC brass is going into Hornady ammo--and you can find that. Just did a quickie Google-check and found it listed in three places. (In my rifle it shoots very well, and afterward you have brass!)

7.5 twist

Might as well.

Yep...

How could that be? All I read on the innernets is guys whining that no PRC brass is available? Don't get started on the available-ness of RL-26, either....

Well if it's on the Inner-net, then it HAS to be true! FWIW, LGS has no less than a half-dozen package of 6.5PRC brass on the shelf as well as ammo.

bonjour!....

Damn I know, need some of that too....😁

Huntsman, let me re-phrase my earlier post. PRC has more factory support behind it. Therefore, brass should be more readily available; Hornady is betting on it. You're also seeing other makers turn out factory offerings in PRC. I haven't seen one factory gun offering in a 4s headstamp.

There is a reason the target shooter are still using the 6.5 x 284 over the 6.5 PRC. The 6.5 x 284 is a more accurate cartridge. Yes the 6.5 PRC is faster, but it doesn't shoot as good.

Just my 2 cents

oh bullchit.....

I concur with Hunts...

Pass the 7 Whizum and the 180 ELD's .796BC.

I've only got (3) of 'em.

Hint......................

I think you guys should go to some matches and see whats winning them. Better yet build a 6.5 prc and go shoot with them.

If I thought the 6.5 prc was a more accurate cartridge I would build one or was proven to be a more accurate round I would have one.

I dunno what’s funnier.... you arguing accuracy/shooting with EHG, or you throwing the 6.5x284 into a conversation about a rifle that’s clearly being built on a magnum boltface.

I have, shoot and load for all 3. Granted probably have more through the 284 chambering with it being around longer, but I’ve had ZERO problems with any 6.5 SAUMs, or PRCs far as tuning and getting them to shoot extremely well.

I don’t buy the initial marketing BS about the PRC feeding better than the SAUM. Mine have fed slicker than greased owl schit in anything I’ve run them through. But the PRC of course is getting the same factory backing as the CryMores, which ain’t a bad thing. ADG offering 7/6.5 SAUM brass is good to see.

How many of the guys at the matches that use the 'x 284 also have an identically built PRC to compare them with? And identically loaded rounds? What you 'think' about 'more accurate rounds' maybe should be PROVEN, by actually building one to compare with rather than just saying one is more accurate than the other. But we all know that YOU won't build a comparable PRC to do any actual comparisons with, because it is just easier to spout bullshit, rather than proving up on it...... cheap bastid.....grin

I have been to matches where they were being shot in very capable hands. They just dont shoot as good. For a hunting rifle they are just fine. But for a 600 and 1000 match rifle no.