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+1. They built me a LH maverick in 6.5prc.

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Have you shot it yet?

I bought mine as a donor as well when it was pretty cheap. Kinda neat cartridge.

No Scotty, haven't shot it.

Bought it as a donor.

I'm holding out for a T3x in the 6.5 PRC

Just saw the 7 PRC is on its way out. It'll be interesting to see how well it does in the market.

Probably about as well as the 7 wizzum and similar cartridges. You know how those are doing.. Or maybe the new designed 270 wizzum. They call that the 6.8 western.... ha ha.. Anyone hear much about the 300PRC anymore? The 6.5 is really where it's at IMHO.. They have probably speculated doing a 6mm, but those are barrel burners from the word GO..

Yes it will. I'm keeping a close eye on what rifles, and action length firearms manufacturers will chose to chamber it in, based on the COAL of 3.090"

I think I can live without one.

John,

I didn’t read all the posts, so this might be a duplicate of others suggestions.

Being that I have owned a slug of 6.5 PRC rifles, from APR custom builds, to a cheap Franchi Elite.

If you have the time to wait for a custom (I’m not gonna say the money, for obvious reasons 🙄) I’d go with another APR build….If you wanted a dedicated rifle, that will spend more time afield than in a gun safe. A custom is nice.

If the PRC will just be another rifle in your battery rotation, I’d jump all over a Tikka T3x Lite in a camo pattern of your liking. Or the basic Tikka Roughneck rifle that has a solid stock color and comes without a muzzle brake, iirc.

The Tikka will probably shoot as good as a custom.

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My current favorite hunting rifle is a Seekins Element in 6.5 PRC. It’s one heck of a rifle that will see a lot of blood this season.

I think the Havak PH2 if you want a 24" sporter-weight rifle or the Havak Element if you want a lightweight 21" are two really good fits for the PRC. Both are threaded. Seekins thought it through and designed their short action bottom metal and short action PRC mag to load to 3.1". Action, stock, barrel, and rail are really good on both of those as well.

Really appreciate the feedback. I have a couple of customs in 7Mag and 7-08 and really like and appreciate them for sure. Hear great things about the Seekins as well as APR, butt this particlur PRC will "just" be another addition to my hunting guns, which is why I plan on buying the Tikka Roughtech nathaniel has listed here. I don't really need it, it's purely a want thing to smack some targets, lots of hogs, hopefully a few deer, and just screw around with and see how much I like it. It will be suppressed. If I like it as much as I'm expecting, I'll likely then consider that APR if I can save enough "Beaver and SKane" money to make it happen, but it will likely take a few years and a couple extra jobs. I will likely never be able to afford the fine precision instruments that originate in Wyoming so that dream is out of the realm of reality.

Yeah, Damn again and I’ll raise you a holy crap!! Them’s are some nice mounts.

I agree, Jay….If the wait period for a ‘hens toothed’ Seekins Elite wasn’t an issue for a guy. I’d go thumbs up!

The PH2 is available, last time I looked. Even a custom build, done up with a CF Proof, Titanium action and CF stock, probably won’t yield the weight loss of an Element. I have one, and the Element has it beat by almost 2lbs.

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That is a great deal on that rifle. I don't think you can go wrong with it. I'm just now getting back from the range with my buddy that works in law enforcement. He is the one that just bought the Christensen with the carbon fiber wrapped barrel. That rifle actually shoots lights out. I was impressed, more than surprised. One of my other buddies in Washington has a Christensen Arms and it is a dud. I haven't seen any Tikka duds personally, but I'm sure there are a few out there. Good luck with that Tikka JG. I think it will be a good one.

Thanks bsa, I appreciate your feedback and experiences with those Tikkas. As you said, hard to get a dud made by Tikka. Looking forward to trying it out.