6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC

[BoarHog375]

Looking for direction. Im considering getting a 6.5, im stuck between the creedmore and the PRC. Any advice or direction is much appreciated. Will be used for deer, pig, and possibly an elk in the future. TIA!

 

[AimSmall]

For me, both. Creedmoor recoil is low. Great for youth/women. Deadly on deer sized game

PRC recoil more like a 270 - but, extremely accurate, very deadly.

 

[Pilgrim]

I would attempt a good shot at elk with the CM as I'm confident in my shot placement, but if I had a choice I would definitely use the PRC. If I could choose further, I wouldn't use either of them and go for something bigger.

 

[BoarHog375]

I would attempt a good shot at elk with the CM as I'm confident in my shot placement, but if I had a choice I would definitely use the PRC. If I could choose further, I wouldn't use either of them and go for something bigger.

I have other rifles that are bigger, im just looking to add a 6.5 to the arsenal.

 

[CastShooter]

The question is, will you reach past the 6.5 PRC to a bigger cartridge when hunting larger cervids. If that answer is yes, then get a 6.5 CM. If you have issues with the current bigger cartridges you have and want a "light magnum" then get the 6.5 PRC.

Just remember, the 6.5 CM is like a 260 Rem and the 6.5 PRC is more like a 6.5-284 Norma. Neither are what I'd call magnums in the traditional sense.

 

[Safari Dave]

I would go with the CM, because it seems to have obtained "staying power" now.

The PRC is, ballistically, superior, but who knows if it factory loads will be around 20 years from now.

 

[Safari Dave]

Why not just get a 6.5-300 Weatherby?

Roy's family has done quite a bit in Africa and they have been around 63 years.

PRC's have been around for 4 years???


I'm waiting for the Remington EtronX cartridges to come back...

Then, I can afford that 21-day safari!

 

[Doug3006]

Or….why not a .270 Winchester?

 

[BoarHog375]

Or….why not a .270 Winchester?

Already own one, like i stated above I'm just looking to add a 6.5 to the collection

 

[BoarHog375]

Why not just get a 6.5-300 Weatherby?

Roy's family has done quite a bit in Africa and they have been around 63 years.

PRC's have been around for 4 years???


I'm waiting for the Remington EtronX cartridges to come back...

Then, I can afford that 21-day safari!

Yea that's a great round but I don't hand load and $100+ a box for a non dangerous game round to me just isn't practical.

 

[Safari Dave]

I was anti-manbun for quite a while, but I've loved 6.5 projectiles since my Dad killed a couple of giant bucks with a 6.5 Carcano back in the 60's.

I, eventually, succumbed when I realized that the 6.5 CM was here to stay.

I have:
- Dad's 6.5 Carcano
- a 6.5x55 Swedish
- 2 - .260 Remington's
- 2 - 6.5 CM (Man-Buns)

"Karamajo" Bell took hundreds of elephant and cape buffalo with a 6.5x54 because of it's high SD.

The last time I hunted elk, I took a .300 Weatherby as my primary rifle, but took a 6.5 Creedmore as the backup (140g Nosler Partitions).

 

[BoarHog375]

I was anti-manbun for quite a while, but I've loved 6.5 projectiles since my Dad killed a couple of giant bucks with a 6.5 Carcano back in the 60's.

I, eventually, succumbed when I realized that the 6.5 CM was here to stay.

I have:
- Dad's 6.5 Carcano
- a 6.5x55 Swedish
- 2 - .260 Remington's
- 2 - 6.5 CM (Man-Buns)

"Karamajo" Bell took hundreds of elephant and cape buffalo with a 6.5x54 because of it's high SD.

The last time I hunted elk, I took a .300 Weatherby as my primary rifle, but took a 6.5 Creedmore as the backup (140g Nosler Partitions).

The 6.5 Sweede is one of the most underrated rounds of all time.

 

[Pilgrim]

My daughters both shot mule deer with 6.5 CMs this year, one shot kills. One was 200 yds, the other a little under 100. Both were lung shots, one clipped the edge of the heart. Neither deer took a step, both fell in place and never got up again. Both had entry and exit wounds. Both were 127 Barnes. Long story short, the CM is very capable on deer sized game. For me, it would be the CM as the cartridge doesn't seem to be a fad that will go away.

 

[Badjer]

6.8 Western

 

[One Day...]

On deer, either one

On elk, neither one

I happen to live in Arizona and hunt quite often in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The hills are littered with Elks and Kudus shot with these at stupid ranges (in truth, mostly the Creedmoor) and lost..........................

 

[meigsbucks]

IMO, the PRC is just a smaller diameter .270 and thus would be the better choice with elk on the menu. However, I’d switch my choice to between the CM and 6.5x55. Here in the states, the CM has a greater number of factory loads which would be to your benefit. The 6.5x55 is such a classic, it might induce you to start reloading.

 

[ActionBob]

It's all been said already except for the wonderful opportunity to own a man bunn without actually wearing one

My wife @Just Gina and I both love the 6.5 Creedmoor for what it is. We've both shot deer with ours. It gets used often on vermin and Gina especially seems to enjoy splattering wood chucks, raccoons, armadillos and skunks with it. It's a lot of gun for those but the vultures clean up the mess anyway.

The side benefits are making fun of it, ourselves, everyone else who has one, and especially the guys who think it spews mighty all powerful bolts of deadliness like Zeus himself is wielding it Of course Zeus is styling a Godly man bunn now

You do realize when you look up at the moon, the holes you see were made by a 6 5 Creedmoor

 

[coreydb]

Many, many options. If you're only considering 6.5, I recommend the CM. Ammo is readily available and is effective on a very wide range of game animals. 6.5 PRC is somewhat faster, but re-look your hunting requirement and select.

 

[ftrovato]

I just purchased a Best of the West Altopo in 6.5 PRC. For me, its not an elk gun by any stretch even with 156 grain bullets. For that I go to my 340 Weatherby Mag. However for long range shooting at animals (and targets) under 450 pounds I think it may do a good job. No personal experience yet. But I plan on taking it to Scotland this Fall to do some Red Stag hunting and I think it could be the perfect medicine. Even though I've always been more for using big for game calibers I've done well with the 257 Weatherby taking deer & caribou at reasonably long ranges. I'm going to replace the 257 with the 6.5 cuz I always wanted to own a 6.5. Time and experiences will tell if I made a good or bad call.

 

[Puddle]

Do you handload? If you don't then the PRC factory might be a bit pricey if you shoot regularly.
Quality CM factory ammo is readily available most everywhere.

I've shot the last 6 cow elk with the CM with live weights ranging between 400 - 500 lbs, and distances out to ~300 yards. I used the PRC on a bull elk with live weight ranging between 700 - 800 lbs and distance at 467 yards (lazed 3 times). It dropped at the shot.

I'm not a head hunter in NA, so the CM, just like the 6.5mm Swede, is plenty of gas for typical dinner hunting. It just requires placing the right bullet in the right spot, such as NOT in the roasts.