I am currently torn between 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC, ballistically the 6.5 PRC looks like the winner, but it has drawbacks too, less options for factory ammo, more expensive per round, less common in stores (an issue in the next ammo panic, yes I reload but brass might be an issue), and the magazines are absurdly expensive compared to 6.5 Creedmoor, not to mention more recoil. I’m also concerned about throat erosion.
That said, there is no price difference in the rifle I am looking at, the 6.5 PRC has a 2 inch longer barrel and I can’t ignore the long range performance, especially if I am ever able to shoot past 1,000 yards.
Does the 6.5 Creedmoor have any more advantages over the 6.5 PRC that might sway me in that direction?
Is there a significant difference in throat erosion?
Which would you pick and why?
That said, there is no price difference in the rifle I am looking at, the 6.5 PRC has a 2 inch longer barrel and I can’t ignore the long range performance, especially if I am ever able to shoot past 1,000 yards.
Does the 6.5 Creedmoor have any more advantages over the 6.5 PRC that might sway me in that direction?
Is there a significant difference in throat erosion?
Which would you pick and why?
