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Long Action 6.5 PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="dstancu" data-source="post: 3090878" data-attributes="member: 9273"><p>I understand that you want a budget build, but I am not sure why you have to use the 307 action if they don't offer the short action with mag bolt face? Maybe you should look at other makers (either full rifle makers, like Tikka, making amazing actions, or specialized action makers). Using a long (some call it "standard") action is a bit defeating the purpose of the 6.5 PRC being the only PRC designed to be used in a short action. I have a few aftermarket barrels on some of my rifles (300 Win Mag, 7 PRC), but I also have 2 Tikka T3x in 6.5 PRC, and they both shoot amazingly with factory barrels, 0.3-0.5 MOA at 100m consistently with handloads, also <7 MOA with good factory loads like Hdy Precision hunter. I simply did not see any good reason to rebarrel them. I handloaded Berger EOL 156 that still fit the mags (one has the Tikka polymer mag, the other an MDT 300WSM mag to go with the MDT chassis that I added to that one), and it feeds and shoots great. This is just an example (mine), but you do what works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstancu, post: 3090878, member: 9273"] I understand that you want a budget build, but I am not sure why you have to use the 307 action if they don't offer the short action with mag bolt face? Maybe you should look at other makers (either full rifle makers, like Tikka, making amazing actions, or specialized action makers). Using a long (some call it "standard") action is a bit defeating the purpose of the 6.5 PRC being the only PRC designed to be used in a short action. I have a few aftermarket barrels on some of my rifles (300 Win Mag, 7 PRC), but I also have 2 Tikka T3x in 6.5 PRC, and they both shoot amazingly with factory barrels, 0.3-0.5 MOA at 100m consistently with handloads, also <7 MOA with good factory loads like Hdy Precision hunter. I simply did not see any good reason to rebarrel them. I handloaded Berger EOL 156 that still fit the mags (one has the Tikka polymer mag, the other an MDT 300WSM mag to go with the MDT chassis that I added to that one), and it feeds and shoots great. This is just an example (mine), but you do what works for you. [/QUOTE]
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