6.5 Creedmoor Peak

[Point Creep]

The demand for higher pressure ammo is being led by the military. They also need to be able to utilize it in existing platforms... this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the technology. Next will be 308. I'd be bummed if I spent money on a 6.5 PRC with this being available now.

I was looking at getting a 6.5prc when the plus peak info dropped. I'm glad I waited. There is no longer a benefit to the 6.5prc. The plus peak exceeds it in velocity out of a shorter barrel. You can also switch between plus peak for hunting to standard brass for plinking.

This tops the grizzly defense advice

 

[PoleX]

The amount of mind numbing and mind phucking shit about cartridges that kill the best is giving me great joy. Awesome thread. mtmuley

I hesitantly fired this thread back up this week because I had a guy at work ask me what I thought of the .300 win-mag. I told him it’s the most bad ass elk killing machine known to man, followed by “I happen to have a brand new unfired 300 winmag I’ll give you a scheming deal on.” Now we’re here.

 

[TheTone]

The demand for higher pressure ammo is being led by the military. They also need to be able to utilize it in existing platforms... this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the technology. Next will be 308. I'd be bummed if I spent money on a 6.5 PRC with this being available now.

I was looking at getting a 6.5prc when the plus peak info dropped. I'm glad I waited. There is no longer a benefit to the 6.5prc. The plus peak exceeds it in velocity out of a shorter barrel. You can also switch between plus peak for hunting to standard brass for plinking.

Nothing about this silly peak cases has made me second guess my prc. Wouldn’t make me rethink my current 308 rounds if they go that direction either.

 

[BuzzH]

Have they come out with 7-08 peak ammo yet?

 

[Point Creep]

Have they come out with 7-08 peak ammo yet?

Man I can’t wait. I’ll throw all my other rifles in the trash and start buying some garbage factory made ammo at $4 a shot.

 

[BuzzH]

Man I can’t wait. I’ll throw all my other rifles in the trash and start buying some garbage factory made ammo at $4 a shot.

Well shit....what am I to do with the 1500 140 grain accubonds and 8 lbs of varget?

Keeping my fingers crossed the peak 7-08 ammo stalls.

 

[PoleX]

Pretty much this thread now:

 

[PoleX]

Have they come out with 7-08 peak ammo yet?

I’ll regret the 6.5 purchase if they release that lol

 

[rjthehunter]

This tops the grizzly defense advice

I didn't mean to offend you and your prc. My bad. You don't have to buy factory ammo for plus peak. Go read something about it. Check out some reviews. Look at the load data people are figuring out... or just continue to be a jerk off. No one suggested you should sell your prc and get a creed. You're almost in the old guy category although you're shooting a rifle cartridge that's only 8 years old, so you're stuck somewhere in the middle.

Pretty much this thread now:
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People are already reloading the plus peak ammo. Its just another set of dies. I imagine the steel case will outlast brass cases in terms of number of reloads on a single case, but time will tell!

Nothing about this silly peak cases has made me second guess my prc. Wouldn’t make me rethink my current 308 rounds if they go that direction either.

I wouldn't rethink it if I had one. Its still really new. If I were buying a rifle today I wouldn't buy a prc though. Just my opinion. Same way I would buy a new model year truck if it was the same price and did everything better than the previous year model.

 

[Point Creep]

I didn't mean to offend you and your prc. My bad. You don't have to buy factory ammo for plus peak. Go read something about it. Check out some reviews. Look at the load data people are figuring out... or just continue to be a jerk off.

Don’t flatter yourself. Cartridge regardless, I wouldn’t be interested in fiddlephucking around with that until a lot of others I know do it first.

Hype, and those easily hooked, never not funny.