Not built on a Savage action but a few guys in the shop have built 6.5PRC for hunting rifles and Dave has actually built a PRS rifle on it as well and ran it in 3 matches right before the end of the season.
Box Hornady ammo with a 147gr. Bullet out of Todd’s hunting rifle I’ve seen it clock velocities dancing at 3000fps. So I’ll say Hornady’s advertised velocities etc....are real world and honest.
That being said like some of the other large case capacity mid bore calibers and depending on the type of powder that is being used (factory or handloads) I’m going to say it’s going to be more critical to keep up with proper cleaning especially from the get go. If you slack on the cleaning/regular maintenance in the beginning and let it get away from you....you might end up with a pressure problems.
My second barrel for my F Class gun (right now it’s in 300PRC) is a 6.5mm barrel and I will most likely get that chambered up this winter sometime and it will be in 6.5PRC as well so I get some trigger time with it. My barrel length is 32” for both.
Later, Frank
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