long hunter
WKR
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2021
Sounds to me like you have more gun than you can handle, Dump the gun and get something you can shoot. What you're doing now is building bad habits that will be hell to break once you do find a gun.
I've used them on antelope. They were plenty accurate, worked well on antelope (though most bullets work well on antelope of you hit where you should be aiming) and recoil is minimal.I was thinking about trying the Hornady Custom Lite 125 gr SST reduced recoil loads. They drop below 100 ft lbs somewhere close to 300 yards, which would just do what I need. If anyone here has tried these, I'd like to hear the results.
I’ve been looking at that exact 6.5 PRC.As a follow-up, I bought a CVA Cascade 6.5 PRC rifle last week, 24" barrel. I like shooting it a lot better than my .308 Ruger M77 Mark II with 16.5" barrel. I bought a box of Hornady Custom Lite .308 loads for the Ruger and it's still a shoulder pounder. I'm glad I made the switch. Thanks everyone for the tips.
MK II suck in every way TO ME. They ruined a nice original 77. Even the Ruger Americans kick dang hard for caliber compared to similar weight rifles.As a follow-up, I bought a CVA Cascade 6.5 PRC rifle last week, 24" barrel. I like shooting it a lot better than my .308 Ruger M77 Mark II with 16.5" barrel. I bought a box of Hornady Custom Lite .308 loads for the Ruger and it's still a shoulder pounder. I'm glad I made the switch. Thanks everyone for the tips.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert on good vs. bad triggers, but I like the CVA trigger. As I squeeze the trigger, it's smooth and while I don't have a scale, it seems to be set around 3 lbs right out of the box (I say that because my other rifle is set 2.5 lbs and this feels about the same).I’ve been looking at that exact 6.5 PRC.
Sounds like it’s worth picking up.
How do you like the trigger?