Long Range Pursuit

Aaron Davidson shares background and history on the development and origins of the 6.5 PRC and other long range cartridges, including the 7mm LRM with Landon Michaels and Adam Janke. Aaron, Adam and Landon discuss the merits and applications of the cartridge in long range hunting, shooting and competition. The question of longevity and adoption is addressed. Is the 6.5 PRC here to stay or will it go the way of many other wildcats?

How Good is The 6.5 PRC For Long Range?

Adam Janke, founder of The Journal of Mountain Hunting and host of Beyond the Kill Podcast shares his recent experience with the 6.5 PRC in an ultralight Gunwerks rifle he recently employed with some friends on a mountain goat hunt in British Columbia.

Background and Ballistics

Aaron gives background on the development of the 7mm LRM and collaboration with Hornady on the 6.5 LRM, which eventually led to the 6.5 PRC. Ballistics and benefits of the cartridge as well as a few of the considerations to make before choosing it for your next cartridge.

What Benefits Does it Offer?

One of the biggest questions with any new cartridge is Why? Why do we need a new 6.5 when there are a pile of them already on the market? The 6.5 PRC occupies a niche where it is the only 6.5 caliber with quality factory offerings in a short action that reaches the 3,000 FPS muzzle velocity range. It complements the 6.5 Creedmoor very well with a 200+ FPS increase for long range hunting and extended range precision rifle shooting.

Is it Here to Stay?

What are its chances of this one being around to stay when so many other wildcats have gone the way of the world? Performance has been superb and many have already begun adopting it. With Hornady backing the cartridge and many others coming on board to support, it’s likely that quality components will be easily available for many years to come. The 6.5PRC is very likely here to stay.

Links:

• Gunwerks ClymR in 6.5 PRC as used on Aaron’s Sheep Slam and Adam’s 2018 Hunts
• Gunwerks Long Range University
• The Journal of Mountain Hunting
• Beyond the Kill Podcast
• Leupold Optics Academy
• More on the 6.5 PRC from Hornady

[email protected] - Send feedback, questions, and topics you’d like discussed

The inaugural episode! Gunwerks Founder, Aaron Davidson and Marketing Manager, Landon Michaels discuss the reason and purpose for launching Long Range Pursuit Podcast and what to expect in coming episodes. They dive into the history of Gunwerks and the evolution of long range shooting, touching on philosophy and ethics of long range hunting, and for beginners, how to get started in long range.

If you’re listening here, you’re probably somewhat familiar with Gunwerks (if not, we especially welcome you!) We’ve been producing long range content for a LONG time. Our TV show, Long Range Pursuit is going on 8 seasons now. We’ve been putting video on YouTube for about as long. We produce Long Range Magazine, and a number of other outlets. As the podcast space has matured, we finally decided it was time to get this going. One thing that really lends itself well to this subject matter is that it’s long form, much less formal and more interactive, so we can really have some good, serious, in-depth discussions around some relatively complex and nuanced topics.

The plan is currently to release 2 episodes per month or one every other week. Please be sure to subscribe and let your buddies know this is something they need to get subscribed for, give us a thumbs up and review if you feel inclined and help us know this isn’t just us up here in the cloud talking to us. You as the audience being there to lean and enjoy is the only reason we’re here and we hope to provide some discussion and information for the expert and beginner alike to make this an educational as well as an enjoyable podcast for you! Also, please, please, send us feedback, suggestions, questions, or topics you’d like to hear discussed to [email protected]. We WILL read it and we WILL get back to you!

We’ve already got more than 50 awesome topics picked out to discuss over the next several episodes. We’ll be bringing on a number of Gunwerks crew members, partners, and industry experts to discuss topics from ballistics, gear choice, long range tactics, hunting and competition shooting, new developments and technology, etc., etc. Plenty of meat for the complete new beginner to long range veterans.

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