Last Day of Rifle Season - 6.5 PRC 156gr Berger EOL vs Two Deer

A last chance for Garrett and I to bag some deer. We brought out his new custom 6.5 PRC. The build is an Origin action, Proof Research barrel, Manners stock, and Nightforce NX8 2-5 - 20x50 F2 scope.
The previous deer hunt: • 300 PRC vs 440 yard De...
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[@krisshepherd740]

Can't say I respect this long range shooting at big game. Not my cup of tea. Both shots weren't accurate or on target. Lucked out to hit them mortally.

[@Sean-pw3yr]

Wait for the long range guys to come pouring in on this. Plain and simple, clean and ethical kills are a lower priority to them. Not sure why that’s so hard from them to admit.

[@justin3594]

I mean c’mon. 690 yards? That’s why he hit the deer in the ass. Not only because of wind hold. Just rifle accuracy itself has to account for 5-6 inches. Add wind to that and i don’t understand why you take that shot. I’m sure they could have moved in a couple hundred yards closer without being noticed.

[@Gaffneydaniel92]

Are any of you bow hunters? I’d be willing to bet more animals run around with horrible archery shots having broadheads festering inside them. Nothing is ever everyone’s cup of tea. How many times do you see or hear of guys shoulder shooting animals with archery gear and not recovering. Or gut shots, or anything other than vital organs? Nothing or no one is perfect.

[@rapstarD]

That is a serious hunting rifle and scope setup. Wow! Smoking that deer at 530 yards makes me want a prc

[@beeefstick]

“Silly me, I forgot to play the wind”. You shouldn’t be shooting animals at that range based on what you showed in this video.

[@waynemayle865]

Tender loins for dinner anyone 😋

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

That's meat in the freezer!

[@ChuckinTV]

Yeah, it wasn't the most ideal way.. but we got it done. Thanks!

[@edsmercina7157]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@8ussoldier]

You know you see a lot of hunters make bad shots and act like it was still ok. It’s so refreshing to hear someone say i take full responsibility. But hey man we are human, we all have messed up before and had that gut twisting feeling. Just glad y’all found her. Loved the video

[@markandrew4741]

Nice shooting thanks for all the videos this year have a Merry Christmas

[@simpsonrdlarry4385]

Can’t be perfect all the time! Glad you guys got your deer!👍👍

[@ratagris21]

Excellent shooting at distance. Glad you both got 2 down. Something for cooler and the dinner table. 🎩♠️☯️🏁

[@patrickbeck6793]

“Couldn’t get a follow up shot”….you literally could have walked up and finished it off rather than waiting hours and letting it suffer. 🤦‍♂️

[@mc-nm6ml]

Glad you got both deer in the freezer and looks like a sweet rifle setup, love my 6.5 prc! That being said, pretty irresponsible to be taking almost 700 yrd shots with a rifle if you haven’t spent some serious time shooting at that range, and don’t factor wind in properly. The deer’s dead but a hip shot is not the right way to respectfully treat an animal in my opinion, probably a long and painful death. Appreciate you owning up to it and hopefully you get dialed in for the next hunt!

[@roosterboy7357]

☝🏼

[@bneaclab1]

"Just goes to show" it is not ethical to shoot at those ranges. It becomes a guessing game with wind and stuff like that will happen more often than necessary...

[@jacobbrazell8684]

What a sweet rifle! I’d love to see a full review on that 6.5prc

[@ChuckinTV]

We will at some point I’m sure

[@Lowballinoutdoorz]

Sexy rifle!! Man u smoked that second deer, great shooting bud

[@kennethdittig2986]

well done gentlemen, glad ya backed out on the first one. just started to play with a 6.5 300 wby myself hope to stretch its legs a bit next season,

[@danielprovost1]

Anybody gonna mention the fact that they left their deer set without being guted and sat all day long poor placement I'm pretty sure that could have got in a little bit closer to make a nice placement shot

[@JD9560ST]

That wind can get you!

[@scotthillman7588]

I killed a doe this year at 125yds with a 6.5 swede and I hit that deer through the hip as it was quartering to me. It was in tall grass and I just estimated wrong where the deer's vitals were and I was apparently off by a couple inches. The deer ran about 100yds across an open field, slowed down for another 50yds and layed down just inside the treeline across that field. I watched it all from my binoculars after the shot. Gave her about 30 mins and followed a pretty good blood trail right to her. It wasn't the shot I would have liked to see, but she died quick and is in the freezer.

[@ChuckinTV]

Yeah it happens unfortunately, but you have to be thankful when it still works out in the end. And it was a very long day knowing that this deer was injured. In the end I feel we made the right decision to not chase this deer and put pressure on it. We were very relieved to come back and see it laid out in the field. I think if we went with our impulse to run up there to finish the job, we might not have been able to find her. I appreciate your comment because you came forward and was honest about your experience. We are expecting some negative comments to come from people that would never dare post their own mistakes so others can learn from them. Thanks!

[@scotthillman7588]

@@ChuckinTV to be honest, I don't really consider what happened to me this year and what happened on your video a mistake... at least not a careless one. It's just what happens when things don't go perfectly. I have no doubt that you, your friend in the video, or myself have tons of shooting experience with our equipment on the range where things are as comfy and controlled as they are gonna get. Hunting is in the wild. Deer move, they shake and reposition, they duck, they jump, they breathe and do random things, always in living motion. The wind blows, swirls, and gusts. Random wispy sticks fool the rangefinder. Rifles and ammo don't act the same way at 20 degrees that they did over the summer and early fall. Point is, the only thing you can do is bring your "A-game" to a wild situation and put your best effort into killing a game animal as quickly as possible without causing undue pain and suffering. It's a decision that is made with care and contemplation, and only the individual hunter can make decisions that they think are ethical. Don't worry about the negative comments.

[@ChuckinTV]

@@scotthillman7588 well said!

[@guinnster1]

I'm a hunter, but anyone who can casually let an animal suffer due to a bad shot....is a turd...period!

[@shanegibb997]

They are long shots on those Deer , you'd want to be 100% confident on your shot .. " Wouldn't be very humain leaving a wounded animal !!

[@ChuckinTV]

It was a tough choice to back out on that one. I think we made the right decision to give it time though. Had we went up there, we could've kicked the deer and never found her. Luckily it worked out even better than we expected it too.

[@chadzigenfus4847]

I hunt with the narrator and this was not that long of shot for the cartridge, the equipment, or the person at the trigger. The point was a reminder to even the most experienced, in the heat of the moment, to ground yourself and confirm your windage and elevation adjustments. Applies to any hunting situation, regardless of implement, or distance.

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

All that "Chuck" shooting practice paid off! There is no such thing as a bad shot on a recovered deer. Great shooting!

[@ChuckinTV]

Thanks Dave!

[@chuckstonex1632]

what did. you load these with? I am trying to work some up for New Mexico Elk.

[@backwoodsman4854]

No excuse for shooting that far, you give real hunters a bad name! Too many deer move and are wounded!

[@henryhenry5897]

What barrel twist you have and what speed would that bullet leave the barrel? I wonder if my creed with 1:8 would be ablte to stabilize that Berger 156. I have good luck with 147 eldm sofar Good shooting guys if People haven’t done it them selves they have no clue what it means ... I find out to just about 700 it’s pretty doable after that I start hesitating to shoot at animals right now ... I have a custom 300 Norma I still haven’t tretet enough bullets but I’m sure that one will be good enough for ethical 1000 yard shoots

[@ChuckinTV]

This is a 1-8" as well. I'm not sure how the Creedmoor would handle such a heavy bullet. It might stabilize and be very accurate. But I don't think you'd be able to obtain very fast velocities. The PRC is pushing them about 2900 fps MV

[@henryhenry5897]

@@ChuckinTV thats for sure fast I only shoot 147 at 2580fps as it only a factory barrel ... but it kills just fine infact guys report after 2800 the 147 start to blow up in flight occasionally ... I’ll maybe give them a while I found Berger have a tendency to fly faster tho than others idk why

[@GarrettHamilton]

This is actually a new Proof 1:7.5 twist. My precious Savage Ultralite had a 1:8 twist and Proof updated it now to a 1:7.5

[@timsmith5837]

Been shooting 147ELDM over 2800fps and after 1000’s of rounds never had one come apart in flight.

[@jasonkaye9487]

What powder you running with 156 burger . I have some I wanna load up and any sweet spots when testing looking for a starting point thanks for any info great shooting.

[@ChuckinTV]

it is H1000 powder, I don't know the specific details off hand... Maybe Garrett can give you more details on it. I'll ask him.

[@FinCityFL]

How many grains?

[@JAKDRZR]

@@FinCityFL no two rifles are the same when reloading. Somebody’s load for their rifle may get pressure signs in your rifle. Start low and move up. There are lots of load data with h1000 in reloading manuals.

[@Hondayo77]

500 yards should be the maximum distance a hunter shoots at any game if you can't close the distance your a crappy hunter or it just wasn't meant to be

[@brandonsimon2804]

Who built your rifle … looks identical to my buddies and mine too except I have a big horn action. Gorgeous gun

[@ChuckinTV]

I think Garrett has a friend that does it. I'll have to ask him

[@GarrettHamilton]

This is actually a Big Horn action. It’s the Origin in short action. Made by Zermatt Arms. I put it together myself with help from my friends heavy duty vise strong enough to hold the barrel to get to 110ft lbs or torque haha

[@brandonsimon2804]

Nice rig man !!! Had flat water armory do mine . Proof barrel , manners stock, NF scope looks almost identical . Was betting same guy did it but guess when you’re going all out these are the parts you choose!!!! Lol

[@GarrettHamilton]

@@brandonsimon2804 that’s awesome haha! And yeah truthfully it’s the best bang for the buck when it comes to the action itself. I am a huge fan of the proof barrel. Super consistent cold bore point of impacts. The action you can swap the bolt heads out easily to switch calibers as well. My stock is the Manners PRS1 with mini chassis. Pricey but awesome you can just drop right into it.

[@davep3163]

Thanks for sharing an imperfect shot, it's important for people to see how easy it is to miss at longer ranges. There is too much hype & not enough reality! Appreciate your honesty 👍

[@markandrew4741]

Never used to Berger bullet got to try that just that they all look the same like the match

[@edwardh1591]

The 156 eol is brutal. Running them at 3000 fps out of my 6.5 rsaum gap 4s.

[@bradleytyrrell4417]

Some good shooting. Nice e rifle boys

[@longshooter457]

How did all the kids in that generation get named dude?

[@ChuckinTV]

lol

[@EricWaterTruck]

Thanks for sharing. I’m considering getting a high powered rifle to add to my collection. Leaning to the 6.5 creedmoor. It seems like a very popular cartridge right now.

[@precisionriflereviews2029]

530y 2.5milrad you must be up over the 3000fps too nice a bunch of energy too.

[@keneric]

Such an awesome ethical shot and kill!🙄

[@charlesmullins3238]

Savin for the 4x32 for my 6.5prc waypoint carbon and still waitin to find some 156s….the 130tgk I’d like to see on chucks they are hammers on jugs round 3250fps…h4350…runnin magpro and h1000 for the 140tgk and vld and had good results with superformance with the 130s and 129s..this build brought a tear to my eye as that stock has eluded me many a yr….1 day my friend it will be mine..oh yes…~Wayne Campbell ~

[@DanielHunterUSA]

How far was that ?

[@motomannen2268]

690 yards… OMG poor deer…

[@perlindqvist3003]

Only à real hunter can admit that shit happens sometimes. Regards from Sweden👍

[@ChuckinTV]

Thanks. Luckily we were able to recover the deer. That was a weight off our shoulders

[@sartainja]

Was that not what Frost Gump said?

[@kevrwebb]

680 yards with a stiff wind is not ethical and this video showed that. Please be better.

[@billreger2686]

Congratulations on your deer good eating fry up them back straps and enjoy whooo

[@OTG414]

This is killing, not hunting. Zero ethics and zero respect for the game.

[@robertoaiello9342]

Killing is part of hunting

[@lewisvarnum9632]

awesome shooting videos glad you got your deer. and this is a great info on caliber choice.

[@ChuckinTV]

Thanks

[@sartainja]

With those fine custom rifles and best glass scopes, it is easy to fill up the freezer.

[@charleshartman2789]

Deer ground = meat in the freezer Great shooting !

[@DanielHunterUSA]

Man what a nice shot

[@guaporeturns9472]

Well done guys. Are those pine tree there in NY? Just curious.. I’m kinda a forestry nerd. Looks like fir or hemlock maybe? I’m from the west coast so I have no clue bur definitely doesn’t look like any pines we have out here. Again nice shooting

[@ChuckinTV]

I think they are some kind of spruce and blue spruce. They were planted for Christmas trees. We do have Hemlocks all over.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@ChuckinTV thanks

[@gaylantucker281]

Gives us the 411 on that rifle who makes it looks pretty sweet

[@ChuckinTV]

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[@ChuckinTV]

So Garrett gives a little run down on the rifle at the beginning of the video I linked. He re-barreled it as a 6mm Dasher, other than that I believe it's all the same.

[@paulmeek7964]

Sweet

[@dillongenoe281]

If you stop at 2:07 there is a deer in the brush to the top right walking

[@ChuckinTV]

I was wondering if anyone was going to notice. Good eye!

[@2017Toy]

Very nice deer, Great Shooting

[@jmgates09]

Do you think the 156 will do good at 100 to 200 yards

[@ChuckinTV]

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[@ChuckinTV]

Garrett's dad shot one at 80 yards last year (link below). The short answer is yes.

[@clum84]

Distance has nothing to do with it, I've made my share of bad shots under 100 yards....sometimes you just get it wrong. Well done for showing it

[@motomannen2268]

Worst shot i have ever seen… Bunch of clowns! Dont ever shoot that range again, … Poor deer…😢

[@gc641]

That’s was absolutely the lousiest shot still like your channel

[@1hunterdale]

thats good you wounded deer didnt bother go check amd wasiting ammo on doe s

[@perditionluc]

You need to work on shooting. Both shots were in the back leg. How terrible. Shooting way outside your skill range.