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Field Editor Jeff Johnston recently had the opportunity to test the brand-new 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) on a black bear hunt in Idaho with Hornady and Leica. You can get an inside look at his trip with the gallery embedded above.
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The .404 Jeffery dates back to 1905 or 1906, and was supposedly created by W.J. Jeffery & Co. to replicate the performance of the .450/400 3” Nitro Express, but in a bolt-action magazine rifle. But the offspring of that cartridge—as well as those cartridges which were “highly inspired” by the .404 Jeffery—have gotten much more of the spotlight than the .404 ever did.