FWIW: Hodgdon lists 45000 CUP with a 129gr Hornady SP at their recommended "Max" load of 48.5gr H4831....they used a 24" barrel with Winchester primers and brass.
It is that! And it is going to increase. Fuel prices are going up again. Everything that comes and goes at
Brownells and any other business gets there by truck at some point. Add that factor to printing more money and you have the perfect storm for inflation.
They are not the only ones. Over the past few years, the commercialization of so called "hunting" shows is a disgrace. With the exception of Steve Rinella of Meat Eater and a few others, most are about how high the beast "scores" and how many high tech toys and hunting aids one can add. Why...
6.5 PRC has a bit more muzzle velocity than the 6.5-06 but it burns more powder to achieve that advantage. Unless you are going to plan on reloading the 6.5-06, I would avoid it. Ammoseek shows no ammunition for that cartridge.