7MM Rem Mag vs. 7 PRC

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birdshooter1189:
I currently have my 7mm mag listed for sale. Reason for selling is I have a 300 winmag that I have a stronger sentimental attachment to, and I don't need both.

Not sure if it matches what you are looking for, but here it is:

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,285180.0.html

Stein:
Headspacing of the shoulder and a beltless case would be enough for me to chose the PRC. Throw in the twist rate and ability to stabilize longer, heavier bullets and it would be a no-brainer. On paper they are really close, but I think there is a much bigger gap, especially if you reload and shoot past 500 and don't already own a 7 rem mag.

Crunchy:
I have both. Just finished putting the custom 7PRC together a month or two ago. Performance wise not a huge difference. 7mag shoots 168 bergers at 2940 and the PRC shoots 180 bergers at 2970

brew:
Not trying to hijack the thread but what about meat damage ? I shoot 160 grain nosler partitions out of my 7 mag and it is manageable. I've seen critters shot with that PRC and it's devastating...although I'm sure people have horror stories of the 7 mag. Can you get more of a bonded bullet in those PRC's as opposed to those poly tipped ?

Mtnwalker:

--- Quote from: brew on November 15, 2024, 11:35:09 AM ---Not trying to hijack the thread but what about meat damage ? I shoot 160 grain nosler partitions out of my 7 mag and it is manageable. I've seen critters shot with that PRC and it's devastating...although I'm sure people have horror stories of the 7 mag. Can you get more of a bonded bullet in those PRC's as opposed to those poly tipped ?

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Meat damage is a product of shot placement and bullet choice. Zero difference between rem mag and prc in this department, they are both .284's burning similar amounts of powder. High BC "match" type bullets commonly ran in the PRC kill things really dead really well but they can also get a little messy with bad placement. You could absolutely run a NP in the PRC if you wanted to and vice versa

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