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7mm PRC
« on: October 08, 2022, 05:18:54 AM »
All but officially released by Hornady. Sami specs are out.
Whatcha think. Another cartridge to hype and fizzle out or a realistic niche filled?
Seems to be capable of long for caliber bullets at 2900-3000. Plenty of good 7mm's out there, just hard to get manufacturer support unless it's a rem mag or 7-08...

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2022, 07:04:44 AM »
With hornadys marketing team it will do well
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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2022, 09:04:39 AM »
6.5 prc or 6.5 CM ?
7 prc or 28 Nosler ?
300 prc or 300 WM ?
338 WM

Take ur pic.  I expect PRC’s are here to stay and likely 28 Nosler too but 7mm PRC may displace it over next couple years….



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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2022, 02:26:36 PM »
F-Class John on YouTube has been posting a version of 7 PRC and it seems to be a shooter. He’s been necking up 6.5 PRC brass to 7mm.
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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2022, 02:39:18 PM »
If it loads with something other than H-4350 I hope it takes over the market.   :chuckle:

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2022, 10:39:09 PM »
This new 7mm PRC is a damn near twin to the 7mm Blaser mag with the 7 PRC case being just a tiny tick shorter.  It's kind of a prefect fit, even with the 180's, for a medium action.  Should make for a great cartridge in a Tikka.  I haven't read anything official yet but my guess is it'll have a case capacity right around 80-82gr H2O which, depending on who's brass you measure, is about the same as the 7mm WSM, 7mm Rem mag and 7mm Blaser mag.

It sounds like it's going to run 175-180gr factory ammo somewhere right around 3000fps.

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2022, 05:53:55 PM »
I think it fills a niche for those that don't reload or have tikka actions. I'm a 7rem mag fan but thinking of trying something new. I have a 7-08 Tikka that I might have rechambered to this. But If I'm building a rifle from the ground up, I'd think that 28 nosler or 7mm stw is a better choice.

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2022, 06:06:08 PM »
I was eyeballin the 6.8w

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2022, 06:51:30 PM »
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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2022, 04:29:18 AM »
The 28 nosler is awesome, a little too awesome.. Average barrel life estimateed at 1,000 rounds.. yikes! Course when a box of ammo is $80 a thousand rounds might be a ways off. When your experimenting with almost 100grns of bmg powders, your in a different category all together.

The 6.8 western is also awesome. It was awesome the first time they made it 20 years ago. I still have a 270wsm I've been meaning to rebarrel. At least you can still order brass, though the western might put a nail in that coffin.

Hornady hasn't let me down yet with the 6.5prc, even with the great ammo depression, they did their best. Not sure I'll end up with the 7 version, the 6.5 has been an incredible little package with a lot of reloading, ammo and rifle support. But if Hornady and the rest of the industry gives the 7prc the same love I think it could do really well.

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2022, 07:59:22 AM »
How does the 7 prc stack up against the 7 saum? Wouldn’t this be a better comparison than the 28 nos?

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2022, 08:50:27 AM »
How does the 7 prc stack up against the 7 saum? Wouldn’t this be a better comparison than the 28 nos?
The SAUM has a fair bit less case capacity then the 7 PRC will have and the 28 Nosler isn't really that comparable because it has quite a bit more case capacity then this new 7 PRC.

The 7 PRC will be very comparable to the 7mm Rem mag and 7 WSM as they all have near the same case capacities.

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2022, 10:13:16 AM »
The 28 nosler is awesome, a little too awesome.. Average barrel life estimateed at 1,000 rounds.. yikes! Course when a box of ammo is $80 a thousand rounds might be a ways off. When your experimenting with almost 100grns of bmg powders, your in a different category all together.

The 6.8 western is also awesome. It was awesome the first time they made it 20 years ago. I still have a 270wsm I've been meaning to rebarrel. At least you can still order brass, though the western might put a nail in that coffin.

Hornady hasn't let me down yet with the 6.5prc, even with the great ammo depression, they did their best. Not sure I'll end up with the 7 version, the 6.5 has been an incredible little package with a lot of reloading, ammo and rifle support. But if Hornady and the rest of the industry gives the 7prc the same love I think it could do really well.

I've got the Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter in 6.5 PRC and loving everything about it and the caliber so far. I think all the PRCs have their place and will stick around.

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2022, 01:07:20 PM »
I'll be shocked if the 6.8 western is seen much in a few years.  But 7mm PRC seems like a better Elk rifle than the 6.5 PRC ?

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Re: 7mm PRC
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2022, 06:16:43 PM »
I have been kind of wanting a LR wolf rifle, the 6.8w seemed like a good option and maybe for some speed goat fun too

Elk I'll prolly always chase with arrows

 


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