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7mm PRC vs 7LRM
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Montucky Roamer
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Cool. Yeah. It's shorter and in the mellow magnum class.
There's the 7rum ,28 Nosler, 7stw, and endless wildcats if you want a fire breather. Seems to be in a good place.
There's the 7rum ,28 Nosler, 7stw, and endless wildcats if you want a fire breather. Seems to be in a good place.
How about necking down a 300lm or 300nm for a real fire breather. I bet it'll spit out the 195's from a 24" over 3,200fps. If you don't mind rebarreling every 5 or 10 rounds
sbruni
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Yeh I get that… I like that happy medium story/spot… that's where I put the LRM… I've seen a handful of suggestions that the PRC would be the LRM's ballistic twin… or slightly shorter at the shoulder with a shorter neck… my guess is real world performance on the PRC will be closer to 7RM than to LRM… of course you've got all the benefits of the PRC if we're talking non-custom and factory loads…
Montucky Roamer
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Yeah...all the adds and such I've seen for it compare it directly to the 7Rem mag. That's basically what it is , just built the right way (for what we use them for now)from the start.
sbruni
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So here's a more complete line up… left to right… 28 NOS, 7mm Dakota, 7LRM, 7PRC , 6.5 PRC
Justice1327
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I have a 7 SAUM so a see no need to change.
If I did, I'd really love the 7 LRM but don't want to deal with the Hornady dies and brass. Although I'm told you can form brass from 300 PRC. I was hoping the 7PRC was going to be a rebranding of the LRM myself.
If I did, I'd really love the 7 LRM but don't want to deal with the Hornady dies and brass. Although I'm told you can form brass from 300 PRC. I was hoping the 7PRC was going to be a rebranding of the LRM myself.
Rhett Crider
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Was studying SAAMI freebore against Berger bullets and this is what I come up with.
I think that the 7PRC is what every 7mm enthusiast has desired since the 7mmRemMag came out with a belted casing. Now, reloaders can set the headspace entirely off the shoulder of the casing and not worry about a belt to set headspace.
I can't wait to get back a rifle that I gave to my gunsmith to rebarrel to the 7PRC. Now, I am trying to locate some brass.
I too was hoping that the 7LRM was going to be at least the basis of the 7PRC. In my opinion they missed the mark by a good bit with the 7 PRC and until good brass is available I have no interest at all. That said, when you can get good brass it's going to be a great option in a standard long action.
Agreed. My saum with a 21 inch barrel is pushing a 180 hybrid at 2840. Not enough gain with the 7 prc imo, now a hair over a 7rm is a real sweet spot.
Having said that, it will sell like hot cakes especially to thier target audience...those who like accuracy and long range capability without land loading.
Having said that, it will sell like hot cakes especially to thier target audience...those who like accuracy and long range capability without land loading.
Stgraves260
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Just my opinion and thoughts on the 7 PRC. I base everything off the 338 Lapua. It shoots a 250 grain bullet at 2850-2900 fps with high BC bullets. With that in mind I think if you can launch that 195 grain Berger at those same 2850-2900 GPS you would be golden. If I need more power than I would not try and speed up my 7 MM and make a barrel burner. I would jump up in calibers to the 338 Lapua. I would skip the 30 cals all the way around.
I'm a die hard 7RM guy and I DO NOT support this comment!
