Next weekLooks like that barrel is a trash can lol...feed it anything and it shoots.. have you tried this seating test at extended range? 3-500? Or even 200?
Bullet speed is slower for 4831sc.... burn rate is faster.... you are correct in your context... lolNo, its not! Look at a burn chart! My bad, wrong context I think.
To add to this, some of the loads on Hodgdon are within a grain of data and actual loads I worked up for my 7rem mag when i had it. The capacity is the same and the preasure limit is higher so theres not much reason not to go this route.A point of reference thats worked for me is to take the same load for a 7 rem mag and knock 2 grains out of it and work up. So if there is no data on the prc with your powder and bullet, but there is data for the rem mag with the powder an bullet. Pick a middle charge, knock out 2 grains and start there. It worked for me when there was virtually no data on the 7 prc out there.
Id run the 20" you want. at most you'll lose what 50 yards off of your extreme outter range? So for the price of a much handier rifle you might have to sneak from lets say 900yds n get to 850yds. Seems plenty haha.I was pretty dead set on a 22 inch barrel.
It's may be my opinion only, but I felt like the 20 inches too short for the PRC and seven mag. My 26 inch with a 7 inch suppressor on the end of it hangs every stick, limb, tree stand arm, everything else that can make noise it hits walking through the woods. I was excited for the 20 inch but at the same time and all my reading from other forms gives me the impression the 22 inch is the minimum sweet spot length and 24 inch ( while optimal ) is still a little bit long when you add a suppressor on the end of it.
Any other thoughts on that?
You are perfectly correct and (yes) we all know better than to chase the fps numbers, but most of us have a tendency to do it anyway.Id run the 20" you want. at most you'll lose what 50 yards off of your extreme outter range? So for the price of a much handier rifle you might have to sneak from lets say 900yds n get to 850yds. Seems plenty haha.
Even if your range is shorter than that the relationship of velocity to range still applies and with these bullets at good speeds you will have plenty of range when you need it and will enjoy the handier rifle every time you pack it.
You are perfectly correct and (yes) we all know better than to chase the fps numbers, but most of us have a tendency to do it anyway.
The Hill Country YouTube video shows the 20, 22, and 24" lengths and the practical difference is so small, adding to that, 99.9% of my shots are going to be within 400 yards max (most between 80 and 250 or so yards) so it really shouldn't matter. However, for no logical reason I would like to get to at least 2900 with 175's or with the 168's. I can't fix my own stupid.
I hear u. All i wanted with mine is 100-150fps more than my 22" 284 with a 150 high BC mono (BD2) 2850. And then once i see Hodgdons new data and saw a 350fps gain possible i get all excited about it. HahahahaYou are perfectly correct and (yes) we all know better than to chase the fps numbers, but most of us have a tendency to do it anyway.
The Hill Country YouTube video shows the 20, 22, and 24" lengths and the practical difference is so small, adding to that, 99.9% of my shots are going to be within 400 yards max (most between 80 and 250 or so yards) so it really shouldn't matter. However, for no logical reason I would like to get to at least 2900 with 175's or with the 168's.