Thread: Is the new 7mm PRC a lemon ?

Originally Posted by Philipo

Funny az I was talking to someone this morning re this post & his comment was, did none of those guys on the forum see the point you were making ?



I know that factory ammo is always going to under perform hand loads ( speed, accuracy & in most cases cost ) but the PRC was sold az a caliber that you could shoot with factory ammo in get decent 3000fps performance without the hassle of handloading maybe once Hornady & other manufactures get their shit sorted, not at the mo though.

The other thing I have noticed from this thread is that even with ADI brass & alsorts of fancy powder n bombs it's still a Dog, looks like it's gunna struggle to get 3k with 175's or 180's, remember this isn't 2009 where 162 amaxes @ 3000 was the goal, we must have progressed slightly.


As a comparison, my 30-06 Imp pisses all over the 7 PRC from a medium action sized case

Ok few fps shy of 3000, could have push it past but don’t mind dropping 50fps for better accuracy, SD ect….

Regarding factory ammo my opinion is Hornady screwed up big time with first batches, their shit brass doesn’t help them especially on magnum. It is to the point it hurts the reputation of this new caliber. We will see 3000 when amo from other manufacturer become available. Federal and Weatherby released some factory amo in the US and it seems to produce better results