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Thread: Is the new 7mm PRC a lemon ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Just out the last few days. The article explains, clarifies or corrects just about every statement and question on here about the 7mm prc so far.
    Thanks for alerting us to that tahr.
    Greg Duley is good at a lot of things and writing about big 7mms is certainly one of them.
    That article is a good run down on the similar cartridges and the technical reasons for the 7mm PRC design and chamber/barrel specs.
    So far he has only reported on a quick test of factory ammo in one factory rifle.
    Like others, I was a bit unimpressed with a case failing after only 6 reloads (having got 15 so far from my 7mm08 and still going strong).

    He promises to explore reloading potential in a couple of future articles.

    I came across an interesting post on the Sako.global web site (search for: " 65-creedmoor-vs-65-prc-hunting " ).
    Sako's advice is that the 6.5 Creedmore is very easy to find a good load for, while the 6.5 PRC does have good potential but is difficult.
    I wonder if this is what we'll see with the 7mm PRC ?

    At present, the 7mm PRC is largely the province of custom rifle builds and Hornady factory ammo brass, so we can expect erratic performance, sometimes stellar and sometimes random. I see a lot of advantage in a factory rifle.
    Once there is a Sako 90 Peak in 7mm PRC and Lapua brass, I'll strongly consider it. For now, I'm window shopping.

 

 

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