Elky Welky
Well-known member
Recent videos from Backfire, Reloading Weatherby, and Who-Tee-Who have all chronographed factory 7PRC ammo only going about 2800 FPS out of a 24 inch barrel, even though the Hornady Boxes are saying it is throwing 175 grain bullets at about 3000 FPS. When they try to load it up to 3000 FPS, they are getting too much pressure. Backfire is speculating that the reason Hornady is lying about their numbers is because they are trying to bury the 6.8 Western.
A 280AI gives better speeds than that and more rounds in the magazine, and the 6.8 western out of the box is awful close as well with a short action. So it kinda seems like the 7 prc is actually the worst of both worlds.
I've been thinking about getting something better suited for a suppressor than my 300 win with the 26 inch barrel and brake, and the 7 PRC has been on the short list. But this new info about Hornady lying to consumers has me fired up. It will be many years before I can afford to get into reloading, but even then, the 7 PRC is starting to sound an awful lot like a sham, and others here seem to be having feeding issues with it on top.
Are others experiencing the same?
A 280AI gives better speeds than that and more rounds in the magazine, and the 6.8 western out of the box is awful close as well with a short action. So it kinda seems like the 7 prc is actually the worst of both worlds.
I've been thinking about getting something better suited for a suppressor than my 300 win with the 26 inch barrel and brake, and the 7 PRC has been on the short list. But this new info about Hornady lying to consumers has me fired up. It will be many years before I can afford to get into reloading, but even then, the 7 PRC is starting to sound an awful lot like a sham, and others here seem to be having feeding issues with it on top.
Are others experiencing the same?