Thread: Is the new 7mm PRC a lemon ?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

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.

@Bagheera that's gonna be very light for a stout calibre, be a fair bit of extra kick to it I imagine? Or do you mean with a brake ?

Originally Posted by 308mate

@Bagheera that's gonna be very light for a stout calibre, be a fair bit of extra kick to it I imagine? Or do you mean with a brake ?

I guess the new breaked suppressors (DPT and Maniatis) are going to help here.