7 Cartridges Better Than 7 PRC

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[grantcallegari]

I totally agree with you on the 280ai. It’s a perfectly balanced cartridge and shoots great when push to almost max pressure when reloading. I have a re-chambered 7mm-08 Tikka T3x in 280ai and it shoots lights out, doesn’t burn crazy powder, 6 in the Mountain Tac mag and totally manageable recoil…plus best in class BC bullets of 7mm caliber.

[michaelnelson]

My two favorite cartridges are the 270 win and the 7
Rem mag. I can shot 1/2 MOA with the 7 mag and I don’t have to go buy a new gun. Those two cartridges have never failed me and it is hard to argue with success. One of the top reasons would be that the ammo is cheaper and it is always available.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[gerry.]

6.8 Western for me. If you use the 165 gr ABLR load it comes closer to the 7 PRC than the 175 gr load in your comparison.

[hikenmikes]

I must really be an old bastard, because I still think of the 300RUM as a new cartridge 😏😜

[aidenmornay]

I have used 270 win for everything, one shot kills, very accurate, my go to calibre, even water buffalo in Australia, never failed

[robertjimenez]

Need more manufacturers getting on board with the 6.8 western

[Kelly-oqnh]

Grandpa was a guide in Montana for 50 years and used a 243. His nephews and grandkids used 243. Deer, elk, everything.

[ReloadingWeatherby]

My pick is 300 Weatherby with a 200 gr Accubond at 3100 FPS. Now if I hunted with match bullets... which I don't.
I would use a recent load I found. 225 gr ELD-M out of my 300 WBY at 3100 FPS with Ramshot LRT. That load smokes the 7mm PRC... and that is an understatement.

[TimothyPreston-eibo]

280ai if you stay 150 grains or lighter, 7prc if you like to go heavier. I prefer relatively light for caliber mono's so I love my 7lb 280ai. With some of the new high bc mono's I can send a 140-150mono between 3000-3175 fps and still have a bc over .55. Simply no need for more than the 280ai using these bullets. Of course I hand load so that factors in as well.

[johnkaraphillis]

Could not agree with you more Jim. .280AI is efficient, flat shooting, great bullet selection, moderate recoil, and plenty of energy down range. 7SAUM close second.

[biggs]

I like the guy and his 6.8 western. Easy he says.
My 6.8 shoots neck and neck with my buddy’s Havock Element 7PRC, same weight bullets at the same velocity with less powder in a short action cartridge. Keeping in mind that Hornady is inflating their numbers. Nobody is getting 3000 fps from factory ammo.

[Yetified_Mayhem]

Watching guntube, every white tail hunter probably thinks u need a 300 prc/rum for hunting here in Idaho. It's nice, real nice. But your 308 is just fine in most cases.

[jcarry]

GREAT point about the cost of recoil on budget rifles. You can only tighten action screws so much. A creedmoor can tax a cheap gun, triple that recoil and you could have problems. One nice about the 7mm family is they are so efficient that the return on magnums is not super high. All other things relatively equal, until you go past 168g the saum/280 is just a rem mag with a 30-50 yard tax, and the 7-08 is just another 70 or so iirc. If you're using holdovers with light pills or shooting 175+g, yes the calculus changes, that's where PRC takes its seat.

Also, recoil is not a contest. I'm a grownup man and I'm secure enough to say the 30-06 class is my limit for all-range, all-stance accuracy in a hunting situation. I'm not going to hunt with a strong brake, so until I can afford a can I'm staying sub-magnum.

[adamkadir]

308 - recoil, cost, availability, heavy bullets leave great holes.
7mm-08 - much of the same.
7Mag - will do 9/10ths of what a 7PRC will do, but cheaper with less recoil, and most shooters aren't in that final tenth.
300WM - cost, availability, big hole. Handloading potential is unbelievable and no mysteries.

[orestwitiw]

Well I was adding a rifle to my gun safe and I was thinking 7PRC but opted for 7mm REM Mag because I didn’t see a huge difference between them. I’ve shot moose and deer with my 7mm. I ended up getting Sako Precision in 7mm, a Sako Hunter in .308 and a Tikka T3X in 7mm-08 with an MDT HNT26 carbon fibre stock. I wouldn’t hesitate to use any of these rifles here in Northern Ontario. Great show Jim!

[gerry.]

The other thing that wasn't mentioned is the 7 PRC 175 gr load gets 2850 fps on average not even close to the 3000 fps Hornady claims. The Federal load is supposed to be better for speed.

[BaytownMan]

The 270 Winchester. Its actually a true 7mm, with its out side diameter. With the powder charge of a 30 06. The 270 Winchester just works. And works very well.

[Stewart]

It would be really cool to redo this video with real worls 7prc numbers . That mythical 3000 fps is the only thing pushing it over the edge on these cartridges.

[thehardieway]

Where's the 7 mm Remington mag? Same ballistics with reloads. way more ammo available, way more guns chambered, cheaper to shoot, flatter shooting long range compared to 300 win. Proven long term staying power. How is this not on the list? 🤔

[mikebowerman]

My pick is the 280 Remington. With a handloaded 150 grain ELD X I'm getting 2930 fps.