Policy. I have a Vortex Strike Eagle on my 7mmMag that is being rebarreled. Hopefully with its introduction it will make SAUM brass easier to find because more people will go for the PRC moving forward. Thanks, God Bless. Thank you. The 7mm PRC is a new round designed for long-range shooting and big-game hunting. As long as its a standard long-action, you should be just fine putting a 7 PRC barrel on it. Great cartridge. The #1 reason I recommend Preferred Barrel Blanks is because theyve sorted through those issues and can deliver problem-free prefit barrels. You have stated several times you would not use 6.5 Creedmoor or 6.5 PRC for large game like elk. If you do not have a Shooting Chronograph, I strongly suggest you purchase one. The first, and most obvious is the effect of gravity. PBB will just thread the end in a typical 5/824 pattern and then youll use a direct thread suppressor like a Dead Air Nomad. The 7mm RUM is identical to a high performance race engine in every sense. Maybe one day you could get a donor barrel from a sponsor, and cut it down in the field (no recrown) every inch from 28 down to 18 to see what all the velocities are? The two most important variables are the Initial Velocity and the Ballistic Coefficient. Had they had a COAL for this cartridge that worked in a short action, then I could see it being a winner. You have to find the right balance of weight and aerodynamics. This should get me real close when I go to shoot. If ya do you might blow your face off. The best of us always leave too soon. Mag. In a trophy hunting situation, it's important to have the equipment and preparation to ensure that you can make the shot at that once-in-a-lifetime trophy, even at 800 yards! Snow. 375" drop w/ 100 yard zero. All the scopes I like seam to be out of my price affordability. How much velocity would I lose with that shorter barrel? Keep it up! Now that hunting season is over would love to see some load testing out of your 20 inch barrel. Re#26 69 grs pushes a 162 gr A- max 3225 fps. N NomadPilot Well-Known Member Joined Barrel Break In: All barrels will increase in speed. There have been many changes to the reamer specs of the other PRC cartridges, and the tight tolerances make manufacturing difficult. Youre also not going to shoot as well on a moving animal. It is caused by the bullet aligning itself to the relative wind vector. You can find an email form and contact information here. I have one on order with Preferred Barrels. I have been saying for years a lot of the 2.5 inch cases would have been better off reduced to 2.250 2.3 inch .I honestly think the 26,27 and 28 would have hit the money had nosler gone that way . Flat nosed pistol bullet on the left, .308 Cal 168 grain Barnes TSX center, VLD shaped 7mm 168 grain far right.But it doesn't take a huge difference in bullet shape to have a big effect when we are comparing velocities over 1000 yards. Please let me know how it can be improved upon. Hey C3, Aren't Bases for long range higher in the rear as to give better muzzle elevation to scope alignment? I had them make me a short 20 carbon fiber-wrapped barrel chambered in 7 PRC. That sounds really cool. As you can see from the above table, the 7mm PRC is most similar to the Gunwerks 7 LRM. Sorry man, wasn't going after anyone, it's a hotly contested issue around the guys I run with, guess i just assumed it would be here too. The Precision Rifle Cartridge line is now broad enough that for many hunting uses, shooters will have a tough time deciding between the 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC, and 300 PRC. 300 PRC and 6.5 PRC ammo has challenging to find too, but is finally showing up with Federal and Sierra joining Hornady. Wonderful! 223 Rem 53 gr. Hey Jim, thanks for all the great content. My scope has seen better days but my Weatherby Accumark is like new and I really like it. The following improvements will be made: Please sign up for our newsletter so that you can be alerted the moment these new features are launched! Ill keep you posted! ballistics software below for the same load: At 500 yards the remaining velocity is 2264fps again, this is exceptional ballistics for a bullet weight in this class and diameter. The reason that the bullet deflects, is because its initial flight path or direction is different from the wind vector and resulting bullet attitude. Incline shooting, and cant are two more factors that need to be controlled. This September I was able to hunt mountain goats with Beaver Foot Outfitters in British Columbia. Ballistic Table Ron Spomer 7mm RM, 2,900 fps from 24" bl. 66 grs of H1000 behind a Berger 184 Hybrid produces 3,000 fps. This is averaging several different loads to get these numbers for each cartridge, so we can compare apples-to-apples, but youre right that with ALL cartridges you could go up or down slightly depending on the load selection. Youtube is full of those videos. Mag. It is on the upper end of what most large adult shooters can comfortably tolerate. Ive been playing around with Berger 190g Long Range Hybrid Targets. This information is provided to the shooter as well. Matt. One of those limitations is shooting system portability and that goes hand in hand with recoil and muzzle blast. Ok but im kind of confused with a heavier bullet wouldnt it just drop faster??? how will the 7mm prc compare to the 7mm sherman short or 7mm sherman max. Thankyou for report off the 7mm PRC as I have been searching for since I saw the SAAMI specification. Its all highly situational, but it matters. External ballistics covers everything that happens during a bullet's flight between the muzzle of the rifle, and the target. H1000 ran out of space for powder before I reached max velocity. Sedalia, MO 65301 That adds up to a difference of point of impact between shooting east and west of nearly seven inches. Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics . Another limiting point is how well you judge distance. I am alarmed at the number of proponents of long range shooting technology that simply ignore the effect of wind, and have no provision to compensate in their equipment. Then our errors are within the accuracy potential of our hunting rounds. Round before it becomes inefficent? Im not talking about self-doubt or simply asking yourself what if I miss. Decreasing wind deflection is a very important part of precise long range shooting. Backfires Youtube channel was the first publication to break the story of the cartridges SAAMI approval, and Backfire was also the first group to build a 7mm PRC and show it to the public. Required fields are marked *. This streamlined, long 0.284 bullet cuts through the atmosphere with minimal drag effect, thus retaining velocity and energy far downrange (as you can see from the graph). Im sure we both understand youre trying to reach hunters and shooters of all levels, and you dont want to overload everyone with too much data. My $0.02, 6.5 creedmore, 7.82 warbird, 338 luapa, 7mm ultra mag comes to mind. But, everything has to be perfect for it to work. Someone forgot the grand daddy of 7mm mags! with 50 inch barrel. This 7mm Remington Magnum ballistics chart shows 140 grain Trophy Copper rounds with a 100 yard zero: This 7mm Rem Magnum ballistic chart shows 175 grain Fusion Rifle rounds with a 100 yard zero: Remington: This 7mm Rem Mag ballistic table shows 175 grain Core-Lokt rounds with a 100 yard zero: Note that with these loads, I switch to a standard large rifle primernot a magnum primer. However, its pointless to attempt such shots if you dont optimize 7mm Rem Mags point blank range during sighting-in. Shoot! If you want to max things out, you need a bullet that will expand at lower velocities. The best way to think about this round is as an updated version of the venerable 7mm Rem. Im a big fan of the 7mm. Its an incredibly popular cartridge, but over time, I expect the 7 PRC to overtake it.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'backfire_tv-box-4','ezslot_7',175,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-backfire_tv-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'backfire_tv-box-4','ezslot_8',175,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-backfire_tv-box-4-0_1'); .box-4-multi-175{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:15px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:15px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:250px;min-width:250px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;}. For what its worth longest shot was 823 yards with my Leupold vx2 3-9 but that was eight years ago 2950fps with 32 inch barrel. Id love to see it. I saw the BIG ballistics spreadsheet on your youtube videos, you should share that. Factory Savage 7mm rem mag 1000 yard video. I feel it will offer the best velocity in a shorter barrel. If you own a 7mm Rem Mag, its easy to produce 7mm Rem Mag Ballistics reports using Shoot! Because the 7mm shoots the lighter bullets at higher velocities, it is better suited to the law enforcment arena than the .300. Most simple ballistic calculators take air density into account, and change the manufacturer's standard sea level Ballistic Coefficient to match the environmental conditions. Hornady has an incredible track record with cartridges over the last 20 years: 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, 300 PRC, 17HMR. I do think it was shame not to have made the neck 1-2mm longer for reloading. This is using CCI Large Magnum primers, and shooting out of a 24 test barrel. We carefully monitor the velocity until we see a significant increase (30-60 fps) which usually takes around 40 to 60 rounds. Be cautious when rebarreling a rifle into any of the PRC cartridges. There are 100s of different 7mm Rem Mag factory ammunition loads and bullets to choose from in Shoot! Copyright 2023 ShootersCalculator.comALL rights reserved. Where can I get 7 PRC brass? Figure 1. In other words what barrel length will produce a 3,000 fps muzzle velocity using the factory loaded Precision Hunter 175 gr ELD-X bullet? Commissions are earned for links to Brownell's, Amazon, MidwayUSA, GoHunt, OpticsPlanet, Sportsman's Warehouse, and other retailers. I do lose stability out past 1000 yards but still great performance. che velocit riesci ad avere? V-MAX . 1000 yard 7mm mag. It seems that the cartridge was designed to compress the load right at the point where youd reach pressure with these common powders. Not being a downer on innovation, but 7mm STW is made by a lot more manufacturers than I see 7mm PRiCey ever being made by. The sample trajectory in Figure 1 is typical for a 7mm Remington Magnum shooting a 168 grain VLD bullet at 3050 fps muzzle velocity. It's like these other guys said, if you throw a small rock it goes really fast, but not very far. Ballistic Profile Specifications: Scope height, velocity, twist rate, and all ballistic data to include bullet Ballistic Coefficient (BC), powder charge, Base to Ogive, and Cartridge Overall Length will be provided with the package. I just finished my 7saummight need to do an identical build but in 7prc and compare. The 7mm Weatherby! Here is the above load showing the trajectory out to 500 yards based on those optimum sight settings: At 500 yards this bullet is only 29.14 inches low! The bullet does not drop below the speed within the max range specified. To me its in the Goldilocks zone. Again we see how important a short time of flight is to minimize these effects. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I just ordered a Chistensen Arms Long Range Mesa in 7mm PRC. Load Swift's 150-grain Scirocco at 3,036 fps delivers outstanding terminal performance. Shooters will gravitate toward heavy-for-caliber high-BC bullets in the 7mm PRC. 1000ft.lbs: 1660yd. I contacted you about my 6.5 Fierce CT Rival that was having extraction and barrel pressure problems like you were. Graph below shows the energy remaining at 500 yards for the same load: At 500 yards the remaining energy is 1710 Ft-Lbs. Im eager to do some load development. But gravity drop is only the first of many effects that we need to compensate for, in order to shoot precisely at long range. Hornady officially announced the cartridge on October 26, 2022 at the NASGW Expo. Hi Jim, Im a follower on YouTube, I really enjoy all of them. Jim, Im wondering why you did not include the Winchester 284, in your comparative with the lineup. Good flat trajectory and power make this cartridge a winner when hunting deer, mule deer, and other medium to large game. Cartridge Type: RifleHeight: 2.5"Width: 0.532"Average FPS: 3024Average Energy: 3106Average Gr: 153Recoil: 2.06Power Rank: 4.63 of 20. The email address you entered is not valid. Ive constructed a similar table that takes into account bullet construction, including expansion ratios and weight retention over time, and Id be curious to get your opinion on it. The list goes on. Im looking for a new elk rifle and am very excited about this new caliber. Examine the velocity graph generated by Shoot! The Bigger Question is, whats YOUR maximum? You lose about 25fps per inch of barrel from 24 to 20 inches in using a 7mm PRC depending of course on your powder choice. Great stuff. I converted a Weatherby 6.5 PRC Meateater to the 7 PRC. I had to calculate the 100gr at 3500fps. Is that right? Those shooters could use the information that Hornady is providing herein If your max is 400-yards and the deer is moving, perhaps stick to 200-yards. Max range 600yard, would like to shoot the 180s. 7mm Rem. We need more ethical hunters who wont chance wounding an animal. Love what youre doing. I apologize for the misunderstanding. Seriously, before anybody argues with me, watch the video and get out your calculators and figure it out for yourself. About -10+ yards! Compare ballistics data on your favorite Winchester Ammunition rounds. The 7mm, however, seamlessly made the transition to . The 6.5 Creedmoor has long been known to cause damage to the International Space Station with errant shots. I was somewhat surprised by the list of firearms manufacturers who are not yet jumping on board with the 7 PRC. The heavy weight 7mm projectiles can be used on the lightest of game through to animals weighing up to 320kg, producing fast clean killing out to 1000 yards. Leave nothing to chance, because great things dont happen on accident. The PowerRank is an estimation of the cartridge power. Using a 30 Bartlein barrel, Manson reamer, RCC brass, and wanted to do some comparisons to your results. I guess the 7mm WSM is dead. Altitude: 0 Feet with a Standard Atmospheric Model. I do have a gain lands so its not a 100% apples to apples comparison. 7 PRC looks like the best large deer caliber. Haha your fan from Algeria. 1500ft.lbs: 1270yd The challenge of loading for any of the PRC cartridges is the extremely tight tolerances. I am looking to build a new (all in one) rifle. .300 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .444 Marlin, .327 Federal Magnum, .500-465 Nitro Express, 7mm Winchester Short Magnum (WSM), 6.53mm (.257) Lazzeroni Scramjet, 9.3x74R, .307 Winchester, .375 Weatherby Magnum, .577 Nitro Express 3-Inch, .44 Remington Magnum (Rifle Data), .416 Dakota, 10mm Auto, .375 Winchester. Practical distance isnt the same as the max distance a rifle can shoot. I have a table showing the highest BC 7mm bullets, but here are a few bullets likely to be popular in the 7mm PRC: Below are the specified twist rates for many similar cartridges to the 7 PRC. The first number is the value of this cartridge, and the last number is the value of the most powerful round in our bullet database. I was hoping to optimize the cartridge . Heres that data using his 24.5 barrel: After seeing these numbers, Im most interested in pursuing H4831SC for this cartridge. He has managed multiple gun ranges, and has hunted around the world. Very impressive ballistics. I do reload and my rifle seams to like 70 grains. The 7mm Rem Mag is available from 139-175 grains, while the .300 Win Mag is available anywhere from 15-230 grains. Its currently in a google sheet so I can easily share access with a good email. 7mm Remington Magnum The 7mm Remington Magnum has long been a favorite of Western hunters, providing flat-shooting performance like the .270 Win. We have an article on Backfire that goes a bit deeper into long-range hunting cartridges and bullet selection. This is again shooting the 175gr ELD-X bullet out of 24 test barrel with a large magnum CCI primer. To do load development before this speed up happens will render the load development useless. We've measured the reference system to be on the order of eight inches at 1000 yards, but because of its exponential dependency on time of flight the 1500 yard drift could be as much as five feet! The data in the following table contains averages for each cartridge. This is for academic purposes only. It's like these other guys said, if you throw a small rock it goes really fast, but not very far. It would have been nice had you included the bullet used, bullet weight and muzzle velocites, because as we both know these vary a great deal. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings. Great article! Unfortunately, the chronograph (Labradar) glitched out and didnt record all the velocities, but I did at least shoot the following two that were recorded. Im a big fan of the channel and look forward to more on the 7mm PRC. Seems like the 7 PRC is 90% of the 28 Nosler without the extremely short barrel life and 20% less recoil. con canna da 50 inch. .460 Steyr .416 Barrett .408 Cheytac .375 Chetac etc. If I add to that a gusty 25 mph wind, Im not shooting past 200 yards. Given a 10mph wind and an average load, it drifts just 0.3 at 100 yards, 14.5 at 500 yards, and 69 at 1,000 yards. John B. Building a rifle with no reloading data and no established manufacturing was a challenge, but now you can easily get a rifle rebarreled for 7 PRC. Part of that preparation is understanding, in simple terms, the external ballistics of a typical long range shot. In this post, well look in-depth into that question. Oh, it would be close, but it would still fall under the precise point of aim by about an inch. .270 Winchester Short Magnum, .30 M1 Carbine, .300 H&H Magnum, .25-06 Remington, .284 Winchester, .224 Weatherby Magnum, 7x57mm Mauser, .250 Savage, .405 Winchester, .45 Colt (often called .45 Long Colt), .375 Dakota, .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, 6.5mm Remington Magnum, .500 Smith & Wesson Special, .375 Holland & Holland Magnum. Your email address will not be published. Unfortunately, as hunters we have other limitations that force us to settle for equipment with lower BC values and muzzle velocities. If you own one of these items you are free to ship them to us for programing. When I first shot the 7 PRC in a lightweight rifle, I was surprised by the stout recoil; however, adding a muzzle brake or a suppressor tames the rifle dramatically. How will that compare? For over 70 years Sierra Bullets has been dedicated to the manufacture of the most accurate bullets in the world. Were did you had your rifle made? The illustration in Figure 3 was reproduced from Harold Vaughn's excellent book Rifle Accuracy Facts, and shows how a bullet reacts, and the drag forces that cause wind deflection. Custom Ammo:Upon request we can provide you with custom loaded ammunition. On that same goat hunt, I missed a longer shot because I didn't read my terrain perfectly, and an updraft caused me to shoot right over his back. Ballistic Profile Specifications: Scope height, velocity, twist rate, and all ballistic data to include bullet Ballistic Coefficient (BC), powder charge, Base to Ogive, and Cartridge Overall Length will be provided with the package. Great video and Ive been following and hoping that a 7 PRC would come for years now. An inch is no big deal even if you're shooting squirrels in the head. This bullet has massive power, and a really flat trajectory allowing this bullet to hit targets much further away and with more power. Count me in as a 7mm STW shooter. 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We all understand how gravity works, and with the additional corrections for atmospheric conditions, a bullet's drop is easily calculated. Great folks to deal with too. A forum community dedicated to all firearm owners and enthusiasts. Any idea on predicted velocities for it? As we examine the drop and deflection of a bullet it becomes apparent that BC and velocity are very important parameters for shooting at long range. Your rifle will be sent over to Evolved Munitions LLC who will then begin the load development process. Ive got it sending the 162 grain ELD-X 3200 FPS. So far, my favorite powder for reloading the 7 PRC is H4831SC using standard large rifle primers. Here is my info: 3040 FPS, 160 accubond at .531 b/c, 50 degrees and 5000ft. Come join the discussion about optics, hunting, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Is to minimize these effects how gravity works, and more standard Atmospheric.. 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