7PRC barrel length

[brianacnp]

I settled on the 24". Lone peak fusion action with proof carbon prefit. Screwed on and timed up perfectly. Just did some break in rounds yesterday. Will get some preliminary velocity's shooting factory hunter precision 175s later this week

 

[Longtine88]

Bart carbon.

What contour is it?

 

[sendero72]

I saw this. They didn't post velocity but energy was posted. It seemed like there wasn't much of a difference. Leaning toward the 22"

I was going to go with the 7 PRC, but I couldn't find ammo or brass. It was easier to go with the 7x300 win mag.

 

[bsnyder]

What contour is it?

Number 13.

 

[Longtine88]

Number 13.

What does it weigh do you know like it sits

 

[bsnyder]

I never weighed it when it came home. I know before chambering it weighed 3.6lbs

 

[jrkotz]

Seems like a lot of guys are going bigger case with shorter barrel to hunt suppressed with a shorter overall length package, but similar performance to a smaller case with a longer barrel.

The 7 PRC seems to show good promise in 18-20" barrels

If I were not going to suppress, I'd go 22-24. For hunting suppressed I'd go 18-20.

Good luck and post your results for us!

 

[kgunz11]

My wife went with a 28" barrel. She thinks if she is going to deal with magnum recoil, she wants magnum performance. She likes to use a can from time to time and the length doesn't bother her. She shoots PRS with a 22lb rifle, so another 4 ounces of weight doesn't bother her either.

I took a 26" barrel 7 PRC to Texas back in December, suppressed the entire time, and killed 14 deer with it. I think I've built 25 or so 7 PRC rifles now, and I don't hate any of them.

 

[Trm82]

My wife went with a 28" barrel. She thinks if she is going to deal with magnum recoil, she wants magnum performance. She likes to use a can from time to time and the length doesn't bother her. She shoots PRS with a 22lb rifle, so another 4 ounces of weight doesn't bother her either.

I took a 26" barrel 7 PRC to Texas back in December, suppressed the entire time, and killed 14 deer with it. I think I've built 25 or so 7 PRC rifles now, and I don't hate any of them.

That's what she says

 

[airohunter]

My 22" barrel after 90 rounds with 175 factory ammo.
This is for the last 11 shots
2872 avg
ES 60
SD 20

What barrel are you running?

 

[airohunter]

Fun fact. I was getting 2870 out of the factory ammo (175 ELDX), good accuracy but my ES was around 35-40 in every group. So I whipped up some handloads with some Reloder 26 and it was an almost dead on match to the Hornady published chart. I was using the Saterlee method but I did have two rounds for every .5 grain increments. 3015 and 3019 at 67 grains with no signs of pressure. Using a Garmin Xero for data. FWIW

 

[Unit22shooter]

My 22" barrel after 90 rounds with 175 factory ammo.
This is for the last 11 shots
2872 avg
ES 60
SD 20

8nbait, I'm Just curious if you have started running a suppressor on your 22" 7mm PRC. I have been struggling with which length barrel I should get, 22" or 24". I do plan on probably getting a suppressor in the future and that is the only reason I would choose 22". But again I'm not sure. I also read on another forum that you have been reloading for 7mm PRC with 180gr and H4831SC using Standard 210M Large rifle primers over Magnum 215 primers. I have about 5 lbs of H4831SC so I'd love to gain as much knowledge on this from you as it appears you gone through this process already. Thanks for anything you can share. Dave