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<blockquote data-quote="Gamesniper19" data-source="post: 2140744" data-attributes="member: 95013"><p>I have experience with the 300 PRC and if it is the only hunting rifle you have, its a great choice. Easy to find components, OTC ammo available and will ethically kill anything in N. America. One could argue that its not a huge upgrade over a 300 WM or even a 300 WSM in some cases. IMO Hornady needed something to compete with the more effective and better 30 Nosler - so they made it. They also wanted to compete for the SOCOM contract and one of the reasons they won is availability of components. It is Hornady and that should have been expected. </p><p>It has staying power as a cartridge. Again, its Hornady (personal opinion held back)</p><p></p><p>If you are looking for a 30 cal magnum LA rifle the 30 Nosler will outperform any other, short of the 300 Norma or perhaps a wildcat. I have experience with the 30N and 300 Norma and they are absolute big bullet hammers. Why? The excel with the larger bullets. IMO 300 PRC is outclassed with anything larger than a 200 bullet.</p><p></p><p>Wanna have fun? I recently built a 7mm PRC by simply necking down the 300 PRC neck only and not changing anything else. I can now run a 175 grain high BC projectile at 3200 fps and kill anything in N America with it. (dont forget the 175 grain accubond bullet was the recommended elk killing machine out of the 7MM rem mag for many many years) It is easy to do and super effective. Many 175 grain high BC bullets have similar BCs to the 212 eldx class and are faster, which I believe is important when hunting ELR distances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gamesniper19, post: 2140744, member: 95013"] I have experience with the 300 PRC and if it is the only hunting rifle you have, its a great choice. Easy to find components, OTC ammo available and will ethically kill anything in N. America. One could argue that its not a huge upgrade over a 300 WM or even a 300 WSM in some cases. IMO Hornady needed something to compete with the more effective and better 30 Nosler - so they made it. They also wanted to compete for the SOCOM contract and one of the reasons they won is availability of components. It is Hornady and that should have been expected. It has staying power as a cartridge. Again, its Hornady (personal opinion held back) If you are looking for a 30 cal magnum LA rifle the 30 Nosler will outperform any other, short of the 300 Norma or perhaps a wildcat. I have experience with the 30N and 300 Norma and they are absolute big bullet hammers. Why? The excel with the larger bullets. IMO 300 PRC is outclassed with anything larger than a 200 bullet. Wanna have fun? I recently built a 7mm PRC by simply necking down the 300 PRC neck only and not changing anything else. I can now run a 175 grain high BC projectile at 3200 fps and kill anything in N America with it. (dont forget the 175 grain accubond bullet was the recommended elk killing machine out of the 7MM rem mag for many many years) It is easy to do and super effective. Many 175 grain high BC bullets have similar BCs to the 212 eldx class and are faster, which I believe is important when hunting ELR distances. [/QUOTE]
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