7mm PRC is here. SAAMI specs out

Ok got to the range this morning with the new 7mm PRC, 24.5 inch 1-8 twist #2 contour 5R Benchmark barrel.
New RCC Brass, Reloder 26, federal 215M primers, 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, COAL 3.337"

First 6 shots 63.0grs for zeroing/cleaning between shots, 2882/2861/2869/2855/error/2848

All 3 shot groups to follow

63.0- 2828/2822/2828 same hole
63.5- 2856/2849/2856 .48"
64.0- 2884/2895/2912 .57"
64.5- 2929/2946/2938 .97"
65.0- 2941/2945/2945 2.0"
65.5- OOPS. 2.0"
66.0-3011/3025/3027 1.75"
66.5- error/3033/3027 1.35"
67.0- 3095/3101/3106 .95" No pressure signs

Overall I thought it was pretty good velocity for a 24.5 inch barrel, it was a pleasure to shoot.
 
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Weatherby Fan said:
Ok got to the range this morning with the new 7mm PRC, 24.5 inch 1-8 twist #2 contour 5R Benchmark barrel.
New RCC Brass, Reloder 26, federal 215M primers, 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, COAL 3.337"

First 6 shots 63.0grs for zeroing/cleaning between shots, 2882/2861/2869/2855/error/2848

All 3 shot groups to follow

63.0- 2828/2822/2828 same hole
63.5- 2856/2849/2856 .48"
64.0- 2884/2895/2912 .57"
64.5- 2929/2946/2938 .97"
65.0- 2941/2945/2945 2.0"
65.5- OOPS. 2.0"
66.0-3011/3025/3027 1.75"
66.5- error/3033/3027 1.35"
67.0- 3095/3101/3106 .95" No pressure signs

Overall I thought it was pretty good velocity for a 24.5 inch barrel, it was a pleasure to shoot.
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Great report. I never tried RL26 in my LRMs but I would bet the performance would be similar. With H1000 my LRMs will easily match these numbers. So, I would say it's a wash between these number and ones I've seen from my LRMs. Do you have a SAAMI chamber or was there some fine tuning done in the chamber throat leade?
 
Weatherby Fan said:
Ok got to the range this morning with the new 7mm PRC, 24.5 inch 1-8 twist #2 contour 5R Benchmark barrel.
New RCC Brass, Reloder 26, federal 215M primers, 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, COAL 3.337"

First 6 shots 63.0grs for zeroing/cleaning between shots, 2882/2861/2869/2855/error/2848

All 3 shot groups to follow

63.0- 2828/2822/2828 same hole
63.5- 2856/2849/2856 .48"
64.0- 2884/2895/2912 .57"
64.5- 2929/2946/2938 .97"
65.0- 2941/2945/2945 2.0"
65.5- OOPS. 2.0"
66.0-3011/3025/3027 1.75"
66.5- error/3033/3027 1.35"
67.0- 3095/3101/3106 .95" No pressure signs

Overall I thought it was pretty good velocity for a 24.5 inch barrel, it was a pleasure to shoot.
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Impressive velocity, I'd like to see how it goes sizing and re-firing those cases 3-5 times at your upper node
 
vancewalker007 said:
Great report. I never tried RL26 in my LRMs but I would bet the performance would be similar. With H1000 my LRMs will easily match these numbers. So, I would say it's a wash between these number and ones I've seen from my LRMs. Do you have a SAAMI chamber or was there some fine tuning done in the chamber throat leade?
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Yes just the SAAMI chambered 7mm PRC nothing fancy
 
Weatherby Fan said:
Ok got to the range this morning with the new 7mm PRC, 24.5 inch 1-8 twist #2 contour 5R Benchmark barrel.
New RCC Brass, Reloder 26, federal 215M primers, 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, COAL 3.337"

First 6 shots 63.0grs for zeroing/cleaning between shots, 2882/2861/2869/2855/error/2848

All 3 shot groups to follow

63.0- 2828/2822/2828 same hole
63.5- 2856/2849/2856 .48"
64.0- 2884/2895/2912 .57"
64.5- 2929/2946/2938 .97"
65.0- 2941/2945/2945 2.0"
65.5- OOPS. 2.0"
66.0-3011/3025/3027 1.75"
66.5- error/3033/3027 1.35"
67.0- 3095/3101/3106 .95" No pressure signs

Overall I thought it was pretty good velocity for a 24.5 inch barrel, it was a pleasure to shoot.
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I generally see that virgin brass takes a fair bit higher pressures to show signs, as stated it would be interesting to see where you would end up for brass to last 5+ fireings, to get a solid idea of what to realistically expect
 
codyadams said:
I generally see that virgin brass takes a fair bit higher pressures to show signs, as stated it would be interesting to see where you would end up for brass to last 5+ fireings, to get a solid idea of what to realistically expect
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Yeh I had a big difference with my 6.5 RPM, I had an amazing crazy accurate load at 65.0grs of R26 with 156gr Berger Elite Hunters with virgin brass, then the 2nd firing I couldn't open the bolt at that charge 😅
 
Weatherby Fan said:
Yeh I had a big difference with my 6.5 RPM, I had an amazing crazy accurate load at 65.0grs of R26 with 156gr Berger Elite Hunters with virgin brass, then the 2nd firing I couldn't open the bolt at that charge 😅
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Yup, I experienced the same thing with a 6.5x284 and 140 Bergers. What are your hopes for a solid stable load for your build?
 
codyadams said:
Yup, I experienced the same thing with a 6.5x284 and 140 Bergers. What are your hopes for a solid stable load for your build?
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No hopes yet just want to explore some more with this cartridge, but if I could get 3100-3150 out of 175 Berger's I'd be pretty happy, but that group will have to tighten up above 67grs for me to be happy, for hunting I'm a big Accubond fan so I'll see what I can get with them.
I also like the looks of the new Hornady CX bullet

I'll have a few more rifles built on this cartridge,
Defiance Rebel/Defiance Anti actions on order
I'm also having my Target rifle rebarreled from 300 PRC to 7mm PRC, looking to shoot the 184gr Berger F-Open bullets
Im a really big PRC cartridge fan.
 
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Weatherby Fan said:
No hopes yet just want to explore some more with this cartridge, but if I could get 3100-3150 out of 175 Berger's I'd be pretty happy, but that group will have to tighten up above 67grs for me to be happy, for hunting I'm a big Accubond fan so I'll see what I can get with them.
I also like the looks of the new Hornady CX bullet

I'll have a few more rifles built on this cartridge,
Defiance Rebel/Defiance Anti actions on order
I'm also having my Target rifle rebarreled from 300 PRC to 7mm PRC, looking to shoot the 184gr Berger F-Open bullets
Im a really big PRC cartridge fan.
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Will be interesting to see your results. I'm going to guess that's a little optimistic but we will see.
 
GoosePilot said:
Will be interesting to see your results. I'm going to guess that's a little optimistic but we will see.
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Optimism isn't a bad thing unless the goal is unobtainable. I think that may be the case here. I'd say 3025-3075 is more realistic and that doesn't mean it will be the place accuracy is at. The testing shows accuracy at lower velocities with RL26
 
VLD Pilot said:
Optimism isn't a bad thing unless the goal is unobtainable. I think that may be the case here. I'd say 3025-3075 is more realistic and that doesn't mean it will be the place accuracy is at. The testing shows accuracy at lower velocities with RL26
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The problem is that the cartridge was designed and optimized for just under 3000FPS with the long heavy bullets so as to be with in PRC shooting limits.
 

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