TXAoudadKlr
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Did y'all not catch the new 390gr .375 or the 500gr 416?
.497 and .500 G7 B.C
Basically the lead core 375 many have been waiting for!
.497 and .500 G7 B.C
Basically the lead core 375 many have been waiting for!
I haven't noticed them, but that is bad ***. Think we will ever see a .375 or .416 Ruger with a heavy barrel?Did y'all not catch the new 390gr .375 or the 500gr 416?
.497 and .500 G7 B.C
Basically the lead core 375 many have been waiting for!
Long barrels and fast go together. short not so much.Here is a 7mm-300 PRC case. My son thought it completed the visual image to stick a rough .284 bullet on there lol
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I was going to build me a wildcat, and found out lots already have, and Hornady was likely building a factory version. The guy that formed the case for me, shoots a 8mm-300PRC.
I talked to a nice fella running one with a 28" barrel. He pushes the 180 grain boolits to 3300 fps! With the 180 ELD-M, that is still moving 1407 fps at 1 Mile ! It will take it 2.4 seconds to get there. Stays Supersonic to 2400 yards!
He reassured me, that my initial goals for wanting one, were within reach. That was mainly to match a STW in a shorter case.
I've been eye balling the 7mm-300 prc. I just cant justify the extra horse power over the 7mm rem mag for what I do. Not to mention the extra cost in the powder and reduced barrel life
Where I live I cant even find a spot to exceed the supersonic range of the 7mm rem mag so I honestly dont have the need to go bigger. My hunting shots are under 400 so realistically the 7mm rem mag is perfectly capable. Especially since I'm running the 180 eld-m. That combo just flat out works.Well, I feel the same way as you. I love my .300 Win Mag, and the PRC will not kill a deer any more dead. But I had a .30-375 wildcat, and I kind of like the idea that it is commercial now. I've considered having my barrel reamed to PRC.
Oh, trust me, I have to use Satielite images to even find a 400 yard spot near me to shoot. But I just can't let that detour me from getting what I want. I want a .375 Ruger, even though I will never be able to afford an Alaskan or African hunt. I will still enjoy loading for it, and shooting it.Where I live I cant even find a spot to exceed the supersonic range of the 7mm rem mag so I honestly dont have the need to go bigger. My hunting shots are under 400 so realistically the 7mm rem mag is perfectly capable. Especially since I'm running the 180 eld-m. That combo just flat out works.
7mm rem mag is a mighty fine round. I have two of them as well as a 7mm stw and a 7mm-08. My son was shooting my sendero 7mm rem mag when he was 8 years old. He Killed two nice bucks. If I only had to have one, it would be the 7mm rm, but since I'm partial to 7mm I just had to try other variations of it and I'm pleased with them also.I've been eye balling the 7mm-300 prc. I just cant justify the extra horse power over the 7mm rem mag for what I do. Not to mention the extra cost in the powder and reduced barrel life
I always wanted an STW, and I believe the 7mm-08 is the finest deer round there is. I've always liked the .284 rifles, and I wonder why there isn't a .284-378 Wby Mag7mm rem mag is a mighty fine round. I have two of them as well as a 7mm stw and a 7mm-08. My son was shooting my sendero 7mm rem mag when he was 8 years old. He Killed two nice bucks. If I only had to have one, it would be the 7mm rm, but since I'm partial to 7mm I just had to try other variations of it and I'm pleased with them also.
Im going to guess the 166 7mm a-tip g1 will be up somewhere between .680 to .700. If that happens to be the case, This will start to bridge the small gap between a 6.5 mm and 7mm. For example : 156 eol 6.5mm vs 166 a-tip 7mm out of say a 284 Winchester parent case. Which one wins?