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Will the 33 PRC ever happen?
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 1952605" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I average 6 firings per case over the course of a couple thousand rounds total between all the different barrels I've shot. That's with full power loads, but not excessively hot loads. My standard load is a 250gr bullet at around 2675 FPS from an 18" barrel. I don't see the point in pushing a case this size harder when it's very easy to just move up to the RUM or Edge if more power is needed </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see a real niche for a 338 PRC as a factory round. The case capacity just isn't there for bullets over around 250gr and a 250gr bullet at 2850-2900 FPS can't compete with some of the high BC bullets and loads in the 30s like the Win Mag or PRC at long range. You'd have to load it to 3.700" to take advantage of the heavier bullets, and at that point you may as well use the standard RUM or Norma Mag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 1952605, member: 11960"] I average 6 firings per case over the course of a couple thousand rounds total between all the different barrels I’ve shot. That’s with full power loads, but not excessively hot loads. My standard load is a 250gr bullet at around 2675 FPS from an 18” barrel. I don’t see the point in pushing a case this size harder when it’s very easy to just move up to the RUM or Edge if more power is needed I don’t see a real niche for a 338 PRC as a factory round. The case capacity just isn’t there for bullets over around 250gr and a 250gr bullet at 2850-2900 FPS can’t compete with some of the high BC bullets and loads in the 30s like the Win Mag or PRC at long range. You’d have to load it to 3.700” to take advantage of the heavier bullets, and at that point you may as well use the standard RUM or Norma Mag. [/QUOTE]
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