7 PRC or 28N, I'm pulling my hair out!

[jmad_81]

I've had both a 28N and a 7PRC. The 7PRC was a lighter rifle with a 22" tube and was running a suppressor on it. The 28N was really heavy and no fun to pack around in the woods. I've now shot out the 7PRC and am literally losing sleep at night trying to figure out if I go back to a 22" 7 PRC, or try a 22" 28N. Both would run a suppressor and be in about a 9 lb rifle with the scope.

My main goal is a nimble packable rifle that pushes a 175 ABLR or 180 VLD above 2900 fps. I think that if I push the 7 PRC, I can get there or close to it, and I figured with the 28N I would be closer to 3,000 with either of those bullets but would be burning roughly 10 more grains of powder to get there. I'm not sure what the recoil difference would be, but the 7 PRC in that light of a rifle is pretty dang pleasant, but a bit of a challenge to keep a target in the scope.

Do you guys think that the 28N would be much harder to keep sight picture with the additional recoil or do you think there would be much difference? Do you guys feel my velocity goals are reasonable between the two? If I can safely get more velocity, I'd certainly take it! I really think it's six of one and a half a dozen of the other when whatever bullet hits a bull elk down the range.

What do you guys think?

This was the 7PRC. I really, really liked the feel of it.

 

[str8meat]

Shoot what you shoot best

 

[IdahoCTD]

7-300prc? Its between the 2 in capacity. My buddies shoots 195's 3000fps in a 26" barrel. 28's tend to be pretty hard on barrels. I'd bet you'd be close to 3000fps with 180's in a 22".

 

[SJB358]

If you are stuck on those two Jake, I'd like opt for the 7 PRC, like Idaho Shooter said, the 28 is a race horse for sure, but what isn't that uses that much powder. I have shot and been around quite a few 28's and like the performance, but my Mashburn which splits the difference from a 28 and 7 Rem/7 PRC is kinda my happy place. The 7/300 PRC, 7-300 Win, etc are in the same category. In todays elk hunting, for me, the Mashburn and similar has all I want shooting 175/180 class bullets, the BC is plenty high on most and even with a 22" barrel I think I could be in the 3000 range pretty comfortable with any of them, plus I am getting to point I don't wanna carry more than about 8 to 8 1/2lbs up the mountain for my style of hunting. After using the 7 for a number of years now it has made most of my other stuff second fiddle.

 

[xphunter]

I would stay with the 7mm PRC, even if you are a shade slower than your goal.
Longer throat life & less recoil

I have a 18" 7mm-300 PRC (Specialty Pistol) with a 190 Berger Hybrid @ 2753 fps

 

[Guy Miner]

I've had both a 28N and a 7PRC. The 7PRC was a lighter rifle with a 22" tube and was running a suppressor on it. The 28N was really heavy and no fun to pack around in the woods. I've now shot out the 7PRC and am literally losing sleep at night trying to figure out if I go back to a 22" 7 PRC, or try a 22" 28N. Both would run a suppressor and be in about a 9 lb rifle with the scope.

My main goal is a nimble packable rifle that pushes a 175 ABLR or 180 VLD above 2900 fps. I think that if I push the 7 PRC, I can get there or close to it, and I figured with the 28N I would be closer to 3,000 with either of those bullets but would be burning roughly 10 more grains of powder to get there. I'm not sure what the recoil difference would be, but the 7 PRC in that light of a rifle is pretty dang pleasant, but a bit of a challenge to keep a target in the scope.

Do you guys think that the 28N would be much harder to keep sight picture with the additional recoil or do you think there would be much difference? Do you guys feel my velocity goals are reasonable between the two? If I can safely get more velocity, I'd certainly take it! I really think it's six of one and a half a dozen of the other when whatever bullet hits a bull elk down the range.

What do you guys think?

This was the 7PRC. I really, really liked the feel of it.
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I've loaded a 22" 7 PRC to just over 2900 fps with both Retumbo and LRT. Both were accurate loads.

I think that a 22" 7 PRC makes one heck of a hunting rifle - and I agree that yours looks terrific!

Regards, Guy