7-6.5 PRC
- By 3rdfocal
- Bolt Action Rifles
- 286 Replies
Once you have some 180 eldm's blow up on you, you tend not to trust them. Heavy 7mm bullets are for hunting and f-class. You lose 1 bullet in an fclass match and you lost, no recovering. Bullet blows up hunting and you're obviously hosed, you probably won't even realize what happened, you'll be all screwed up trying to figure out where your round went and looking for somewhere to check your zero. They are just too big of a liability. The 180 hybrid is just a super accurate bullet, very consistent. BC is nice to have, but very few other heavy 7mm bullets shoot as well as them, including the atip. As a bonus, they have an excellent reputation as a hunting bullet.I understand that Berger 180s are the go to bullets for 7PRCW. However Hornady ELDM 180s and ATIP 190s have superb BC-s and should be as good or even better? Even if the ELDM 180 might not be as consistent as the Berger 180, ATIP-s should be top of the line and just as good if not better in consistency? Has anyone done extensive side by side comparisons?
Why is the Berger 180s "the" bullet choice for 7PRCW? Or have I misread the forums.