Um, wut?
Don`t know from the posts if anyone has, that`s the thing. The OP asked for comparisons of those two. If one or both are crappy, and someone has hands on experience with them, it would probably be helpful to him if someone would outline for him what makes them so.
Savage is always a Savage and while it might shoot well it’s never going to be worth the money to invest in upgrades.
A good 7mm will do a better job than a .30 cal with lighter recoil and much higher bc's
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The 7 PRC would be the off the shelf option, as the SAAMI chamber is specifically designed around long, high bc, heavy for caliber bullets and the proper twist rates are part of the factory option. The same can be accomplished with the 7 rem mag, but requires either a reamer cut specifically for the long bullets, or throating the chamber, plus, factory options have too slow a twist for the heavies.
The recoil has more to do with rifle setup and bullet weight than the actual cartridge. All things being equal the heavier bullet is going to create more recoil.
I agree. 300 PRC will not be fun to shoot for any period of time. Brutal recoil compared to 6.5 PRC which has factory ammo readily available. I have this in MPR and really like it. I paid $1900 which isn’t bad and it’s light. I have a lot of Seekins ARs and they’re nicely built. 6.5 PRC in HAVAK would be a great choice and have other barrels/calibers to swap.Do yourself a favor and listen to these guys, you've received some good advice.
You don't seem to want a 6.5 Creedmoor with cheap, high BC, quality factory ammo, not sure why but it's your rifle.
I would recommend a 6.5 PRC in a Seekins Havak HIT rifle. You get a little more velocity for the mid-range ELR stuff you seem intersted in but you can buy quality, cost effective factory ammo for it. Lot's of good reloading components too.
The Seekins rifle is way higher quality than the two you mentioned for not much more money. You have cheap pre-fit barrels and bolt heads straight from Seekins so you can shoot magnum short action stuff, 308 family stuff and even 223 with their small bolt. It's 90% of an Accuracy International rifle at less than half the price. Quick change barrel, accurate, quality action and an adjustable chassis that can be fit to you.
Other good option would be a Long Action BigHorn Orgin action and assemble yourself, just can't buy barrels off the shelf in less common calibers. It will be a bit longer wait time to get a Pre-Fit barrel in 7PRC than buying the Seekins but that would be a great intermediate ELR round and eventually ammo will get cheaper like it did with 6.5 and 300 PRC. Add a Bix and Andy or Trigger Tech trigger, bolt into a used chassis you buy off Sniper's Hide and order a pre-fit barrel from any number of places. Straight Jacket Armory, Patriot Valley Arms, Preece Precision, Blue Mountain or a local smith to you.
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I still have one of my savages, very accurate, just not as nice as an Impact or even close to a tikka.
