New to the 7mmPRC

[7mm-08 Freak]

With powder being $60+ a pound Whats a good powder and load for the 7mm PRC with a 175 ELDX or 180 Berger? I have on hand some 7977, 8133, RL22 ,RL23. All apparently all unicorn dust now a days. I do not have any H1000

 

[RegionRat]

Different bullet on the Hodgdon page, but the point is to suggest rough starting loads and a decent powder list.

With the 180s, I got decent results with H4831, but better with H1000 and Retumbo.

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/7mm-prc.7121760/

 

[FuhQ]

With powder being $60+ a pound Whats a good powder and load for the 7mm PRC with a 175 ELDX or 180 Berger? I have on hand some 7977, 8133, RL22 ,RL23. All apparently all unicorn dust now a days. I do not have any H1000

IMR 7977 will be your best powder for that cartridge and bullet.

 

[Long Range 338]

I’m running Staball HD with good results. You’ve got to have the case full to get ES under control.

 

[jmw]

N565 or n570

 

[The_Steward]

Staball HD is good. More velocity than H1000 or N565. N570 appears to be the best for velocity based on GRT.

H1000 and N565 produced very good accuracy for me, but probably 100fps less than Staball HD.

 

[7mm-08 Freak]

Well, I’ve been testing some 197 SMKs with StaBall HD and so far the speed numbers aren’t just super impressive. Only getting about 2675 FPS the SD is in the single digits, but the speed is not there.

 

[Long Range 338]

Well, I’ve been testing some 197 SMKs with StaBall HD and so far the speed numbers aren’t just super impressive. Only getting about 2675 FPS the SD is in the single digits, but the speed is not there.

 

[7mm-08 Freak]

That the same exact book and data I’m using. I went and shot some H 1000 with those 197 just a few minutes ago and the speed is dismal in my opinion but I keep telling myself that’s almost a 200 grain bullet.