for hunting mostly but some target shooting.i have a 7 mm mag paddle tail ruger thinking about changing it to a 7 PRC with a 8 twist barrel what you guys think?
well it's a old paddle tail plastic stock been shot very little bought it from my brother in-law for $400 dollars so i thought it was worth it .for hunting mostly but some target shooting.
well with the faster twist barrel can shoot heavier & higher BC bullets with more velocity.What will the 7PRC do that the 7 mag wont?
ok thanks very informative information.To see any major changed in accuracy, you are going to have to change stocks. I don' t know if there are any differences in the 7 PRC and the 7 Rem mag in terms of accuracy, and the BS about the belt can be ignored.
I would suggest that you add a Gentry muzzle break to your existing rifle, float the magazine box, freefloat the barrel, remove the center screw, or only tighten it with your fingernail and see what kind of groups you are getting. I added those stick-on wheel weights in the forearm, which helped the accuracy of my 270 boat paddle stock tremendously.
If you are not shooting 180g+ bullets, no need to run an 8 Twist.
Every Rem 700 that I own with a wood stock shoots 3/8" and better, pillar bedded, bbl floated, upgraded trigger, high power glass. I have had Savage and Browning A bolts that shot extremely well, sub 1/2" depending on the load.
Heed what I mentioned on the Ruger tweeks, as it produces some very fine shooting rifles.
ok thanks maybe just keep it and get a different rifle .that 7mm PRC wont do anything that the 7mm Rem Mag wont do. Despite the massive and extremely persuasive Hornady marketing machine will tell you. (They are so dam good at that. It almost impresses me how they do it) But at the end of the day. External Ballistics are almost identical.
The faster twist isn't gonna do anything for velocity.well with the faster twist barrel can shoot heavier & higher BC bullets with more velocity.