300 PRC and other 30 Cal Cartridges

[remington jim]

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/300-prc-better-than-the-rest/330587 RJ

 

[Eagleye]

The only thing I ever shoot beyond 600 meters is paper, so the 300 PRC has no particular advantage
over the big 30's I already use.

When I am shooting paper at beyond the 600 M mark, I will use a 6mm, 6.5mm or a 7mm, Not a 30 cal.
Dave.

 

[VancouverS4]

I'm thinking of rebarrelling my 300wm to 300prc after the next 500 rounds are done. Seems the factory match is about the same $$

 

[Mike112288]

Prob would stick to 300 win mag if I had one

 

[hawk-i]

I've got 2 300WSM's, 2 300WM's, 1 30Nosler, and 1 300PRC...If I'm shooting past 400 Yards because it is designed to shoot long, heavy high bc bullets from the get go (I'm shooting 245EOL's) IMHO the 300PRC is the winner...

US army special Op's snipers came to the same conclusion and they do a lot more long range than me....

And ... Lapua jumped on the bandwagon producing brass for the early coming spring as well.

 

[L42A1]

Prob would stick to 300 win mag if I had one

This. Or a 300 RUM.

 

[Buckmastr]

30/06 is plenty for what I hunt. Or better yet a 7 Rem Mag.

 

[huntingfamily]

300 win mag for the win!

 

[hunter-4-life]

Will I try a 300 PRC one day? Absolutely.

Does it do everything a 300 win mag does? Sure.

Is it worth it? Nope.

If i'm wanting to shoot a big 30 cal i'll go shoot a 300 Norma, 30-338 lapua or maybe even a RUM. The PRC doesn't have enough perks about it to warrant the switch from the win mag or the RUM. Maybe besides the "look at me" factor.

 

[nowarningshot]

If I was considering a long range target rifle it.would.be considered. I'm not. I'm a hunter, the longist animal ive ever taken is 275 yrs. My 300 wm, 308 nm, 30-06, or 30 rum are plenty. If I want to push bullets larger than 208gr/30, then a 250 nosler partition in 340 wea, 300 accubond in 375 rum, or 400gr in 416 rigby.

 

[hawk-i]

The 300 RUM would be great with a custom chamber, an 8 twist barrel and a Wyatt 3.825 mag box....otherwise sorta ho-hum

 

[sask378]

The 300 RUM would be great with a custom chamber, an 8 twist barrel and a Wyatt 3.825 mag box....otherwise sorta ho-hum

4.000” mag box and a 9 twist

 

[Weatherby Fan]

The 300 PRC was designed to shoot heavy high BC bullets, most 30 cal cartridges were not designed for this without using up a bunch of your powder column, its not going to do anything better inside of 500 yards that any other 30 cal cartridge can do,

It was designed to shoot long range, the very first time I shot at over 800 yards with it I shot 3 shots into 3.5" inches, this was with factory ammo, the gunsmith that built the gun was spotting for me, he says cool.

If you don't have a 30 cal magnum rifle this would be the only cartridge I would look at, if you have one already its all you need unless you want to go plinking between 500-1500 yards then I would go 300 PRC.

Its a great cartridge, but so is the 6.5CM, 280AI and the 6.5 PRC !

 

[hawk-i]

4.000” mag box and a 9 twist

Does wyatt make a 4" mag box?

9 twist probably won't stabilize the 245's...just checked and 9 is minimum twist for them...

 

[sask378]

Does wyatt make a 4" mag box?

9 twist probably won't stabilize the 245's...just checked and 9 is minimum twist for them...

Yep Wyatt does make a 4.00" mag box.

 

[hawk-i]

Yep Wyatt does make a 4.00" mag box.

To fit a 4.000" COAL? I've only seen 3.825.

 

[todbartell]

Someday I'll build a 300 PRC, it seems to do many things well

 

[sask378]

To fit a 4.000" COAL? I've only seen 3.825.

Someone makes a 4.00". Maybe it isn't Wyatt.

 

[SteveB]

A friend is building a match rifle in 300 PRC and just ordered ADI brass. $160.00 per 50 for ADI brass!! That is a bit much!!

 

[rifleman762]

If I'm going to do something other than my 300 WM, I think it will be a 30-338 Lapua Improved shooting the 250gr A-Tip. 28 or 30" barrel. Go big or go home .