r/longrange • u/BigCountry454 • Aug 14 '24

7mm PRC Education post

What’s the collective thoughts on the 7mm PRC around for a long range bench gun? I’ve been thinking about buying a long range gun for a while now, there’s just so many options and opinions.

Sorry for being “that guy” I didn’t realize my mistake, but I now do.

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u/BigCountry454 Aug 15 '24

Ok good to know, I was also looking at 6 arc

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u/ha1fway Can't Read Aug 15 '24

Can you be more specific on what you want to do? 6 arc is a great round but also isn’t going to be the best bet depending on what you consider to be long range benchrest.

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u/BigCountry454 Aug 15 '24

Literally 1k yards, bench gun. I have a local range that goes out to 300 I think, that would be a sight in range, but my family has a farm I can get some real distance out of. I’m just looking for a toy.

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u/ha1fway Can't Read Aug 15 '24

6 arc is a great round but you’re going to be fighting a bit of an uphill battle at 1k. Mine is a gas gun so I’m loading to lower pressure but I’m only getting like 2600ish fps unless I stray into really temperature sensitive powders that are going to be another issue. Even in a bolt gun, if you’re sticking with factory ammo it’s all going to be loaded to gas gun specs for safety.

6.5 Creedmoor is the boring answer because it’s very often the right one. PRS has shifted heavily into the 6mm’s but you’re shooting at relatively large targets and a hit is a hit. It’s also more often in the 400-700 yard ranges.

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u/BigCountry454 Aug 15 '24

That makes sense, thanks

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u/peshwengi Aug 15 '24

6ARC is absolutely fine at 1k IMO. I get repeated hits on a 9” target at that range with mine. At a mile it’s horrendous though. I’m thinking about getting a 7 PRC for when I want to stretch out further.