I have a buddy that is new to hunting (elk and deer in Montana) and I am pointing him towards the 7mm PRC. Is the only real budget option the Ruger American Go wild or am I missing something else that might be better?
What’s the budget?
Browning hells canyon sr is good choice by 1500
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Yeah, if it’s under $1,000, the Ruger American Go Wild is the only good choice right now.
There’s the Mossberg Patriot, but I think a 5 year old boy trying to get pee in the toilet is more accurate.
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I haven’t looking at one of those yet- I’ll have to check that out for me because he is so new that a $700 rifle sounds like a lot to him. I’m just mad that I just put together my elk rig is 280 AI (pic below) only a few months before the 7PRC was announced!
Jim- not a chance on that Mossberg after what you’ve been through with yours.
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OOh, but that IS a pretty sweet rifle and 280AI is an awesome cartridge. AG Composites alpine hunter stock?
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Good eye! Yes it is on my savage 110 ultralite
I thinking about a fierce carbon rival xp in 7 prc the new ones are sweet
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I bought a Ruger GO Wild 7mm PRC and tested it today. Video will go out tomorrow.
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No, I’m still posting on YouTube for as long as they don’t take me down, but Backfire plus will have lots of premium videos, courses, podcasts, this community, and the videos banned by YouTube.
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Sweet looking.280AI! Just a thought to share: my understanding is that for all deer species, elk included, that the color blue is the color they see best. For a long range western rifle, it might not be a big deal but… just as blaze orange is indiscernible to them, my understanding is that blue has a “neon” effect for their eyes’ light spectrum reception. I could be totally wrong here and welcome others info but that is what I came across years back when looking into the matter. Enjoy that rifle!
Watched the test video…agree with your assessment. The one I have shoots great but feeding stinks. I’ve talked to Ruger and examined what happens and the issue is bolt design. With the 3 lugs one of the lug cut outs is right where you’d want a feed ramp. The longer neck and bullet seating on these cartridges causes the channel that should be a ramp to hold the shell too low. If you try signle feeding and watch the bullet tip hit the barrel face you’ll see what’s happening. The solution for me (until Bergara releases a 7prc) is hold the rifle 30 degrees counter clockwise so the shell slides up a true ramp. Doesn’t work of course on a bipod but fine on bags or handheld