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Do you recall what your OAL is with the 195?In 2019, well before Hornady released their version of the 7 PRC - we did a wildcat project taking a 300 PRC and necking it to 7mm. 7/300 PRC. We took the 300 PRC bushing die and resized the neck, thats it.
Initially it was to run the high BC 195 Berger for LR hunting but then found the 180 Berger was a good fit too, along with the 175 ELDX and others.
Data: Pics are of the 175 and 180 - ran out of 195 before I could take a comparative pic. Data is on a BAT machine action, Bart 25 inch 8 twist bbl - Kahles Scope
195 Berger - 77.7 grains H1000 at .003 off lands = 3132 fps
180 Berger - 78.6 grains N565 at .006 off lands = 3177 fps
175 ELDX - 79.5 grains of RL 25 at .012 off lands = 3220 fps
None of these show pressure signs at the node. We can go faster and ran the 175 ELDX all the way up to 3290 and began to see pressure. They are however all <.50 MOA.
An average for like bullets, we are seeing up to 240 fps faster speeds than the 7PRC, as would be expected with case capacity.
I dont want the Hornady version. Feel like running this set up for hunting primarily, I can run faster for hunting and have plenty of case capacity to do whatever I want without sacrificing anything.
Going by your numbers it seems like a guy could run a 22" tube and a can and still get the 195s above 3k. That would be dirty...