7 prc braked vs 7 rem mag

[BilboBaggins]

This may be a very specific question but I'm in the market for a new rifle. I haven't shot a lot of high powered rifles, 308 and 7 rem mag... that's it. I'm considering getting the 7 PRC but I'm concerned about recoil, everyone says its very snappy.

The 7 rem mag I shot was a little under 9 lbs and shooting 150 gr bullets. It honestly didn't bother me a bit. Would 7 PRC with a brake be comparable or maybe even less recoil? Assuming around the same weight.

 

[MT_Wyatt]

Braked 7 PRC is going to be less recoil than a bare muzzle Rem Mag. Recoil is at similar levels between them of rifles weigh the same.

 

[Rock’N Tacos]

7prc and 7rm are twins. Just like the 300prc and 300 wm are twin and the 6.5 prc and 6.5-284 norma are twins. Same same - one just has factory ammo with heavy for caliber high bc bullets.

 

[davsco]

7prc and 7rm are twins. Just like the 300prc and 300 wm are twin and the 6.5 prc and 6.5-284 norma are twins. Same same - one just has factory ammo with heavy for caliber high bc bullets.

the 300 prc is like 10% more energy than the 300wsm/wm, they're not quite in the same boat, that said, with a brake i certainly can not tell a diff between the various magnums and neither feel all that bad on my shoulder.

i had a stock tikka unbraked 300wm a while back and THAT definitely put a hurting on my shoulder!

 

[BilboBaggins]

7prc and 7rm are twins. Just like the 300prc and 300 wm are twin and the 6.5 prc and 6.5-284 norma are twins. Same same - one just has factory ammo with heavy for caliber high bc bullets.

That's what I thought! I'm just having a hard time believing it because the 7 rem mag recoil was much more mild than I expected from people complaining online. And this was a no break, no recoil pad, Ruger m77. Are people just pansies?

 

[WeiserBucks]

Are people just pansies?

I am. F recoil.

 

[CoryShap09]

I shoot a seekins ph3 in 7 prc but it has a can instead of a brake. Recoil isn’t bad at all. Shooting hand loaded Berger 175 at 2900 fps.

 

[Macchina]

I shoot a seekins ph3 in 7 prc but it has a can instead of a brake. Recoil isn’t bad at all. Shooting hand loaded Berger 175 at 2900 fps.

A can takes a shocking amount of recoil off, the more powder the more recoil reduced.

At the last night shoot I went to a guy let my fire off a mag of 338 Lapua with a sweet thermal setup. It had a can and was probably a 12-14 pound gun. Felt like a .308.

 

[CoryShap09]

A can takes a shocking amount of recoil off, the more powder the more recoil reduced.

At the last night shoot I went to a guy let my fire off a mag of 338 Lapua with a sweet thermal setup. It had a can and was probably a 12-14 pound gun. Felt like a .308.

A suppressed 338 with a thermal…. What a dream setup.

 

[Choupique]

recoil was much more mild than I expected from people complaining online. And this was a no break, no recoil pad, Ruger m77. Are people just pansies?

People here aren't complaining about recoil because it hurts. They're complaining because it affects hit rates and self-spotting.

My .338 is easy to shoot in that it doesnt hurt (really good stock and recoil pad and weight) but it does buck and roar so much that you aren't spotting your own impacts under any condition.

 

[mb6355]

The bullet weight will make more a difference than the cartridge here. Shoot the same weight bullet in similar rifles, the recoil will not differ much. Difference is most factory ammo will be less grains in the 7mm RM. To me, all of the cartridges from a 270 to 7mm mags don't amount to much felt difference on most 8-10 lb rifles. The .30 calibers are where you notice and the .338s are step up from there.

 

[kpk]

The recoil pad can make a dramatic difference in felt recoil too. My 8-8.5 lb Tikka rem mag doesn't bother me a bit. It has a Limbsaver on it. The absolute worst rifle I ever shot was a heavy barreled Savage 308 in an HS precision stock. The recoil pad on that stock was the equivalent of steel and it was unbearable to shoot.