7 prc vs 28 nosler

[MeatHunter03]

I am looking to get a backcountry rifle. I’ve narrowed my calibers down to 2. I understand there are more but these are the 2 I have decided on. My question is which one do y’all recommend? I know the 7 prc is more popular, but back during the ammo shortage I purchased 3 boxes of 28 nos. I hate to not use them but I also know selections for 28 nos rifles are slim. What’s y’all’s opinions?

 

[huntnful]

If shooting factory ammo I'd absolutely go 7 PRC. It has good ammo options, and will continue to get even more, possibly better options. Don't spend $2-3k on a gun and base the purchase off 3 boxes of factory ammo you have laying around IMO

 

[bowrunner81]

What he said. 3 boxes of ammo will barely break in a barrel. 7prc

 

[The Harbor Master]

7 backcountry.



Just kidding. Go PRC. Sell the .28 ammo for a small loss and buy PRC ammo.

 

[grizz19]

Another vote for 7prc. Love mine

 

[z987k]

I am looking to get a backcountry rifle. I’ve narrowed my calibers down to 2. I understand there are more but these are the 2 I have decided on. My question is which one do y’all recommend? I know the 7 prc is more popular, but back during the ammo shortage I purchased 3 boxes of 28 nos. I hate to not use them but I also know selections for 28 nos rifles are slim. What’s y’all’s opinions?

How far are you shooting?

 

[peterk123]

My decision would be 100% based on ammo availability. And if you reload, access to brass and the one that had the most load data.

 

[Eagle]

I chose the 7PRC a couple years ago. Part of that was limitations of the tikka action, but other things to consider are components and barrel life.

 

[MeatHunter03]

Thanks to all. That’s the way I was leaning. Try to sell the ammo, if it doesn’t then oh well. Rather have multiple options than limited!

 

[SloppyJ]

I once bought a McMillan stock at a gunshow because it was dirt cheap and built a rifle off of it. You're taking it to another level purchasing ammo for a rifle you don't have and then buying one. I like it!

For real though, 7prc for sure. Go ahead and start reloading too then the sky is the limit.

 

[cuerro viejo]

Owned both, prefer the 7prc. The 28nos is a great cartridge but in the end I realized I wasn’t getting a huge jump in terminal performance for the amount of felt recoil over the 28nos.

 

[MeatHunter03]

I once bought a McMillan stock at a gunshow because it was dirt cheap and built a rifle off of it. You're taking it to another level purchasing ammo for a rifle you don't have and then buying one. I like it!

For real though, 7prc for sure. Go ahead and start reloading too then the sky is the limit.

yeah. I feel silly now but at the time I couldn’t get any ammo for my 6.5cm so I told myself I would make sure I had ammo before I bought another rifle

 

[z987k]

yeah. I feel silly now but at the time I couldn’t get any ammo for my 6.5cm so I told myself I would make sure I had ammo before I bought another rifle

There is something to this. I wont buy a rifle if I can't buy a barrel's worth of brass at the same time.

 

[Darkmatter]

Owned both, prefer the 7prc. The 28nos is a great cartridge but in the end I realized I wasn’t getting a huge jump in terminal performance for the amount of felt recoil over the 28nos.

Yeah you're going to start getting diminishing returns when you just go to a bigger case with more powder. Yes, you'll get more, but the amount of extra velocity for the amount of extra powder is far from a linear trend. If you're going to hand load your stuff, going PRC will save you 10-15 grains of powder per round. There won't be many cases where you really *need* that energy difference between 7 PRC and 28 Nosler. But if you need it, you need it...

 

[Wapiti1]

I have a 28 Nosler. It's a fun cartridge, but you need to handload to make it worthwhile. It's a 700 round barrel though and I am on the second one. It also really needs to be a 1:8 twist barrel.

7 PRC if you just want to buy ammo and go shoot.

Sell the 28 Nos ammo.

This is coming from a man that has built two rifles because I found a cartridge case while hunting and thought, that's a neat cartridge.

Jeremy

 

[ReddingArcher]

yeah. I feel silly now but at the time I couldn’t get any ammo for my 6.5cm so I told myself I would make sure I had ammo before I bought another rifle

I’m glad I’m not the only one, I have ammo for a 7 prc and a 280 AI that I don’t own yet

 

[huntnful]

I have a 28 Nosler. It's a fun cartridge, but you need to handload to make it worthwhile. It's a 700 round barrel though and I am on the second one. It also really needs to be a 1:8 twist barrel.

7 PRC if you just want to buy ammo and go shoot.

Sell the 28 Nos ammo.

This is coming from a man that has built two rifles because I found a cartridge case while hunting and thought, that's a neat cartridge.

Jeremy

I've had a couple 28 noslers and also several 7-300 NMI's. In all honesty, I don't think they're REALLY worth it hahaha. But it keeps me busy and gives me something to do.

If I just wanted no headaches and a plenty capable cartridge, I'd go 7 PRC for the 7mm. Especially now that lapua is bringing brass to the market.

With a 180gr. bullet in 26" barrel these are my numbers

7PRC - 71gr. N570 2900-2950fps

28 Nosler - 82gr. N570 3100-3150fps

7-300 NMI 89gr. N570 3250-3300fps


Pick your poison hahaha.

 

[slm9s]

28N

 

[sololearn9]

I’ve got rifles in a variety of 7mm magnum type cartridges but none in PRC. I do have a 28 Nosler and used it on this year’s elk hunt where it performed wonderfully with 168gr LRXs at 3200 fps. But no better than my 7mm Mashburn did last year or my buddy’s 7 Rem mag!
I like them all but I really like heavy bullets going really fast so given your 2 choices I’d vote 28 Nosler. You can slow it down but you can’t speed up the PRC. And brass for the 28 is no issue with both ADG and Peterson making it.