Wapiti151
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Hey guys, have done some research on here and elsewhere...and there is another similar thread but didn't want to hijack it with my situation.
I have a 7PRC Zermatt Origin action with a 24" carbon match barrel...I run it suppressed and am flirting hard with swapping out the barrel to something 18" or 20". The barrel is great, w/only a couple hundred rounds fired, shoots well under an inch if I do my job but I'm tired of dealing with the length.
I want to look at getting either a 20" or 18" barrel for it and have sort of a two part question. I do not reload, and shoot factory ammo for now (just don't have the time to get obsessed with something else at the moment). This would also be my first real opportunity to select the barrel of my choosing for my situation...and I want to make the best one.
1. As for barrel length with factory ammo, does anyone have real world chrono data for eld-m/x or similar out of any 7prc, but specifically a really high quality barrel. I can get a pretty good idea of what I THINK it'll do based off of my actual chrono data, and cutting off 25fps or so per inch. But wanted to see if anyone else has any hard data, and larger data set for a high quality/fast short 7PRC barrel. I know I won't be able to take full advantage of the PRC with a shorter barrel (or in general with factory), but I'm okay sacrificing that for now. I will reload eventually, but not yet.
2. Barrel....best ones out there that you guys have had experience with from your swaps or customs? Not concerned about the cost, I want the best barrel I can buy that will result in the best speeds/accuracy at said barrel length. I know proof, of course and am fine with Carbon but I don't care what the rifle looks like, just want it to stack bullets and kill things. I know Bartlein, benchmark, proof, etc...but am by no means a barrel expert, or expert on what makes x barrel better than other higher end barrel. Shots on game would be out to 800 yds, but most shots on game are between 300-600. General shooting out to 1k. Also, it'll need to be 5/8x24 and i'd prefer something with a little meat on it, but without being overly heavy. Just don't want a pencil. Going for lighter and balanced...not an ultralight build.
Thanks!!
I have a 7PRC Zermatt Origin action with a 24" carbon match barrel...I run it suppressed and am flirting hard with swapping out the barrel to something 18" or 20". The barrel is great, w/only a couple hundred rounds fired, shoots well under an inch if I do my job but I'm tired of dealing with the length.
I want to look at getting either a 20" or 18" barrel for it and have sort of a two part question. I do not reload, and shoot factory ammo for now (just don't have the time to get obsessed with something else at the moment). This would also be my first real opportunity to select the barrel of my choosing for my situation...and I want to make the best one.
1. As for barrel length with factory ammo, does anyone have real world chrono data for eld-m/x or similar out of any 7prc, but specifically a really high quality barrel. I can get a pretty good idea of what I THINK it'll do based off of my actual chrono data, and cutting off 25fps or so per inch. But wanted to see if anyone else has any hard data, and larger data set for a high quality/fast short 7PRC barrel. I know I won't be able to take full advantage of the PRC with a shorter barrel (or in general with factory), but I'm okay sacrificing that for now. I will reload eventually, but not yet.
2. Barrel....best ones out there that you guys have had experience with from your swaps or customs? Not concerned about the cost, I want the best barrel I can buy that will result in the best speeds/accuracy at said barrel length. I know proof, of course and am fine with Carbon but I don't care what the rifle looks like, just want it to stack bullets and kill things. I know Bartlein, benchmark, proof, etc...but am by no means a barrel expert, or expert on what makes x barrel better than other higher end barrel. Shots on game would be out to 800 yds, but most shots on game are between 300-600. General shooting out to 1k. Also, it'll need to be 5/8x24 and i'd prefer something with a little meat on it, but without being overly heavy. Just don't want a pencil. Going for lighter and balanced...not an ultralight build.
Thanks!!
