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NEW: Barnes 7mm PRC Hunting Ammo, with Gregg Sloan
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Folks, I've been waiting for months to talk about this awesome new 7mm PRC load that Barnes just announced. Featuring a 160-grain LRX with new cutting-edge tip and profile technology, it shoots sub-half-MOA five-shot groups using my 7.25-lb (complete setup) mountain rifle.
This bullet has a best-in-class BC among monometal bullets, rating 0.608 (doplar radar verified). Generating 3,050 fps in 24-inch barrels, it's a precision sledgehammer ideal for any North American big game short of the big northern bear species.
On this episode, Barnes Bullet's lead ballistician Gregg Sloan joins me and shares the genesis story of this special bullet and factory ammo, along with the nitty-gritty details of it's performance. Here's a sneak peak: In typical elk country of 7,000 to 10,000 feet altitude, it stays supersonic past 2,000 yards, carries 1,800+ fps of bullet-expanding velocity past 1,100 yards, and impacts with 1,000 ft/lbs of energy clear out to 1,200 yards.
Gregg Sloan is a fellow .280 Ackley Improved lover, too. Is this magic 160-grain bullet compatible with it? Listen in to find out!
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