I have an 18.5" fieldcraft 7-08 that shoots the 180s at 2550 and will do consistent 1/2 moa when the scope on it is holding together.
I had been wanting a 7 Creedmoor spec'd for heavies but the 3" mag box on the fc and whatever spec reamer Barrett uses it all works great as a plain old 7-08.
I'm just using starline brass which has been good for the money and h4350. I tried staball 6.5 and got a bit more speed but accuracy SD and es were all much better with h4350.
I put together a faux ti in 7-08 about 20 years ago and experimented with all kinds of loads in it the first year before settling on h4350 and 162 amaxes at close to 2700. Loved that little rifle but with the FC the old faux ti action is now a 22 creed and the 7-08 mtn barrel is now rat holed in a box in the basement.
The 7 rem is what I recommend to all the people getting started or looking for a long range hunting rifle but I'm really interested in the 7 prc now. I know it's not going to do much more but it has my interest.
Although I just got a 22" sporter remage 8 twist 280 ai a while back that may shoot well enough with 180s and 190s to keep me happy. It gives me 250-300 fps over the FC 7-08.
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