Thanks so much for your comment. I confess that I don't usually find the time to answer many comments on our You Tube Channel, but wanted to answer yours because you have hit the nail on the head regarding accuracy guarantees. To us, the guarantee should be simple and straight forward. While a lot of expertise goes into making a great rifle, they are not complicated. Good action, good barrel, good trigger, and precise fit between the stock and the action should always produce a consistent group with quality ammo. I think the challenge for rifle makers is "what do you do when a rifle does not consistently meet your accuracy guarantee when you test it?" Our answer is simple, " Don't ship the rifle". It is not worth damaging our company's reputation over. I think larger companies may just accept that a certain percentage of their rifles won't meet guarantee and they will deal with those as they come up. That is not our philosophy. How we test accuracy: After a short barrel break in period, we shoot the rifle off a front and rear bag rest in our enclosed 100 yard range. The rifle must produce 2 back-to-back groups that meet the guarantee before it ships. Their is no fouling shot or cold bore shot considered in the groups. The rifle starts with a cold, fouled barrel, three shots are fired consecutively, and that is the group to be measured. We really struggled with the accuracy guarantee on the Pathfinders because the vast majority of them shoot under 1/2 MOA. But, since we are shooting factory hunting ammunition, we also see a few that are just a touch over that. So, we put the accuracy guarantee at 5/8 MOA to make sure nobody gets a rifle that does not do what we claim. Over the last 28 years, I have found that most shooters know what they are capable of and you should always expect the rifle to shoot to your capabilities. We will have some lefties in the next run! You can always place an order for a left hand rifle as well and we will upgrade to the Diamond for $150. I hope that helps. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Matt Bettersworth President Hill Country Rifles

@@HillCountryRiflesTx You are the ONLY man to have answered my question and trust me, I've asked it a LOT. As you know, even good quality factory ammo is made within a range of "acceptable" tolerances. Sure they keep their equipment calibrated but still, you know and I know new factory brass will most often have different lengths, different neck tension, and powder charges that are not identical as well as primers that aren't seated to benchrest consistency. Kudos to you and anyone else making high end hunting rifles that will control those factory ammo differences shot to shot and lot to lot. Speaks volumes on the components used. Thanks for the cogent and timely response. For what it is worth I've only recently shot factory ammo. I started handloading in the 80s. In multiple factory and custom rifles, I have found Norma Whitetail and Norma Bondstrike to be the most accurate factory ammo I've ever come across no matter the cartridge or rifle and the brass is on the higher end to use for handloading.

Ok... So, using the info you supplied, it has to be a muzzle velocity of 3011fps to have retained energy of 2643 ft-lb at 300y. Did you chrono or rely on Hornady specs?

Just watched it again, and you DID share velocities. My bad. BUT, at 2965fps out of the 24 inch barrel, my ballistic calculator says the retained energy at 300y is 2557 ft-lb, not 2643 ft-lb as you claim. I am using Srelok-pro. Am I missing something??? At 500y its 2086 ft-lb, not 2211 ft-lb...

The 7 prc had very low recoil ..my daughter shoots it all day without a recoil pad and she is a tiny girl

We are located in New Braunfels, right down the road from you!

@@justusballard9503 i could tell. I asked around at work and everyone speaks very highly of your rifles.

I think it’s more so of PRC owners making it seem like it’s just that much better than the 7rem mag when it’s not. On paper, it’s true, the prc gives you numbers and energy a custom 7rem mag gave you with hand loads and custom, faster twist rate barrel but I’ve yet to see factory ammo that gives you those velocity numbers on the PRC that Hornady claims. So many people are thinking all I need is a 7PRC rifle and factory ammo and I’m all set when that’s not the case… and you can forget the advantage of the 7PRC with anything under a 24 in barrel.

​@eddielombera5862 they lost less than 50 ft muzzle velocity from 22 to 24. Not sure I would describe that as much of a loss.

I cant get their info and specs to line up. Using Srelok-pro ballistic calculator with the ELD-X 175gr at 2862fps from the 20" as they claim, the 500y energy on target is 1926 ft-lb, not 2047 ft-lb as they claim. That's with a G7 BC of 0.347. Am I missing something? Still good enough for an elk at that range tough...

I ordered a few days ago a bergara hmr wilderness in 7prc. Carolina caliber has 7 of them in stock.....fyi

@ErikisOfficial thank you for that i will look at some. Have you tried the browning xbolt in 7 prc? Or 300 win

@wyattmoore2487 no but the LR xbolt was a choice for me at first. They magazine only holds 3 rounds and they don't have aftermarket support for bottom metal. Deal breaker for me. I almost went 300wm because I couldn't find a bergara hmr wilderness in 7prc. I ordered a sako s20 precision from euro optic and canceled. They are like 1100 now. They were 1700. Ballistic wise 7prc is the way to go. You will have to wrestle to get brass online if you don't want to shoot hornady match ammo. It's out everywhere

@@ErikisOfficial alright thanks ill look into bergara i know they make em good

They put the wrong info in the video for the 500 yard shot. The correct information is in the video description.

Hey man are ya getting similar velocities?

​@@loganmorton9304Yes with the older factory ammo getting mid 2800s out of my 20" carbon six featherweight barrel and mid 2900s hand loading.

1:8 Twist!

Don’t go shorter than 20”.

Thank you, gentlemen! 🇺🇸

Man nobody is going to run 30" long barrels. Why would you need to after seeing what this caliber is capable of out of a 20"?

I got one from Carolina Caliber Company. Check em out

How would a 7mm Rem Mag do in a 20" barrel? There's a whole lot more factory ammo for the Rem Mag than the PRC

Sometimes the surface u drive on needs less HP to go down it faster just like shooting out of blinds the 20 in is much better than a 24 or 26

Still on your first barrel????

yes@@McCracken216