Ruger Precision

I bet Rifledude can help you make the correct decision. Well, maybe he can help you make A decision.

If you're talking about all bullets available to the handloader, the BC difference isn't "marginally better," it's significantly better. If you look at Hornady's bullets in the ELD and A-Tip series alone, the G7 BC delta is on the order of .100 between a typical VLD 200/208 and a VLD 225-250. The shooter interested in a .300 PRC isn't typically a factory ammo buyer, though the factory ammo situation may change soon, as the round shows great promise. Bottom line, the COAL:case OAL ratio for the .300 PRC compared to the .300 Win is much more favorable for seating heavier, higher BC bullets out to the lands, and in the process, it dispenses with the stupid belt that the precision shooter won't be headspacing on to begin with. When you combine better case design, higher velocity, and better bullet seating depth latitude, the .300 PRC makes a lot of sense if you were looking for a LR .30 cal and didn't already have a .300 Win. If you handload, you don't care about factory ammo availability as long as you have a ready supply of brass, and the .300 PRC gives you a greater selection of viable bullets without exceeding mag box length limitations.

For a typical hunting rifle and a typical hunter, the .300 Win is certainly more practical, but that's not the primary purpose the .300 PRC was created for. It fills the same niche as the 6.5 Creed does in its category: better case design and better bullet seating latitude important for precision.

THE BRAINIAC.