Seekins PH3 7 Back Country

[Hammsolo]

Morning Fellers,

My brother sent me information on the 7 Back Country. It’s awesome in so many ways, but the “inability” to reload effectively at this time killed it for me.

What are your thoughts?

It led me to the new PH3! I’m pondering a 7 prc or… what a rifle for the price? It may need to be purchased this summer.

The Gunwerks thread sure made me think. If I had 12k for a rifle I would buy one of these, develop a load, and go on an epic hunt.

Seekins Discontinuing Everything

 

[MThuntr]

I've only fondled a few Seekins rifles and they are slick. Scheels has one right now for around $1600 which is tempting. They're a 26" barrel so if you're a suppressor guy it's going to take 3 business days to swing that rifle around.

 

[BAKPAKR]

If a cartridge can’t easily be reloaded, that would be a deal breaker for me.

 

[MThuntr]

If a cartridge can’t easily be reloaded, that would be a deal breaker for me.

I've not looked into but rumor on forums is that RCBS was charged with making dies and they stopped because it took 12 passes in a die to get it to resize. Rumors are also of poor groups. Few of the videos that I've seen don't show groups but again 2nd hand info suggests 2" 5 shot groups is common.

I know a lot of guys that don't reload and don't shoot a lot so $3-4 per shot probably won't bother them.


I'm told this is the video to watch about 7mm Backcountry

 

[Redman]

I have a PH2 in 7 Rem Mag. I was kicking around the 7PRC they both have the same twist rate. I have all the dies for the 7 Mag so what would I really gain going with the PRC. Glad I went with the 7 Mag. It is very accurate.

 

[jt13]

Bunch of seekins rifles just went on sale at eurooptic

 

[Wind Gypsy]

What are your thoughts?

Interesting concept IMO. Similar performance (Velocity) with a hell of a lot less powder and thus less recoil for a given velocity. Made me want to mess around forming hybrid 6.8 Fury brass in some creedmoor/308 cartridges to get '06 to SAUM level performance out of the smaller cases.

Not being able to easily reload and unknown reliability/precision factors would keep me from being an early adopter.

 

[ccc23454]

I've only fondled a few Seekins rifles and they are slick. Scheels has one right now for around $1600 which is tempting. They're a 26" barrel so if you're a suppressor guy it's going to take 3 business days to swing that rifle around.

I was in the billings store this morning and all the PH2s are on sale, $200 off if i remember correctly.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

They are discounting all the PH2s to make room for PH3s.

 

[oxn939]

They are discounting all the PH2s to make room for PH3s.

Guess the Elements are like 10% off. Wish I could find one locally to check out

 

[Hammsolo]

We will need to see some serious advances in reloading equipment. Dies will need to be made of new alloys and more. It sounds like powders will take a minute too. It also sounds like cheaper rifles could be a bit sketchy for the situation.

It makes a ton of sense. I will adopt once the kinks are worked out.

The PH3? I think I need one.

 

[Yooper906]

I just shot an element 308 yesterday. WOW, is all I have to say. Extremely impressed with that gun. I have a tikka 308 and I like that Seekins better.

The stock design is definitely different, but very comfortable. Palm swell is no problem, along with the feel of the stock.

I am going to be buying one soon. Not sure how much more of an upgrade the new ones will be from the old ones. But with some of these discounted prices, I don’t think you’ll be missing much if you got the older model.

I’m between a 6.5 prc or 7 prc for the Seekins.

 

[Hammsolo]

I just shot an element 308 yesterday. WOW, is all I have to say. Extremely impressed with that gun. I have a tikka 308 and I like that Seekins better.

The stock design is definitely different, but very comfortable. Palm swell is no problem, along with the feel of the stock.

I am going to be buying one soon. Not sure how much more of an upgrade the new ones will be from the old ones. But with some of these discounted prices, I don’t think you’ll be missing much if you got the older model.

I’m between a 6.5 prc or 7 prc for the Seekins.

That’s where I’m sitting.

 

[TheJason]

The PH3? I think I need one.

Need an intervention?

 

[Potsie]

I like that they’re giving the option of shorter barrels in the PH3.

A 20” 6mm Creed could be a good thing.

 

[TN2shot07]

I like that they’re giving the option of shorter barrels in the PH3.

A 20” 6mm Creed could be a good thing.

I just wish they made that an option without forcing the adjustable stock on you and I wish they’d build them in a few of the more traditional cartridges