09/06/2026
Can't wait to see Craig behind some Plains game with the 7PRC!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬
– 𝐛𝐲 Craig Boddington
(For educational purposes only—no sales or exchanges.)
The new 7mm cartridges shoot fast and flat with heavy bullets, making them practical for a wide range of hunting applications.
Just yesterday I was asked, “What ri**es do you take to Africa?” That’s a moveable feast. There are many good plains game cartridges, also many suitable for dangerous game. I like to switch around, because Africa’s wonderful variety offers the world’s best opportunity to see how ri**es, cartridges, and bullets perform. Last year I took a .308 for plains game. Often, I take faster .30s.
I recently had to cancel a safari because of a family health issue. I won’t get there this year, but when I do I plan to take my Flat Creek Precision 7mm PRC for plains game. I realized I hadn’t taken a fast 7mm to Africa for thirty years, although I borrowed PH Fred Burchell’s 7mm Re*****on Magnum in 2023.
Introduced in 1962, Re*****on’s Big Seven became the world’s most popular magnum, recently overtaken by the .300 Wi******er Magnum. In the 1980s and 1990s, I had a succession of three 7mm Rem Mags. I never used them for elk or other extra-large game, but I used them for most of my deer hunting, much mountain hunting, and for African plains game with consistently deadly results.
Read more here: https://sportsafield.com/2026/the-fast-sevens/
