Howa M1500 Fence Line 7mm PRC 24" Rifle

7mm PRC is the newest member of the PRC family and the one that finally gave 7mm shooters a modern case built around long, heavy bullets instead of a design from the middle of the last century. Everything about it, from the case shape to the heavy bullets it feeds, was aimed at hunters and long range shooters from the start rather than being worked out afterward. It hits hard enough for elk and shoots flat enough to make that reach worthwhile.

Howa builds this Fence Line on the M1500 barreled action, a bolt action in production since 1979 and still sold with an accuracy guarantee of 1" or better at 100 yards. The barrel measures 24" and is hammer forged, which is the length a cartridge like this needs before it stops giving performance away at the muzzle. The HACT two stage trigger is fitted as standard and it does more for what lands on paper than anything else on the rifle at this point in the build. A 7mm magnum asks a lot of one rifle, covering elk, mule deer and long shots in open country, and this is a straightforward platform to hang that job on without a lot of extra weight or complication.