By good fortune, I collected two nyalas back to back, using the oldest and the newest of the .300 magnums. My hunting partner, Neal Emery of Hornady, brought a rifle chambered in the brand-new .300 PRC to hunt Africa. Still not formally introduced at the time, the .300 PRC incorporates cutting-edge design features and is arguably the best-engineered, .30-caliber magnum ever devised. As a result, we had history’s very first, factory, .30-caliber magnum and the most modern, recently introduced .30-caliber magnum hunting side by side. The contrast between the .300 PRC and .300 H&H — as well as the similarities — was interesting.
Inside 300 yards, theres not too much difference in real-world performance. If you’re a precision-minded, long-range shooter, however, the .300 PRC has a significant edge.
I borrowed…