OK fellas, I'm getting a bit steamy about the Noslers.
Who's got one, what is it and how is it going?
Does it meet your expectations?
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OK fellas, I'm getting a bit steamy about the Noslers.
Who's got one, what is it and how is it going?
Does it meet your expectations?
I'm sort of interested in a 28.
Planning to build a rifle from the ground up and will need to start soon.
But I really need a lightweight hunting rifle that females can carry and shoot comfortably. A big bruiser 28 might be too much. [emoji16]
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Hey you have offended the 277 guys again :P
@GWH
Yeah I've got a custom built 28 Nosler, built to run 195gr Berger EOL.
I had it built on a Stiller Predator action. Bartlein 8 twist barrel finished at 26 inch, T2 brake.
It's poking out the 195s at 3100 pretty easy with RE33.
Including a big 27x scope it weights 4.4kg. Could save weight with a VX5 etc.
It's super easy to shoot with the T2, can watch your impacts etc.
The ballistics (windage are hard to beat) equals 338 Lapua/edge etc with a 300gr to way out there.
I did some wind testing with it at the end of a hunt recently. 653 yards, 17 mph cross wind, dialed in the windage adjustment.
Had my mate videoing and watching for the splash in the binos to see how far off the little white rock I hit, let rip........deleted the rock from the slip. Mate couldn't believe it.
So he jumped on my rifle and picked out another nearby rock, let rip.....same result.
He had never fired it before.
Pm me if you want more info.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c894e4e9d9.jpg
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they EAT barrel, just be aware.
don't get me wrong, i love the work, but you will need to factor a barrel swap in fairly regularly.
last one i had in had 650 rounds thru it and had extensive firecracking atleast 8 inches up the bore. it had lost accuracy.
so allow about $1.50 to $2 per round into your costs for barrel wear.
thanks
Greg
My mate has a 30 Nosler and it is simply awesome, its a "friken laser beam"
I have reamers for, 26, 28 & 30 Nosler
Haven't built a 26 yet & built the aforementioned 30 Nosler.
Built quite a few 28s now, they go pretty well but as previously mentioned the barrels have a limited life especially if abused
They use a fair bit of powder & need to be looked after to achieve an accurate barrel life of more than 500.
The velocities touted overseas seem hard to achieve with reasonable brass life, Nosler 28 Nosler brass isn't cheap :(
I have a 30 nosler in load development with alpine precision at the moment. Really excited to see the results.
No experience with the 26 Nosler's but both the 28 and 30 Noslers, the 28 Nosler is a barrel burner for sure but is a great option for a big 7mm if barrel life isn't a concern.
For that reason my personal long range rig (below) is a 30 Nosler as i was too much of a pussy to use a Proof for a 28 Nosler, so far have only run the 215 Bergers in it but will be testing some 225 ELD-M's in it also and have got @cameronjackwhite one to do and also a 28" inch barreled version on a Sako black wolf just finished up for a gong gun for another customer.
So in short yes happy as especially with the 30 Nosler's performance and the ADG brass i have solves the issue of the over the top expensive Nosler brass.
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Gulp.
Good to hear some real world barrel burning experience. Well, not good.
When I calculated the QL "weighting factor" for the 28 I was a little taken aback, the factor being a measure of "overbore-ness" and a reasonable proxy for a barrel life warning. Its very low, lowest I've ever modelled I think. So I went to Pierre vd Walt's barrel life calculator, which returned a precision barrel life of ~700.
Its about 1100 for the 30.
Oh well, once a rifle is dialled in, I wonder how long it would take to shoot 500-600 rounds? Quite long probably, considering the intended use. Spread the cost of a new Bartlein over a couple of years, well compared to life in general is isn't really that bad I 'spose.
Worth checking out 7mm BM while you are pondering options. Very efficient cartridge. Not quite the speed of the 28N but it’s burning a lot less powder & burn barrels.
Blaser mag does the trick. 180@3k is plenty
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Nice stag and rifle Pongo12
Hi from CHCH...I have just has a 26 Nosler built by hardy rifle engineering (only place i could find with the reemer !!) #5 contour varmint barrel finished length 29 inches...just went down the range last week using norma brass, federal 215 primers ,US 869 powder 91 Grains with 135gr berger classic hunter (G1 BC .584 G7 .303) dopler radar at 3500 fps (3550 FPS max) im still load developing the bergers like 80-90 thou jump (see attached target) i just have to duplicate the results and fine tune themAttachment 113338 ill post results in another week if people interested regards alan
Hi 1 in 8 twist ... the berger 135 gr is the best ballistic compromise being G1 .584 and G7 .303....tried enough bullets id wear the barrel out testing and load developing
Hi the berger 135 gr is the best ballistic compromise being G1 .584 and G7 .303 you can shoot these fast..while the 143 hornady eld-x has better BC you cannot drive them as fast having said that i do have 20 of them to try out !!
Sounds pretty sweet but I need a bit more grunt but don't want an extreme barrel burner like a 26 or 27.
I have been tinkering with the idea of a 6.5 PRC. 3100ish with that 135 berger would be a good all rounder in a light guide rifle I reckon.
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6.5 SAUM
[QUOTE=Kudu;851857]I think I'm in line for one as well. Although I'm waiting for the Sauer's to arrive........[/QUOTE @Kudu which model sauer is doing the prc?
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