28 nosler why

[rkm456]

Looks pretty close for sure. Nosler claims it's made in the USA however?

I notice they use the very specific terms "Hand Assembled in the U.S.A."

 

[Chargerguy]

I see one 28 Nosler in the hunting rifle section of the EE and 2 in the Precision rifles section. I have 3 myself and a custom reamer for the 195 Berger EOL. I don't see anything wrong with it. Barrel life sounds to be on the lower side but in a hunting rifle it's not a problem. I'd like to throat out my chamber (cut with the 195 reamer) a little more to see what I could do with the 168 LRX.

 

[remington jim]

The 6.5 x 300 Weatherby shoots minute of pie plate. Personally I expect a little more from a gun but each to their own.

Your Not Very Brite are you ? A Cartridge does not shoot Good because of the cartridge it does not shoot GOOD because of the rifle or scope or the SHOOTER ! Get It Yet : RJ

 

[hawk-i]

Your Not Very Brite are you ? A Cartridge does not shoot Good because of the cartridge it does not shoot GOOD because of the rifle or scope or the SHOOTER ! Get It Yet : RJ

Yeah yeah, but does it shoot lights out? ��

 

[chuck nelson]

No it copies the winchester action more I think?

It’s nothing like a Winchester action.

 

[stubblejumper]

Yeah yeah, but does it shoot lights out? ��

So how many lights have you actually shot out?

 

[remington jim]

Is it just me or do other people notice a lot of 28 Nosler for sale used. Is there something wrong with this caliber. I know that the 6.5 300 Weatherby is a total piece of garbage and I’m pretty sure the 26 nosler is as well. But I thought the 28 was a shooter?

RJ

 

[Ardent]

What the .26, .28 Nosler, 7STW, and 6.5-300 do is extremely niche. 99% of hunting isn’t going to show you a difference from a .270 or 7 RM. For the 1% like Dogleg, and I’ve met a surprising number of them hunting the mountains in BC, it means more accurate shot placement at range rather than primarily greater killing power as most assume. These grossly overbore cartridges allow the bullet to arrive with less drift and drop, the extra energy is simply a handy side benefit.

Am I a fan? They’re more than I’ve needed, this isn’t to say there weren’t some shots they would have been ideal for. My misgiving with them is the weight of the rifles, if I could have had .28 Nosler performance in a 5 1/2lb rifle without ferocious recoil and blast, I’d have used it. Ballistically very little compares to them for the recoil they generate, which is mild compared to .338 Lapua etc.

As for any particular cartridge being inaccurate, that’s hogwash. There are inaccurate rifles (sometimes) and loads (somewhat often) and shooters (very often), but never in my experience have I come across a rifle chambering in modern manufacture that is inherently inaccurate. One of my coworkers has a 6.5-300 and it shoots the same as anything else, just louder.

 

[todbartell]

I've shot a 26 Nosler than would shoot 2" at 400y with Accubonds. As throat erodes quickly the load needs to be tuned often with more powder to stay in the happy place