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I am going to buy one of the two rifles, but cannot decide. The Nosler is in 300WSM and the Sen is in 7mm. The purpose will be bench shooting, I already have a Sako hunter in .300WSM Do I really want another? I guess it would mean not having to stock another caliber ammo. The Nosler model 48 is unique and has an excellent trigger pull. The Sen is 8 1/2 pounds compared to Nos is 6 1/2. I am leaning hard towards the Nosler, but is it too light for bench shooting? I do not plan to hunt with it but I guess it would be nice to do so if I wanted. Damn:confused:
 
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I know nothing about the Nosler rifles and what barrel they use, but the Sendero is a pretty expensive 1/2-1 MOA rifle. Some shoot better than that, but it is still just a fancy factory rifle with a fluted barrel. Fluted hammer forged barrels are not conducive to shooting long strings of ammo - particularly magnums.

You have an excellent precision gunsmith in Dennis Sorenson, who lives in Brentwood Bay. It might be worth looking him up and discussing the virtues of putting a match barrel on a more austere action, which will guarantee you superb accuracy for not much more money (if at all).

If you want a superb bench shooting gun with the same barrel life as a 300 and better than a 700 RM, consider a Savage F-Class Rifle in 6.5X284. It will out-shoot the Sendero and I suspect the Nosler, and it is designed for shooting off a bench. The sendero type stocks are not. Furthermore, the cartridge is a SUPERBLY accurate long distance cartridge that rivals magnums for power.
 
Thanks for the info, and yes I know Dennis well and see him weekly. Since you said you know nothing about Nosler look them up and I would be interested in what you think about the company and the rifle of interest.
 
Obtunded has the right idea in my opinion on the Savage or build one to suit. The Nosler is a hunting rifle and the Sendero os a long range hunting rifle, but the Savage is designed to be a target rifle. I am a fan of the 6.5's, I have a 6.5x55 M38, and I had a target/varmint rilfe built around a Rem 700 action firing the 260 Rem; it is a whole lot more accurate than I can shoot.
 
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.....I would be interested in what you think about the company and the rifle of interest.
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For the money they are asking, you could have a custom rifle in the caliber you want, and with a barrel I guarantee would be superior inn terms of suitability and accuracy for off the bench shooting. Neither rifle (Nosler or Sendero) is a good design for bench shooting, they are sporter rifles with light barrels.

Ultimately, You have to be happy with what you are buying, so if these are what you want, get 'em and have fun. (Remember what you paid for my opinion:))I fully admit that I am prejudiced by the fact that my personal shooting interests involve achieving accuracy to which almost no factory rifle can come close. The barrel is everything, and a gun's cosmetics contribute nothing to accuracy.
 
The Nosler is a very pretty semi collectable hunting rifle. I am sure the quality of workmanship and wood/metal fit will be excellent.

SO WHAT!

Will not do a damn thing to putting those bullets side by side. I fully expect the Nosler to be a MOA/sub MOA rifle for 3rds fired until the barrel heats up. It might get to 5rds since they are using 'match' barrels (but they don't list who makes them).

The stock shape is horrid for the bench and the weight will make recoil brutal.

If you ever wanted to chase big game with a pretty rifle with some pedigree, go for it. I am sure it will provide both personal joy and enough accuracy to drop bambi at 200 paces.

If shooting small groups in paper is more your thing, a $300 Stevens in 223 with handloads will shoot better then either choice. Hurt alot less too.

For $3150 for that Nosler, you can build up a BR quality rifle that a top shooter could win at the US nationals. We are talking multiple group averages under 1/4" at 100yds.

Or an F class type rifle that can shoot 1/4 to 1/3 minute at 1000yds.

Talk to Dennis. He should have some older BR rifles kicking around that can put large smiles on your face for little money.

Jerry
 
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