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26 Nosler????? !!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 931878" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Once upon a time I was a complete speed freak and kept pushing light 7mm's in the STW to see what I could get out of it along with some .220 swifts shooting 40 grainers and some lead core .17 Rem's all to beyond what was recommended.</p><p></p><p>It was hard as hell on barrels and even harder on bullets. I shot a coyote with the .17 at about sixty yards and then had to shoot him again a few hours later with a .22lr when we came across him.</p><p></p><p>The bullet had exploded just before hitting him and we found a fragmentation pattern about 12" or so in diameter and the jacket, missing all of its lead folded inside out buried up just under the skin.</p><p></p><p>We could see some of the STW and Swift's just go "poof" and vaporize before ever hitting a hundred yard target.</p><p></p><p>I suspect if you try doing the same with the 26 shooting anything but a solid monometal bullet you'll end up with similar results.</p><p></p><p>The caliber is designed for shooting 130 and heavier bullets so that's what I'm going to stick with and I'm going to try real hard not to burn a barrel before I've got a good feel for it.</p><p></p><p>Having been pretty well on the injured reserve list since September and doing very little shooting and almost no hunting over the last few months I'm definitely looking forward to getting back in the groove though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 931878, member: 30902"] Once upon a time I was a complete speed freak and kept pushing light 7mm's in the STW to see what I could get out of it along with some .220 swifts shooting 40 grainers and some lead core .17 Rem's all to beyond what was recommended. It was hard as hell on barrels and even harder on bullets. I shot a coyote with the .17 at about sixty yards and then had to shoot him again a few hours later with a .22lr when we came across him. The bullet had exploded just before hitting him and we found a fragmentation pattern about 12" or so in diameter and the jacket, missing all of its lead folded inside out buried up just under the skin. We could see some of the STW and Swift's just go "poof" and vaporize before ever hitting a hundred yard target. I suspect if you try doing the same with the 26 shooting anything but a solid monometal bullet you'll end up with similar results. The caliber is designed for shooting 130 and heavier bullets so that's what I'm going to stick with and I'm going to try real hard not to burn a barrel before I've got a good feel for it. Having been pretty well on the injured reserve list since September and doing very little shooting and almost no hunting over the last few months I'm definitely looking forward to getting back in the groove though! [/QUOTE]
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