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.264 Win. Mag vs 26 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="cb4128" data-source="post: 1883692" data-attributes="member: 80069"><p>I am a big 6.5 fan and actually own both a 26 nosler and 264 win. Here's my loads that I settled on and experience with the same components (26" barrel, nosler brass, federal 215m primers, retumbo powder):</p><p></p><p><u>264:</u></p><p>- 140gr berger elite hunters, 72.0gr of Retumbo, 3,217 fps - shoots consistently in the .3's</p><p>- 156gr berger elite hunters, 68.5gr of Retumbo, 3,103 fps - shoots consistently in the .2's</p><p></p><p><u>26 Nosler:</u></p><p>- 140gr Nosler Accubonds, 74.8gr of Retumbo, 3,265fps - shoots in the .1's</p><p></p><p>One thing that I did notice is that around 76.8gr in the 26 Nosler, you could get another 100 fps, but I had a pretty good plunger/ejector mark on the brass and 2 more grains of powder to only get 100 fps didn't seem like a good tradeoff.</p><p></p><p>If you were going to pick one, I'd go with the 264 win mag - assuming you are using similar components like I did. The real world gains in the 26 Nosler is not worth it in my opinion for the decrease in barrel life. I have another buddy who loaded up the 140gr accubond in his 264 and his speeds were within 30 fps, with 6 grains less powder - same barrel length, same powder (26", Retumbo). The 264 is just more efficient, bottom line. You start getting diminishing returns after about 70-72gr of powder.</p><p></p><p>BUT, if you want a 26 Nosler, it works great! As long as you use it as it's intended - it's a hunting caliber. I'm always a proponent for shooting faster, as long as the accuracy is still there - it's just easier to shoot at moderate ranges with less hold over or adjustment in a real world hunting scenario.</p><p></p><p>Either way, make a call and run with it and have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cb4128, post: 1883692, member: 80069"] I am a big 6.5 fan and actually own both a 26 nosler and 264 win. Here's my loads that I settled on and experience with the same components (26" barrel, nosler brass, federal 215m primers, retumbo powder): [U]264:[/U] - 140gr berger elite hunters, 72.0gr of Retumbo, 3,217 fps - shoots consistently in the .3's - 156gr berger elite hunters, 68.5gr of Retumbo, 3,103 fps - shoots consistently in the .2's [U]26 Nosler:[/U] - 140gr Nosler Accubonds, 74.8gr of Retumbo, 3,265fps - shoots in the .1's One thing that I did notice is that around 76.8gr in the 26 Nosler, you could get another 100 fps, but I had a pretty good plunger/ejector mark on the brass and 2 more grains of powder to only get 100 fps didn't seem like a good tradeoff. If you were going to pick one, I'd go with the 264 win mag - assuming you are using similar components like I did. The real world gains in the 26 Nosler is not worth it in my opinion for the decrease in barrel life. I have another buddy who loaded up the 140gr accubond in his 264 and his speeds were within 30 fps, with 6 grains less powder - same barrel length, same powder (26", Retumbo). The 264 is just more efficient, bottom line. You start getting diminishing returns after about 70-72gr of powder. BUT, if you want a 26 Nosler, it works great! As long as you use it as it's intended - it's a hunting caliber. I'm always a proponent for shooting faster, as long as the accuracy is still there - it's just easier to shoot at moderate ranges with less hold over or adjustment in a real world hunting scenario. Either way, make a call and run with it and have fun! [/QUOTE]
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