Good evening everyone I hope it has been a Sunday funday for you!! I am going to build my first custom rifle very shortly and I am considering a 28 nosler shooting 195 Bergers. I have been doing some reading and I see some people have been having issues with the 195 bergers blowing up at higher velocities. To the guys that have been shooting these bullets have you been having any issues
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MudRunner2005
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At the .28 Nosler/7mm STW velocities, I don't think you'll be having those issues. I think I remember reading those were only having problems with the super-mag velocities, like over 3,200 FPS MV. With the .28 Nosler, you should be in the 3,000-3,100 FPS MV range.
Kmccord
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I have a 28 Nosler custom made by Alliance Custom Armory, with a 26" Brux barrel 1:8 twist. The load I have found that is shooting a .50 MOA group is using a CCI 250 LRM primer, 84.3 gr. of RL33 with a .020 bullet jump, the average velocity in this load is 3093fps at my altitude of 440'. I have another load for the 180gr VLD Berger is using a CCI 250 LRM primer with 80.7 gr. of Retumbo with a .020 bullet jump, the average velocity with this load runs 3117fps and very accurate. I have another one I am testing using RL33 with the 180 that looks like 85.7 gr will be the most accurate, I have not tested this load with a Chrono yet.
slowrunning
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I ran them out of a 28 nosler at 3130 fps with no issues. Killed a bull with the 195 last year, did the job very well.
revturbo9967
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whats your COAL?
Kmccord
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Rev, my COAL measurements with the Hornady OAL guage are listed below for the two Berger bullets. In my rifle these are .020 from lands.
195 gr Berger EOL = 2.845"
180 gr Berger HVLD = 2.812"
195 gr Berger EOL = 2.845"
180 gr Berger HVLD = 2.812"
revturbo9967
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im measuring with calipers. not sure where the hornady gauge is measuring to
Kmccord
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The Hornady OAL guage fits onto your caliper and measures from the bullet Ogive to the base of the cartridge.
revturbo9967
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i get it now. i dont have a gauge for these yet to measure ogive. just measuring OAL
Kmccord
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Without the Hornady OAL guage, below are measurements from tip of bullet to base of cartridge.
195 gr. Berger EOL = 3.585
180 gr. Berger HVLD = 3.514
revturbo9967
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great thanks. im jammed at 3.635 OAL. so im assuming i have enough throat to get me over 3000 with the 195s. i havent made a load for this rifle yet.
Kmccord
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I know with RL33 in my gun with 84.3gr I am pushing average of 3093fps with a 26" Barrel.
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im at 27.5 barrel length on this build.
would you have a starting load you could suggest for thew 195s ?
all this information is great, thank you again
would you have a starting load you could suggest for thew 195s ?
all this information is great, thank you again
Kmccord
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I would need to know what powder are you planning to use? All of my data for the 28 Nosler I received from Berger, I just sent them an email and they provided all of the starting load and Max load for each 7mm bullet (168, 180 and 195) for all powders they tested in the 28 Nosler.
