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26 Nosler - Hot rod for the 21st Century
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<blockquote data-quote="kiwhite" data-source="post: 1198667" data-attributes="member: 5243"><p>I HAVE A .26 NOSLER CUSTOM BUILT WITH A PREDATOR LONG RIFLE ACTION, TIMNEY TRIGGER SET @ 2#, A BROUGHTON 5C PROFILE 26" BBL,BUSHNELL 3.5-21-50 SCOPE. RELOADING DATA IS HARD TO COME BY. IT TOOK ME 200+ RDS TO GET THINGS GOING RIGHT. MY BEST LOAD IS A 127 GR BARNES LRX wITH 74 GR RELOADER 26 PUSHING IT FOR 3412'/s. IT IS LOADED.029 OFF LANDS @ 3.385" TOCHES LANDS @ 3.414. THIS LOAD IS ONE HOLE AT 1OO YARDS. NOW wORKING ON THE NEW 143 GR HORNADY ELD-X. IT'S -1/4" BUT AM STILL PLAYING WITH SEATING DEPTH. IT WILL DO BETTER WITH IT ABOUT .030 OFF LANDS ALSO. THE FACTORY MAX OAL IS A 1"+ GROUP FROM THIS RIFLE. I HAD THROAT EXTENDED TO 3.412 WITH BERGER 140 VLD'S. NOSLER'S FACTORY AMMO IN THIS RIFLE IS +1.5" WITH THE 129 ABLR BULLET. IF HANDLOADED 3.450" IT TOUCHES LANDS @ 3.484" WITH MY THROAT. </p><p> I'm having fun now but throat wear in this rifle is EXCESSIVE AS MUZZLE PRESSURE WITH QUICKLOAD PROGRAM IS OVER 15,000 # MY 6.5-S84 WITH A 30" BROUGHTON BARREL IS BELOW 9,500#. IF IT GOES OVER 500 ROUNDS WITHOUT A SETBACK OR NEW BARREL I WILL BE SURPRISED. NOT SOMTHING YOU WOULD TAKE WITH YOU ON A HIGH VOLUME PRARIE DOG SHOOT. BUT FOR LONG RANGE HUNTING IT IS OUTSTANDING. </p><p> LAST YEARS ANTELOPE WAS TAKEN @ 580 YDS . 2 DOE DEER AT 385 & 415 ALL ONE SHOT ,DOWN IN THEIR TRACKS. IT IS EFFECTIVE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kiwhite, post: 1198667, member: 5243"] I HAVE A .26 NOSLER CUSTOM BUILT WITH A PREDATOR LONG RIFLE ACTION, TIMNEY TRIGGER SET @ 2#, A BROUGHTON 5C PROFILE 26" BBL,BUSHNELL 3.5-21-50 SCOPE. RELOADING DATA IS HARD TO COME BY. IT TOOK ME 200+ RDS TO GET THINGS GOING RIGHT. MY BEST LOAD IS A 127 GR BARNES LRX wITH 74 GR RELOADER 26 PUSHING IT FOR 3412'/s. IT IS LOADED.029 OFF LANDS @ 3.385" TOCHES LANDS @ 3.414. THIS LOAD IS ONE HOLE AT 1OO YARDS. NOW wORKING ON THE NEW 143 GR HORNADY ELD-X. IT'S -1/4" BUT AM STILL PLAYING WITH SEATING DEPTH. IT WILL DO BETTER WITH IT ABOUT .030 OFF LANDS ALSO. THE FACTORY MAX OAL IS A 1"+ GROUP FROM THIS RIFLE. I HAD THROAT EXTENDED TO 3.412 WITH BERGER 140 VLD'S. NOSLER'S FACTORY AMMO IN THIS RIFLE IS +1.5" WITH THE 129 ABLR BULLET. IF HANDLOADED 3.450" IT TOUCHES LANDS @ 3.484" WITH MY THROAT. I'm having fun now but throat wear in this rifle is EXCESSIVE AS MUZZLE PRESSURE WITH QUICKLOAD PROGRAM IS OVER 15,000 # MY 6.5-S84 WITH A 30" BROUGHTON BARREL IS BELOW 9,500#. IF IT GOES OVER 500 ROUNDS WITHOUT A SETBACK OR NEW BARREL I WILL BE SURPRISED. NOT SOMTHING YOU WOULD TAKE WITH YOU ON A HIGH VOLUME PRARIE DOG SHOOT. BUT FOR LONG RANGE HUNTING IT IS OUTSTANDING. LAST YEARS ANTELOPE WAS TAKEN @ 580 YDS . 2 DOE DEER AT 385 & 415 ALL ONE SHOT ,DOWN IN THEIR TRACKS. IT IS EFFECTIVE. [/QUOTE]
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