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26 Nosler - Hot rod for the 21st Century
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<blockquote data-quote="Thesteeleboy" data-source="post: 1225748" data-attributes="member: 12300"><p>I have been shooting 143 ELD-X through two different 26 Nosler with 30 inch Bartlein 5R barrel. 86 gr of RL-33 shoots 3520 fps and under 1/2 moa. These rifles loves the 143 ELD-X and the 140 ELD-Match bullets. Unfortunately, only for about 250 rounds. Granted that is an extreme hot rod load, but thats why I built it { just to see what it would do }. Fortunately I have another barrel setting here ready to go because my barrel looks like an alligator hyde through a bore scope in the rifle with the 250 rounds. Im currently running some Tubbs TM bullets and JB bore compound through it to milk out a few more rounds, but the barrel will fowl so fast from this point forward its almost more work than its worth to try and stay on top of the maintenance. The second rifle has shot fewer rounds but will be starting its own maintenance program to try and extend its life beyond what the first one shot. The accuracy of the Nosler Long Range bullets were a huge disappointment to me, Both factory ammo and reloading for it. 1 1/4 was about as good as it got consistently, 3/4 once in a while. If your going to build one jump on the first load you find under 3/4 and call it good, then take it out prior to the hunt and run 2 or 3 through it, now go kill your critter , take it home, clean it and put it away for next year. Just my thoughts on the matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thesteeleboy, post: 1225748, member: 12300"] I have been shooting 143 ELD-X through two different 26 Nosler with 30 inch Bartlein 5R barrel. 86 gr of RL-33 shoots 3520 fps and under 1/2 moa. These rifles loves the 143 ELD-X and the 140 ELD-Match bullets. Unfortunately, only for about 250 rounds. Granted that is an extreme hot rod load, but thats why I built it { just to see what it would do }. Fortunately I have another barrel setting here ready to go because my barrel looks like an alligator hyde through a bore scope in the rifle with the 250 rounds. Im currently running some Tubbs TM bullets and JB bore compound through it to milk out a few more rounds, but the barrel will fowl so fast from this point forward its almost more work than its worth to try and stay on top of the maintenance. The second rifle has shot fewer rounds but will be starting its own maintenance program to try and extend its life beyond what the first one shot. The accuracy of the Nosler Long Range bullets were a huge disappointment to me, Both factory ammo and reloading for it. 1 1/4 was about as good as it got consistently, 3/4 once in a while. If your going to build one jump on the first load you find under 3/4 and call it good, then take it out prior to the hunt and run 2 or 3 through it, now go kill your critter , take it home, clean it and put it away for next year. Just my thoughts on the matter. [/QUOTE]
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