You would need a magnum bolt face.
26 Nosler ????
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You would need a magnum bolt face.
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That's what good gun smiths with lathes are for.
264WM
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That's what good gun smiths with lathes are for.
Amen to that. I also think there are some excellent custom bolts out there.
MontanaRifleman
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It has a good bit more case capacity than a 300 WM
Nomosendero
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I would think in 30 cal. using a 215/230 Berger & seating the bullet to mag length in a Mod 700 action or long custom action would make a nice round
I don't know how much either case can hold of the top of my head, but I know they are pretty comparable. So that's why I said Win Mag.
MontanaRifleman
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Yeah, it's basically a 300 Dakota.
MontanaRifleman
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It supposedly has 93 gr of usable case space. The 300 WM has 86.4 filled to the mouth and the 300 Dakota 94.8. Deduct about 2-3 gr for neck capacity and it is basically identical to the 300 Dakota which is about 10% more volume than the 300 WM. For comparison, the 300 RUM has about 107 gr capacity to the mouth.
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Got the easy part done and ordered a Shaw barrel, now the fun part of trying to get the brass when it becomes available
MontanaRifleman
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Got the easy part done and ordered a Shaw barrel, now the fun part of trying to get the brass when it becomes available
Brass is already available, just call Dakota and order some
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FROM NOSLER:
"The case capacity of the 26 Nosler is 93 grains of water. This was measured with a 130gr AccuBond seated to max OAL (3.340"). "
I take it this means the capacity was measured to the base of the seated bullet. So the capacity measured to "empty" case mouth is substantially more.
"The case capacity of the 26 Nosler is 93 grains of water. This was measured with a 130gr AccuBond seated to max OAL (3.340"). "
I take it this means the capacity was measured to the base of the seated bullet. So the capacity measured to "empty" case mouth is substantially more.
It sounds a lot like a 6.5STW in a shorter package. I would bet the capacity is really close. That would mean a 7mm version would be nearly identical to a 7STW, a .30 cal version would be almost identical to a .300 Weatherby/.30-8mm Mag, and a .338 version would be nearly identical to a .340 Weatherby.
