elkaholic
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Sorry, but no.
The Nosler is a .550" diameter case and the Sherman is . 530"
28 Nosler or ?? Need help!
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The Nosler is a .550" diameter case and the Sherman is . 530"
Have Ryan Pierce build you a lightweight 300 Norma Improved. Better performance than both or those.
pacowboy
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If you're wanting to stick with wildcats try the 7mm-300 WBY or a .30 Hart.
elkaholic
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No it wont. Dakota is .550" and SM is .530"
I will clean up a prc or a WM
David Emerson
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I would stay away from the 6.5x300wby. I have built many 28.s and all have been incredible. But I did change the reamer in the throat. Shortened the freebore by .030 and changed from a 3 degree to a 1 1/2 degree throat. A 3 degree is like slamming a bullet into a wall. Even in a 3.4 inch box and a long jump all these rifles have shot .250 or less. A customer sent me a picture of a 3 shot group at 300 yards shot with full house loads with 175 nosler partitions. All I have built I have used 3 groove lilja or 4 groove brux barrels. 26 or 27 inch. I took one to Africa along with a 375. I should have left the 375 at home. Eland were one shot and none went over 10 steps. That is a big animal. lol When I first got there a kudu was high on a mountain. Maybe 350. But it was steep. I asked the guide. Is it a good one. Yesss it is. Whack. After he said if you pull that again you are done.
I love the 28. For hunting big game. Moose, elk. 175 nosler partitions. The long range bullets are too soft. Another good one is the 7mm practical. Basically a reborn 7mm mashburn but on the 300 win mag case. Very easy. Run a case in the die and presto. Developed in new zeeland. ballistic studies.com or just google 7mm practical and read. I took that design and necked it 6.5. 10 grains less powder and more or equal speed than 26 nosler or 6.5x300wea. If you are interested call PTG and ask them to send you a print of the 6.5 practical that Dave Emerson had them make.If your not stuck on 7mm I would look at 30 Cal choices. Now with the current bullets they offer many benefits for LR hunting and really only recoil as a downside which is mostly negated by the effective brakes available by a few smiths on this forum.
30 SM, 30-28 Nosler, 300 Norma Mag Imp. All wildcats so more unique. All better barrel life than a 28N. They are also all more efficient than there 7mm equivalents. The 30-28N really needs a RUM Wyatt's box to seat higher BC bullets by junc above the shoulder neck junc.
30 SM, 30-28 Nosler, 300 Norma Mag Imp. All wildcats so more unique. All better barrel life than a 28N. They are also all more efficient than there 7mm equivalents. The 30-28N really needs a RUM Wyatt's box to seat higher BC bullets by junc above the shoulder neck junc.
huntfish7mm
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I had already bought the 6.5 proof barrel but I've got a tikka action I can use with that to make a 6.5 PRC. I'll order another proof in .284. I was actually looking at the 7mm practical. I'll ask my gunsmith if he's ever done one. Where can I get reamers for the practical and 28 that are throated for 195s? I'm gonna get a Christensen ridgeline or seekins ph1 in 300 RUM so I want another .284
David Emerson
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PTG and Dave Manson both make reamers for the practical. Manson has dies too. Be careful with that 195. It takes an 8 or 8.5 twist. If your gun doesn,t like it you are screwed for the shorter bullets. And that is straight from Nathan Foster who developed it. ballisticstudies.com
huntfish7mm
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I was worried about that. Is there anyway to get around that? Be able to shoot the 195s and 180s?
David Emerson
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Foster uses the 180 eldm. Cofficicient of .796 or .407 G7. He has shot goats in New Zeeland to 1400 yards.
David Emerson
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And he recommends nothing tighter than a 9 twist
David Emerson
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He designed it and has a lot of trigger time with the practical so I guess I listen to what he says
