28 nosler

[ann brezinski]

what are your faverate deer loads for this round

 

[nimrod_gn]

143 grain Hammer Hunter over Retumbo or N570

 

[quarterman]

175 grain eldx over retumbo, at 3180 fps

 

[Dmagna]

Some advice when it comes to the 28 nosler. Don't change your load workups. If you have a lid that works then use it, if you are just starting develop something that will work on everything you plan on shooting. You will burn that barrel off before you get a chance to use it.

 

[Dmagna]

Bullets all depend on your twist rate, 1-8 or 1-8.5 lots of people including myself use the Berger 195. 1-9 or slower 180s or even the lighter hammer bullets if you dont plan on shooting long range.

 

[Can2Juan]

195s EOLs or 180VLDs over N-570 or N-568 has been really good for me, low ES/SDs. 3/4" or better at 100 yards.

 

[GLTaylor]

131 Hammer Hunter, N570 or H1000, small groups and 3600+ fps!

 

[Reelamin]

Mine likes the 160AB at 3300 the best. What ever non target or re labeled target bullet shoots the best in my rifle. I want expansion that carries all the way through the animal. It's a deer and to me they are easy to kill

 

[ann brezinski]

given the speeds that can be relized from this case on average what would you expect from life of the factory barrels?now i am not talking about a guy that shoots target but just for hunting deer and a elk throne in.i assum maybe if you do your part as far as careing for the rifle maybe 1500 rounds

 

[Dmagna]

800

 

[Huntnful]

given the speeds that can be relized from this case on average what would you expect from life of the factory barrels?now i am not talking about a guy that shoots target but just for hunting deer and a elk throne in.i assum maybe if you do your part as far as careing for the rifle maybe 1500 rounds

800

800-900 is correct. I babied mine, and the throat was gone at about 850 rounds. It still shot the hammers pretty decent, but would shred the jacket on at 195 berger. It was burned out at least 3/8" from starting point.

 

[KSB209]

I've been kicking around the idea of a 28 Nosler for awhile now. Are there any barrels that have a better chance of lasting longer then others (brux, bartlein, pacnor, etc…). What about a steel vs carbon barrel? I'll probably end up just rebarreling my 300wm instead but it's always nice to have a shinny new rifle in your collection

 

[Dmagna]

I've been kicking around the idea of a 28 Nosler for awhile now. Are there any barrels that have a better chance of lasting longer then others (brux, bartlein, pacnor, etc…). What about a steel vs carbon barrel? I'll probably end up just rebarreling my 300wm instead but it's always nice to have a shinny new rifle in your collection

A 30/28 nosler is a great cartridge. If you don't want to chase tuning a 28

 

[Reelamin]

given the speeds that can be relized from this case on average what would you expect from life of the factory barrels?now i am not talking about a guy that shoots target but just for hunting deer and a elk throne in.i assum maybe if you do your part as far as careing for the rifle maybe 1500 rounds

This is my first 28N. Only reason I have it is because they don't offer the 7STW or 7RUM without paying stupid prices or insane custom guns. My 7STW is still shooting .5" groups right about 1000 rounds. I shot it hard as my ground hog gun. That means usually about 30 rounds in 30 minutes with 5-7 shots one right after the other.
I'm fully confident my STW and 28N will easily last past 1500 rounds and still hold .75" or less at 100yds.