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30-28 Nosler Wildcat
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<blockquote data-quote="BoatTail" data-source="post: 1233905" data-attributes="member: 74670"><p>You guys were right. First off mistake for mixing cases. I used the RUM cases because the Nosler cases are so expensive and the Remington cases are cheaper and seem to not be as soft as the Nosler cases. I had Hornady make me some reforming dies to convert Ultra Mag Brass to 28 Nosler. For this application I skip the last forming die and use my 30-28 Nosler forming die instead.</p><p></p><p>Case capacity of the two are also different. The Nosler case holds 99.5 grs of H20 and the Remington Ultra Mag case hold 101.5. I will be using the Remington Ultra Mag cases going forward.</p><p></p><p>The primer I use is as CCI 250. The theory of the firing pin perfect seal make sense as their was no smoke discoloration in at the penetration point.</p><p></p><p>jfseaman, I decided to go with the 30-28 Nosler over the 30 Nosler because of some of your posts. I did ordered both a custom version of the 30 Nosler Reamer and standard set of dies and a custom 30-28 Nosler Reamer and Dies. After a lot of calculations and thought decided to go with the 30-28 Nosler as I felt it would give me a slight edge over the 30 Nosler. I wanted to reach/exceed 3100 fps with a 200 gr bullet safely and it looks like I have achieved it with the Ultra Case, 200 gr Hornady ELD-X bullet and 82.5 grs of RL 26. </p><p></p><p>After I get my Sear fixed I will be testing Retumbo powder but I'm not hopeful. What's interesting is QL show RL 26 as the ideal powder for the 30-28 Nosler. RL 25 seems to be similar to RL 26. With 87 grs of Retumbo I'm in a compressed load situation and a QL predicted pressure of 57003 psi, well below the SAAMI pressure of the Nosler cartridges. Velocity is QL predicted at 3023, well below the predicted and achieved max of RL 26.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your comments and help.</p><p></p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoatTail, post: 1233905, member: 74670"] You guys were right. First off mistake for mixing cases. I used the RUM cases because the Nosler cases are so expensive and the Remington cases are cheaper and seem to not be as soft as the Nosler cases. I had Hornady make me some reforming dies to convert Ultra Mag Brass to 28 Nosler. For this application I skip the last forming die and use my 30-28 Nosler forming die instead. Case capacity of the two are also different. The Nosler case holds 99.5 grs of H20 and the Remington Ultra Mag case hold 101.5. I will be using the Remington Ultra Mag cases going forward. The primer I use is as CCI 250. The theory of the firing pin perfect seal make sense as their was no smoke discoloration in at the penetration point. jfseaman, I decided to go with the 30-28 Nosler over the 30 Nosler because of some of your posts. I did ordered both a custom version of the 30 Nosler Reamer and standard set of dies and a custom 30-28 Nosler Reamer and Dies. After a lot of calculations and thought decided to go with the 30-28 Nosler as I felt it would give me a slight edge over the 30 Nosler. I wanted to reach/exceed 3100 fps with a 200 gr bullet safely and it looks like I have achieved it with the Ultra Case, 200 gr Hornady ELD-X bullet and 82.5 grs of RL 26. After I get my Sear fixed I will be testing Retumbo powder but I'm not hopeful. What's interesting is QL show RL 26 as the ideal powder for the 30-28 Nosler. RL 25 seems to be similar to RL 26. With 87 grs of Retumbo I'm in a compressed load situation and a QL predicted pressure of 57003 psi, well below the SAAMI pressure of the Nosler cartridges. Velocity is QL predicted at 3023, well below the predicted and achieved max of RL 26. Thanks for your comments and help. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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