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30-28 Nosler Wildcat
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<blockquote data-quote="BoatTail" data-source="post: 1271752" data-attributes="member: 74670"><p>Kris,</p><p></p><p>The last load work I did was with reformed Norma 300 Ultra mag brass. As I remember it holds about the same amount of water as a resized 28 Nosler, and 2 grs less than Remington brass in 300 Ultra Mag. I believe the Nosler brass is made by Norma as well but I'm not getting Plunger and Extractor marks on my Norma brass as I did on the Nosler at max (or just above) loads. (experiences from my 28 Nosler load development). This could just be the powder differences though.</p><p></p><p>Why Norma brass? Because I hosed all my Remington brass by forming and trimming it to 30 Nosler when I thought I was going that direction. When I decided instead on the 30-28 Nosler, all I could find was Norma brass to resize. It's also much cheaper than Nosler brass. </p><p></p><p>I tried Retumbo and RL33 and could not get enough powder in the case to reach max pressures and velocity. Instead I went to RL26 based on Quickload app calculations that and it seems to be the best for this round. </p><p></p><p>Quickload shows with a Hornady 200 ELD-X bullet, 82.5 grs of RL26 and a cartridge length of a 3.490" (my 30-28 has a longer throat) it posts a max velocity of 3090. </p><p></p><p>In my rifle with a 26" barrel I'm getting 3178 fps with the Hornady 200 ELD-X bullet, 82.5 grs of RL26 combination . I can't explain the 90 fps difference with Quickload. It was, for the most part, right on with my 28 Nosler.</p><p></p><p>However I'm on the edge of sticky cases with the 82.5 gr RL26 load with this rifle. At 83grs every case sticks. Primers don't look much different from 80grs loads to those with 82.5. By the way the 83gr load produced 3211fps in my rifle but that doesn't help with sticky cases.</p><p></p><p>Just as a comparison the Nosler manual shows the 30 Nosler with a 200 gr ABLRs and 78grs of R26 reaching 3023fps.</p><p></p><p>My plan is to back off 2 or 3 grs from the 82.5 gr load to see if I can get around 3130 fps without any chance of sticky cases.</p><p></p><p>I do believe with resized Remington 300 Ultra Mag Brass I would not see the excessive pressure and might be able to add a grain or two and achieve 3200 fps safely.</p><p></p><p>That will have to wait though. Its cold and wet in Denver and I'm sending my bolt out to be fluted and have a hunter knob installed.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoatTail, post: 1271752, member: 74670"] Kris, The last load work I did was with reformed Norma 300 Ultra mag brass. As I remember it holds about the same amount of water as a resized 28 Nosler, and 2 grs less than Remington brass in 300 Ultra Mag. I believe the Nosler brass is made by Norma as well but I'm not getting Plunger and Extractor marks on my Norma brass as I did on the Nosler at max (or just above) loads. (experiences from my 28 Nosler load development). This could just be the powder differences though. Why Norma brass? Because I hosed all my Remington brass by forming and trimming it to 30 Nosler when I thought I was going that direction. When I decided instead on the 30-28 Nosler, all I could find was Norma brass to resize. It's also much cheaper than Nosler brass. I tried Retumbo and RL33 and could not get enough powder in the case to reach max pressures and velocity. Instead I went to RL26 based on Quickload app calculations that and it seems to be the best for this round. Quickload shows with a Hornady 200 ELD-X bullet, 82.5 grs of RL26 and a cartridge length of a 3.490" (my 30-28 has a longer throat) it posts a max velocity of 3090. In my rifle with a 26" barrel I'm getting 3178 fps with the Hornady 200 ELD-X bullet, 82.5 grs of RL26 combination . I can't explain the 90 fps difference with Quickload. It was, for the most part, right on with my 28 Nosler. However I'm on the edge of sticky cases with the 82.5 gr RL26 load with this rifle. At 83grs every case sticks. Primers don't look much different from 80grs loads to those with 82.5. By the way the 83gr load produced 3211fps in my rifle but that doesn't help with sticky cases. Just as a comparison the Nosler manual shows the 30 Nosler with a 200 gr ABLRs and 78grs of R26 reaching 3023fps. My plan is to back off 2 or 3 grs from the 82.5 gr load to see if I can get around 3130 fps without any chance of sticky cases. I do believe with resized Remington 300 Ultra Mag Brass I would not see the excessive pressure and might be able to add a grain or two and achieve 3200 fps safely. That will have to wait though. Its cold and wet in Denver and I'm sending my bolt out to be fluted and have a hunter knob installed. Hope this helps. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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