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Explain the need for a 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="Don Garlow" data-source="post: 1920694" data-attributes="member: 49189"><p>Personally, I love the 28 Nosler. I get more velocity with less powder, more consistent velocities, less perceived recoil compared to my previous STW's, And so far, less barrel wear. (I'm at 400 rounds fired and have lost less than 0.002" from the rifling.) I also experienced velocity spikes with the STW's that drove me crazy. I used the Rem 700 STW action for the build with a Hart 1:8 5R barrel. The rifle, with 195 Berger's shoots 1/4 minute of elevation as long as I do my part in driving it properly. My load is 75.9 Gr Retumbo with the 195 Berger EOL and Fed 215 Mag Match primers for 2985fps. ES averages around 10 with SD around 5-6. I ran the Berger seating protocol and found that 0.017 jump shoots little knots with this load. I find the best feature of the rifle and load is the ability to truly offer an advantage in wind bucking. I now have trouble because I almost always estimate wind corrections too high after shooting 160's in the STW. The rifle was built by Bob Dugan, Dugan's Custom Guns, Port Matilda, PA. You won't find an STW in my gun case any more. I've only killed one elk with the rifle at around 765 yds but the elk was down when the rifle came out of recoil. All good rifles with good bullets properly placed kill quickly, but the 28 with 195 Bergers seem to be a "Bigger Hammer." Hope this reply is of assistance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don Garlow, post: 1920694, member: 49189"] Personally, I love the 28 Nosler. I get more velocity with less powder, more consistent velocities, less perceived recoil compared to my previous STW's, And so far, less barrel wear. (I'm at 400 rounds fired and have lost less than 0.002" from the rifling.) I also experienced velocity spikes with the STW's that drove me crazy. I used the Rem 700 STW action for the build with a Hart 1:8 5R barrel. The rifle, with 195 Berger's shoots 1/4 minute of elevation as long as I do my part in driving it properly. My load is 75.9 Gr Retumbo with the 195 Berger EOL and Fed 215 Mag Match primers for 2985fps. ES averages around 10 with SD around 5-6. I ran the Berger seating protocol and found that 0.017 jump shoots little knots with this load. I find the best feature of the rifle and load is the ability to truly offer an advantage in wind bucking. I now have trouble because I almost always estimate wind corrections too high after shooting 160's in the STW. The rifle was built by Bob Dugan, Dugan's Custom Guns, Port Matilda, PA. You won't find an STW in my gun case any more. I've only killed one elk with the rifle at around 765 yds but the elk was down when the rifle came out of recoil. All good rifles with good bullets properly placed kill quickly, but the 28 with 195 Bergers seem to be a "Bigger Hammer." Hope this reply is of assistance. [/QUOTE]
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