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Help! 6.5x284 vs 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="toddc" data-source="post: 1267372" data-attributes="member: 4566"><p>Just remember you need to do a LOT of long range PLINKING to prepare for long range HUNTING. I have been LRH for 35 yrs now and between load development, verifications and just getting comfortable with a new rig I generally run 300+ rounds before I really know the rigs characteristics and capabilities. This is a best case scenario and involves zero learning on LR shooting. That could very well be 1/3 of a barrel on a 28 Nosler. </p><p>If you are an experienced LRH guy then the Nosler will be a fine hunting rig, your question however leads me to believe that you are reasonably new to this area and would be better served giving up 150FPS for 1K extra shots. </p><p>Also remember that the big 7mms and long bullets can get "twitchy" and be harder to work with than a tamer 7mm or something like the 300 WM. You can download a Nosler somewhat but then you can run into node issues and other problems.</p><p>I'm not trying to steer you away from a dream but I have seen this happen a lot of times over the years. LRH demands extreme precision, SD and ES. If you haven't been reloading for a while for LRH achieving this can be difficult with an easy to load for rig that has tons of data about it. The Nosler is a cutting edge rig that is still being figured out, whereas the 300 WM or something similar has had much more research and data available. This is part of the reason for a guy new to LRH I would council something that a lot of people have shot at LR a LOT and that is known to be easy to load for with very low ES easily achievable..</p><p>Just MHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toddc, post: 1267372, member: 4566"] Just remember you need to do a LOT of long range PLINKING to prepare for long range HUNTING. I have been LRH for 35 yrs now and between load development, verifications and just getting comfortable with a new rig I generally run 300+ rounds before I really know the rigs characteristics and capabilities. This is a best case scenario and involves zero learning on LR shooting. That could very well be 1/3 of a barrel on a 28 Nosler. If you are an experienced LRH guy then the Nosler will be a fine hunting rig, your question however leads me to believe that you are reasonably new to this area and would be better served giving up 150FPS for 1K extra shots. Also remember that the big 7mms and long bullets can get "twitchy" and be harder to work with than a tamer 7mm or something like the 300 WM. You can download a Nosler somewhat but then you can run into node issues and other problems. I'm not trying to steer you away from a dream but I have seen this happen a lot of times over the years. LRH demands extreme precision, SD and ES. If you haven't been reloading for a while for LRH achieving this can be difficult with an easy to load for rig that has tons of data about it. The Nosler is a cutting edge rig that is still being figured out, whereas the 300 WM or something similar has had much more research and data available. This is part of the reason for a guy new to LRH I would council something that a lot of people have shot at LR a LOT and that is known to be easy to load for with very low ES easily achievable.. Just MHO. [/QUOTE]
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