John,
Nosler sent me a Patriot Model 48 (their lowest-priced rifle) for a couple of magazine assignments. Because of the testing required for the two articles, so far I've put over 200 rounds through it and while a little erosion is visible in the bore-scope, it still shoots very well. Dunno how long that will last but my guess is years during normal hunting.
The Nosler brass is pricey but of excellent quality. What I like about the round is it does what the .264 Winchester was always supposed to, plus a little bit more, without having to lean on it very hard.
At the end of the testing I bought the rifle, and am using it for some hunting this fall. Haven't taken anything yet, but based on experience with other cartridges in the same class I guessing it will kill big game pretty damn well.
