Originally Posted by prairie_goat
Originally Posted by elkhunternm
Went from "barrel burner" to "kicks too much" and no one shot,seen or owns a 26 Nosler yet,only on the internet.


The thing is, it's not some magical new round that will suddenly change the entire world. We can calculate the recoil, and from comparing it to similar rounds have a relative idea on barrel life. I wouldn't feel right commenting on all details of how it will perform until I've seen one in action, but I feel comfortable saying it will kick pretty hard in a sporter weight rifle, and it's not going to be a rifle I'd wanna spend much time with on a dog town.....if I was paying for barrels and ammo, anyway.
Not directed at you personally Prairie goat. IMHO the cartridge is for big game like Antelope,Mule Deer,Sheep or any other animal that MIGHT be killed at long range. Recoil and barrel life is something I just don't worry about when buying a rifle. I'm paying for a certain level of performance that I want ie .300 Wby or .338 RUM or .257 Wby. If it's too much recoil for I sell the d*** thing and go to a smaller caliber. A 26 Nosler would not bother me in recoil and barrel life as I would find a load and then shoot critters with it.



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