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180 Hybrids have been great from my 28 Nosler.

I might be a bit of old school. That being said, If I had a 28 Nosler I would be using a 175 grain Nosler Partition. You would never need to trouble yourself with shot angle. With that load you can pic your shot with confidence.
Get ready for some elk steaks.

I'd shoot a 180 berger or a 180 scenar before I'd shoot a 180 ELD over 3000 fps again. Nothing like personal experience though. I am surprised that not more are using the Scenar.

Many 28 Nosler shooters will never shoot over 450 yards. They just want flat shooting and hard hitting to put a deer down where they are standing. What would be the best bullet for them?

Getting kinda hard to find 28 Nosler brass and loaded ammo.

They must be quite interesting? I have had 500 of them on order since January.

I talked to Nosler on Monday. 28 Nosler brass is coming off the line presently and being sorted and packaged.

He’s going to want the one that’ll still preform at high velocities. I haven’t given much thought to bullets for whitetails, just about any of the higher BC fodder ought to work. That said, the 28 Nosler seems like colossal overkill for whitetails inside 450 yards. For Roosevelt Elk, I’m going with the 195gr. Berger EOL, banking that it will preform at both short and long ranges.

My plan as well. My 28 Nosler will be running the 195 EOL for everything this season as they shoot stupid well in my rifle. I plan to play with the scenars before spring though.

For deer pursuits I have a GAP 6.5 4S enroute for the lighter game.

I think sweating over a slight difference in BC is less important than what the bullet does when it gets there. But I do it anyway.

Nosler Partition or the trophy Bonded tipped is what I think would be the best Elk bullet.

Here are results for 195 gr Berger fired from my 28 Nosler
Buck was shot at a ranged 350 yds. The antelope knew I was there and started getting antsy, he was facing me head on then turned broad side but before I could get steady on him he turned with a hard quartering away. I hit him on the on side shoulder low pulverizing the large bone and exiting the right front chest. I was a bit put off by the damage but figured with that angle it was to be expected

Next was my doe antelope at 150 yds ranged .I aimed for shoulder to see what would happen this the bullet. Perfect shot through on side shoulder and exit just behind off shoulder.

I’m ok with results and accuracy from this bullet so will continue using them

I have had great results using 168gr hunting vld and rl 25.

I shoot the 180 eldm in my 28. Cheaper, higher bc, and can run faster than the 195s. Plus my rifle is only a 9 twist but it did shoot 195s ok.

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