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I have been lurking here quite awhile, just started posting. I have been contemplating my perfect deer rifle for eastern whitetails and believe I have settled on a NULA in 7mm-08. I have done a alot of reading on them, one thing I have not read much about is their accuracy. At least not specifics. I know several here have one or more of these rifles. What knid of accuracy do you get from yours, including caliber. I am trying to unload a couple safe queens to get this ball rolling.
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3/4" with a 257 Wby, without any huge investment in load development (I don't want to fritter away barrel life at the range.)
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Easily under an inch with decent handloads and generally under an inch with factory. I just shot my NULA 257 Roberts during the lunch hour and with 115 Nosler BT, 43 grain H 4350, CCI 200 primers in WW brass, my last three shot group was right at 1/2". Normal for that load and rifle is more like 2/3- 3/4" though. Also have a 308 NULA that shoots similar groups with 165 Nosler Partitions and Hornady bullets, each with 44 grains of RE 15 or 44.5 grains of IMR 4064. Had a 270 NULA that was consistent sub MOA with virtually every handload or factory round I put through it.
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That's it? Surely there must be more NULA owners out there.
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I've grouped three different NULA's from the bench. All shot less than an inch (usually a lot less) with factory ammo.
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jdunham,
I've got 6 NULAs, and all are superbly accurate, easy to carry and shoot, just great rifles.
You may not get much of a response, because many NULA owners have already said the same thing a number of times at the Fire.
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NULA's are accurate - my first three-shot group from my 30-'06's cold barrel two weeks ago had all the holes touching in a cloverleaf at 100 meters. If that were all I was after, however, there's better ways to achieve it than buying a custom lightweight.
More important to me was that it wasn't unusual, or even a product of some long development process. Since the Hornady .308 comparator's are back-ordered at Midway, I haven't even done any "thousanths of inch off the lands" kind of loading. Just load something up that'll fit in the magazine and use a vaguely appropriate bullet and it'll group well and to about the same point of aim as every other load I've used in it. Mostly, I stayed with Hornady 165 Interlocks and H4350 since they work well on Virginia whitetails. When I go farther afield, I'll load up some premiums, most likely, but that's a bullet, not a NULA, issue.
Sorry, but I have no group measurements to share - I've decided to keep this a pure hunting rifle and not struggle for the last 0.1".
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Mine is a Model 20 in 7mm-08 with a 20" stainless barrel. I shoot Federal factory 140 grain Accubonds and it's plenty accurate. I've never really shot it much from a bench, every fall I lean over the hood of the truck and shoot a couple to make sure it's on at 100 yards. It always is and it's killed anything I ever pointed it at.
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Top pic is a couple routine groups from the 7-08 NULA. Don't have pics of other groups but the best I've done is with the ho-hum 120gr TSX pushed by 43gr of RL-15, ignited by a CCI BR2 primer. Some groups around 1/2" or a shade under. Nosler Solid base 140gr shot good and was getting some 3/4" groups with 140gr Accubond. The TSX is the star of the show, IMO. Black gun in the pic is the 7-08.
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Not a bad move to unload some guns to make room for a NULA. You will enjoy it.
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larry, u ain't right, why u showing them pics again i'm still waiting for mine i'm green with envy
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Older ULA 300 Win mag.Under 7 lbs.165g Federal Fusion ammo. Several groups under an inch.Its a handfull to controll.But doable. dave
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Thanks for the replies. I will be ordering a model 20 in 7mm-08 for deer back east. Sounds like just what I am looking for. I have done quite a bit of reading on them and didn't hear many specifics on how they shot other than accurate. Sounds like they are plenty accurate for what they are, a light carry hunting gun. Very nice guns pictured.
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I think you'll be pleased. I use a 7-08 with 22" #2 barrel and have been happy with accuracy, and I'm picky. Haven't seen it mentioned so I will, Mevlin will see to it that you're satisfied. I've dealt with Melvin on several occassions and never been left wanting. He's an honorable man that I enjoy dealing with.
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Wish they had a NULA dealer downunder!
I've heard only positive feedback from NULA owners, enjoy.
PS-BTW, great cal choice. 7mm-08Rem is a lifetime ownership.
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I have a 270 Winchester and a 30.06 Springfield NULA, each with a #2 contour 24" barrel. The 270 does 3/4" with 130 grain Federal Fusion factory ammunition. The 30.06 does as well with 165 grain Federal Sierra Pro-Hunter SP and 1" with 180 grain Federal Nosler Partition factory stuff. I had to buy several other brands to weed out what those rifles enjoyed best. Of the six rifles I own, those two seem to go hunting more than the others.
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Thanks again for the replies. What kind of deposit does Melvin require? I am going to give him a call Monday. 2 guns sold pending funds and well on my way to financing this project. Now the hard part, Waiting.
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From Appalacia to the Arctic my .30-06 NULA get's 'er done. And if it ever didn't, I'd send it back to Melvin and expect a no BS resolution, and pronto. Sometimes, at the top of Mount Breakmyneck, when the last bit of energy was expended about an hour before the summit, I reflect on how happy I am that that my rifle wasn't one ounce heavier. Thank you Mr.Forbes! Don
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Thanks again for the replies. What kind of deposit does Melvin require? I am going to give him a call Monday. 2 guns sold pending funds and well on my way to financing this project. Now the hard part, Waiting. 50% deposit. jim
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Just what I was planning on putting down.
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