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I agree and that's with a whole bunch of 300 Win Mag's.Even a 7 Rem Mag rocks less,over all.

About all I ever noticed with a 264 is that it "kicks" of course,but the punch is lighter.

The rifles for 264 and 7 Rem Mag do not require that gorilla grip to control common among the 300's.

I'll up my wager. There isn't a human that shoots a 300 WM better than a 243 of similar weight. Dudes who have bigger/faster syndrome (me included), will go for these type offerings. Some will execute better than others. Nosler offering a big 6.5 twon't change a thing. They're a marketing company, and they know that bigger/faster syndrome is a pandemic.

RARE is the man who, with a Sendero weight rifle chambered in the above calibers, can fire from prone with a loop sling, and maintain natural point of aim from shot to shot. IE, the dominant hand comes up and flicks the bolt and no azz-wiggling.

Rare is the man who, in a hunting situation, would fire from prone and choose a loop sling over a rest. Especially in order to take advantage of what this cartridge has to offer. It's a long range cartridge.

That's right, no one has seen one yet. So Nosler can claim "greatest thing since sliced bread status" without making any available, but no one is allowed to question that without having shot one? Is that how this works?

BTW, I read your post where you said barrel life is not a big deal for you and the recoil won't bother you. I wouldn't question those opinions, because it wouldn't make sense to. That's what works for you. And you came to those opinions without having shot one.

Thing is, if someone else says barrel life matters and they'd rather shoot something with less recoil, those particular opinions are no less valid than yours. It's not necessarily an argument, just two different ways of looking at this.



If you take the time to actually read the posts from some who have commented on the negative side, you'll see that one goes by 65BR and a few others have talked about wildcat alternatives like the 6.5 SAUM and 6.5-06. Seems these are not the kind of guys who are trying to limit the number of chamberings people use.

Seems the only thing people are trying to limit here is the kind of opinions expressed. Which is funny all by itself.

Rare is the man who, in a hunting situation, would fire from prone and choose a loop sling over a rest. Especially in order to take advantage of what this cartridge has to offer. It's a long range cartridge.

It will sell. 6.5 is where its at, and for me to say that one has just to look at my name.
Years ago, when I first got into hunting, I had a picture showing the entire line of ammo from the old Canadian firm called "Imperial". One bullet caught my eye, it was the 6.5x55 loaded with a 160gr round nose that was, it seemed, as long as the case.
Always wanted to have a 6.5 just to load the Hornady 160gr round nose that is now discontinued just as I received a 260 rem.snooze you loose I guess. Woodleigh is making a 160gr round nose now so I guess I could use it.

I did manage to load up some 264WM for a buddy and those 160's dumped moose,grizz, B.bears and caribou real well.

I do not know if the new Nosler rifle would stabilize 160gr round nose bullets but if I were to get one I would try out the woodleighs just for the hell of it.

Well, I can't comment on what others do, but if I'm out on the prairie I'll be prepared for a long shot by having a pack on my back, even if I don't need the stuff in the pack except to use as a rest. And if I'm prone (as TAK specified) I'll be using the pack as a rest.

Which is of course off the subject.

Again, off the subject, but hey, if threads always stayed on topic, most would be two pages long crazy.

Is it possible Nosler has shortened 300RUM brass to create an entirely new cartridge line?
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They've have to be set back a good bit to go from full mag to std.

Twist rate and brass availability will be the limiting factors in its moderate success.