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I think it needs to be offered in a more affordable rifle to be commercially successful.

It would be an easy build on a shot out 7RM.

A good friend has one ear marked for such a build and asked my opinion. With just the cost of a barrel, $600 or so, not a bad deal. I'm waiting for feedback on this round, cost of brass, dies, real world performance, etc.

With the new powders this could be a wonder round. Time will tell. I'll not be the first to test the waters, will let others break the ice...

DF

ndhunterman,

I suspect your idea of "commercially successful" and Nosler's might differ.

Your probably right. I'll be trying one in the near future.

I think a 26 Nosler necked to 9.3 sounds even better.

What would you name such a round?

DF

The 36 Nosler of course....

It appears that the build would go a lot more smoothly if the original action were chambered for an ultra-mag rather than a 375 H&H based cartridge.

Cummins I don't know but a 129 gr ABLR at 3400 fps doesn't seem very ho-hum to me....

Let the necking up games begin. This case looks about right for a 7 and a 30. I like beltless, I like .532 rim and body, and I like the length. You you could run this all day in a 700 long action with pleanty of room to seat bullets out. Thinking a 30 cal with the freebore set for 208 amax's kissing at 3.5" could be a good thing. Looks pretty similar to the 7 lrm I had just maybe a bit less neck/more capacity.

Bb

Neither is a .270 Wby 130 gr bullet at 3375 fps.

the reason I say its how hum is look how many wild cat cases could do the same thing. how about a 6.5 rum?? or as some have said a 6.5 dakota how about a 6.5/375 ruger?? or the possibilites are almost endless if we start talking belted cases. my point in ho hum was wouldn't it have been nice if this new case was something totally new that was not able to be currently duplicated?? a stretched 284 case is my first thought. heck a factory 6.5 wsm or what abut a 6.5/06 finally standardized??

It's Nosler, not Remington or such. Nosler makes the brass so it's a win win regardless of volume gun sales. It covers all the bases on a 532 platform in a 2.5" case. Capacity is more than enough for most any diameter bullet. You can neck it most directions without a lot of brass voodoo. Guessing a 338 will follow which would cover things from 24 to 375 if you desire. And brass shouldn't be cost prohibitive.

They make their living selling brass and bullets. JMO

W

And it may/should clean up all the belted chambers up to/not including 300 Win....

W

Yep. Run the numbers for the 270 Weatherby with the 130 Berger Classic Hunter; they are right there with the 26 Nosler/129 ABLR at practical hunting distances.

Just get a RUM mag box and RUM follower, or cut std. parts to spec..

Check out this site, showing how mag "windows" are used for wide body cases. http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/7143935/2

DF

That's about as imaginative as Team Nosler...

DF

Anybody know whos making the stock on the M48 Patriot for them? I hope its HS Precision, and not B&C...

Yeah but some guys do not want a 270 Weatherby....you know how those 6.5 guys are......

Guys if we are going to start worrying about cartridge performance duplication this late in the game, we might as well pack it in........I really can't think of too many cartridges between 22 and 375 caliber that have a unique lock on performance, not duplicated by something else.

True,but that has never stopped "rifle loonies" from arguing about which is better. For instance .270 vs .280 vs .280ai or .308 vs 7-08 etc...