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It's the Nosler 48 Custom, with their top-grade synthetic stock and hinged floorplate--and on the 26 a 26" barrel.
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Wish they'd sent you the 24"
What publication will your article come out in?
Would like to buy it.
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The 26" barrel is standard in the 26 Nosler, along with a 1-8" twist. If they offered anything else a bunch of people would scream about what idiots they are.
I'm doing a review of the rifle and Nosler ammo for AMERICAN RIFLEMAN, and a handloading piece for HANDLOADER. Dunno when either will come out, but am expecting to be "persuaded" to get each done ASAP.
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I do luv my m48 CS in 325 WSM. It has become my go-to, dark-thirty Hoglet thumper. Best, GWB
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Anybody been able to buy Ammo / brass yet I have a rifle built and ready to test fire / sight in
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Wow, $66 for 20 rounds of brass. would really like to see noslers new toy take off, but without some major help from the big boys ( read somewhat realistically prices rifles and ammo )I can't picture that happening.
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I was hoping 26 Nosler brass would be cheaper than Wby. brass.
Guess not. To their credit, it seems the brass is prepped and ready to go. At should be high quality, at least that's their sales pitch.
If it's as good as they say, and saves a bunch of prep time, maybe one could justify the cost.
If I had a 26 Nosler, I beleive I could get by with two boxes, 50 cases.
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As to rifle cost, I believe there will be a lot more 26 Noslers built on std. mag. 700 actions, etc. than bought from Nosler.
A $600, 8 twist, .264 barrel, fitted to one shot out .300 WM/7RM rifle, plus some work on the box mag and follower, should yield a 26 Nosler.
We'll see how that plays out.
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Another 26 Nosler question.
I see MidwayUSA offering a RCBS #38 shell holder for the 26 Nosler and some of the short mags. One reviewer said his short mags would fit the std. #4 mag shell holder. He questioned wasting his money on the # 38.
What's the difference between the #4 and #38 shell holders? Gotta be a reason for the #38.
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To their credit, it seems the brass is prepped and ready to go. At should be high quality, at least that's their sales pitch.
If it's as good as they say, and saves a bunch of prep time, maybe one could justify the cost.
DF Treated my .25-06 to some Nosler brass two years ago. Very nice stuff! If you buy some Nosler brass, I suspect you'll be pleased. I did neck size mine, then loaded it and proceeded to shoot excellent groups with it. Took it hunting and filled a couple of tags too. Re the .26 Nosler, I'm watching with interest. Regards, Guy
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Another 26 Nosler question.
I see MidwayUSA offering a RCBS #38 shell holder for the 26 Nosler and some of the short mags. One reviewer said his short mags would fit the std. #4 mag shell holder. He questioned wasting his money on the # 38.
What's the difference between the #4 and #38 shell holders? Gotta be a reason for the #38.
DF It should take the same shell holder as the 300 RUM case does.
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Guy, I bought some for my Wife's 6.5x55 & it was good quality
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I finally got two boxes of brass. Reamer is in hand. Looks like it's time to "fix" my 6.5x284.
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DF, would guess they are relieved for the fatter base of the Nos and the UM's... Clearance issues may have popped up somewhere...
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I finally got to shoot the Nosler rifle sent for testing today. Still don't have any factory loads, but had components and Nosler's data for 129-grain ABLR's.
Have only a limited supply of those bullets, but have a bunch of Norma 130-grain Diamond target bullets, so used them for sighting-in and some early results for zip and accuracy. Loaded those with Ramshot Magnum, which Nosler indicates is the most accurate powder among those they tried, and the second-fastest. The maximum listed load of 82.0 grains resulted in a .78", 4-shot group at 100 yards, with an average instrumental velocity of 3410 fps.
Next will test the other powders listed with the same bullet: Alliant RL-33 and Hodgdon Retumbo, 50BMG and US869. Then will load some ABLR's with the best couple of powders and see what can be done.
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There's a box of the brass at one local funstore. Have not seen a rifle yet. I should buy it for investment purposes Or if Ruger makes a #1 in it...
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I suspect Nosler's rifles will be appearing pretty regularly now, along with brass and ammo.
Forgot to mention the cases fit perfectly in two different shellholders for standard belted brass.
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