Go to Introducing 26 Nosler | Flat to 415 . It will give you a very biased view of the cartridge. haha.
Range Report 26 Nosler
- Thread starter Jcub
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I like it. If I wanted a nice hunting round I'd look hard at 26 Nosler. High speed, good BC and very moderate recoil for a magnum.
Its basically a 6.5 Dakota Mag, .30-06 length RUM case necked down to 6.5. Performance should be akin to 6.5 STW.
PTG has the reamer print now. It's a 404 Jeffery/RUM shortened to 2.59 with a 70 degree shoulder.
Nice size cartridge. I used QuickDesign to make variants from .243 to .458. Very cool ballistics on every caliber.
243 is a little ridiculous.
257 is just weird
264 is a 26 Nosler
277 would be very cool if that is your favorite. Faster then a Wby270
284 would scream with any bullet
308 while there are plenty, is faster than a WM but slower than a RUM nice size/speed
323/8mm IMHO really nice
338 seems to be right in there with a Lapua Magnum for Hdy 250 SP
358 now we are getting in to real whollop land
375 Faster than a Ruger slower than a RUM but pretty cool
416 Seems to beat most established offerings
458 Totally ridiculous and very practical
70 degree shoulder, first ive ever heard of one that steep. the 338 one sounds like it could be wicked.
I have a reamer, rcbs dies, go and no go, and a box of factory loaded ammo pictured......
May or may not be new pills for this medicine in the making.....
I have a 6.5 Bartlien 8.5 twist heavy palma I am considering installing on a Remington 700P in 300WM that doesn't get shot much..........Not really wanting to use that barrel so I have been looking for a couple others.
May or may not be new pills for this medicine in the making.....
I have a 6.5 Bartlien 8.5 twist heavy palma I am considering installing on a Remington 700P in 300WM that doesn't get shot much..........Not really wanting to use that barrel so I have been looking for a couple others.
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26 Nosler
What's the reccomended twist? 1-9 to 1-9.5?
I'm still interested to see what kind of sub MOA barrel life it will have. It's becomes uninteresting if its under 500.
What's the reccomended twist? 1-9 to 1-9.5?
I'm still interested to see what kind of sub MOA barrel life it will have. It's becomes uninteresting if its under 500.
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Now I wish they would stop copying the low BC Sierra bullets for their custom competition line and make some reasonably priced HPBT bullets with higher BC's. The 140 Custom Competition is .535. There is no reason they couldn't match or top the Hornady HPBT. You hear that Nosler? Make a 130 grain with a BC of at least .550-.580.
After the barrel life I and others have had with the 6.5 WSM I am guessing the barrels will be doing worse than 0.5-0.75 MOA after the first 500 rounds. The 6.5 WSM was a great round but I really like at least 1,000 rounds before the accuracy goes to pits.
As a hunting round it may work out very well for the handloaders as the barrels don't see many rounds and the accuracy requirements are less unless reaching out beyond 500 yards. For anyone shooting a barrel burner can be fun, it just costs a little more.
I wish I had known the 260 Nosler was coming out before I had Kiff make me 30-375 Ruger, necking up the .264 to .308 would have easier and the brass is more consistent.
As a hunting round it may work out very well for the handloaders as the barrels don't see many rounds and the accuracy requirements are less unless reaching out beyond 500 yards. For anyone shooting a barrel burner can be fun, it just costs a little more.
I wish I had known the 260 Nosler was coming out before I had Kiff make me 30-375 Ruger, necking up the .264 to .308 would have easier and the brass is more consistent.
My loads:
The US869 has shown the best groups and lack of psi.
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The US869 has shown the best groups and lack of psi.
| 26 Nosler | 3/9/14 | ||
| Headspace guage | D .400 | Go=2.239 Actual is 4.241 | |
| 4.248" after 1st firing | No=2.245 Actual is 4.252 | ||
| 4.245" after FL Sizing | |||
| Per Drawing Trim | 2.590" | ||
| Factory 129gr ABLR | 20 rounds supplied | Advertized 3400fps | |
| 20 rounds fired: | ALL 20 rounds were fired using the Magnetospeed | ||
| Max FPS | 3351fps | ||
| Avg FPS | 3317fps | ||
| Min FPS | 3291fps | ||
| ES | 60 | ||
| SD | 15 | ||
| Results in grouping were poor, guessing the Magnetospeed was the majority of this. | |||
| Suggested Loads Supplied by ML on 3-11-14 | |||
| 140gr Loads, 3,300fps to 3,350fps with 26" barrel, 58,000 to 59,000 psi | |||
| 89gr US869 | WLRM Primer | 140gr Nosler CC | 3.340" OAL |
| 80gr Retumbo | Fed 215 Primer | 140gr Nosler CC | 3.340" OAL |
| 129gr and 130gr, 3,350fps to 3,400fps with same psi as 140gr loads. | |||
| 74gr H4831SC | Fed 215 Primer | 130gr AB | 3.320" OAL |
| 82gr Retumbo | WLRM Primer | 129gr ABLR | 3.340" OAL |
| 82gr Magnum | WLRM Primer | 129gr ABLR | 3.340" OAL |
| 100gr bullet, not specified | |||
| 88gr Retumbo | NA | 100gr bullet??? | NA |
| Bullet measurment with 5-26 Hornady bullet guage. | |||
| 140 Berger Hybrid | 1.722" | ||
| 123gr Sierra HPBT | 1.795" | 1.793" | |
| 142gr Sierra HPBT | 1.712" | ||
| OAL | OGIVE | Seating depth .015" off lands. | |
| 140 Berger Hybrid | 3.497" | 3.816" | 3.801" |
| 123gr Sierra HPBT | 3.408" | 3.820" | 3.805" |
| 142gr Sierra HPBT | 3.391" | 3.798" | 3.783" |
| Actual 1st Reloads | |||
| 140gr Berger Hybrid | 3.8" OGIVE .015 off lands | ||
| F215M Primer | |||
| 9 at 79gr Retumbo | 3314fps avg HOT | HOT | |
| 10 at 79.5gr Retumbo | HOT | HOT | |
| 3/14/14 | |||
| 140gr Berger Hybrid | 3.8" OGIVE | ||
| F215M Primer | |||
| 78gr Retumbo | 3278fps avg | Still Hot | |
| 78.5gr Retumbo | 3292fps avg | HOT | |
| 3/15/14 | |||
| 140gr Berger Hybrid | 3.8" OGIVE | ||
| F215M Primer | |||
| 75gr H1000 | 3202fps avg | ||
| 75.5gr H1000 | 3223fps avg | ||
| 76gr H1000 | 3237fps avg | ||
| Below is from ML on 3-18-14. | |||
| 140gr Custom Comp – 74.0gr/H1000/Fed 215/3.320” OAL – 3,132 fps (starting load) | |||
| 140gr Custom Comp – 76.5gr/H1000/Fed 215/3.320” OAL – 3,234 fps (MAX load) | |||
| With US869, I was running 89.0 grains in front of a WLRM, and getting 3,375 fps and shooting ½” groups all day long. I zeroed at 300yds, which gave me some ridiculous drops out to 1,000yds..! | |||
| 3/23/14 | |||
| 140 Berger Hybrid | F215M, 7RUM Case | 3.8" Ogive | |
| 88gr US869 | 3 shot avg | 3232fps avg | |
| 88.5gr US869 | 3 shot avg ***Retest | 3233fps avg | |
| 89gr US869 | 3 shot avg | 3264fps avg |
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Interesting data. I was thinking it would be a lot faster. Probably just the barrel length.
I get 3220 fps out of my 29" barreled 6.5 Saum with 140 hybrids and 63 grains of Retumbo, which is throated out so the bullets baring surface is above the neck shoulder junction. It's a warm load but not a hot one.
I get 3220 fps out of my 29" barreled 6.5 Saum with 140 hybrids and 63 grains of Retumbo, which is throated out so the bullets baring surface is above the neck shoulder junction. It's a warm load but not a hot one.
