28 nosler

I just saw this new caliber and I have to say it does look promising. I currently reload for a 7mm-08 and this would be a nice step up in the same 7mm diameter bullet. Does anyone know if or when this caliber will become more avaible in rifles? Any insight on performance as far as distance? thanks guys!

I just did some reading at the Nosler site on the 26, 28 and 30. Man, those are some crazy stats on these chamberings. The rifles offered on the site are spendy critters though.

Are you thinking of building a rifle of having one barreled for the 28? I’d be interested in knowing how the gun shoots and what the recoil is like. The ballistics tables and trajectory chart are something else.

Really interesting developments, although Roy Weatherby had a lot of what Nosler “invented”, only half a century earlier.

Recoil of the .30 Nosler was my question too, and I happened to ask it to a group of gun writers who had shot the .30 Nosler at the SCA show last winter. The consensus answer was a magnum 30 kicks like a magnum 30 and it matters little if it’s a Weatherby or a Winchester or a Nosler. The Nosler rifles are pretty light guns, so my conclusion was lower recoil was not the reason to go for this rifle.

I’ve handled all the rifles in Nosler’s lineup and they are nice rifles with excellent build quality and fit/finish. Tom is totally correct, that comes at a price.

If a guy had a good donor rifle to harvest a nice action from like an older 700 or a Sako, it’d be a fun project to have a barrel made. But if you had to buy all the parts, it’d be difficult to come out ahead unless you got some real parts deals I’d think.

Grouse

I did not think about the price of the whole set up i guess. Maybe if it gets a good following more companies will offer rifles in the caliber? I think it looks great on paper but I suppose its another thing to actually see what it can do at the range. I wonder what recoil is like on it as well. Maybe someday I will piece together a nice setup for this caliber.

I don’t think Nosler or anyone else has invented a way that you can beat the system on recoil. The laws of physics still apply.

Just looking at the velocities that the Noslers are pushing and then looking at the weight of the Nosler rifles, well, I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb here to say recoil will be right up there with most comparable offerings.

If you went custom, there are certainly things you could do with stock shape and an overall weight that could help reduce recoil. If you look at the heavy magnum safari and dangerous game rifles, the key to managing recoil is a pretty tried and true formula. There’s a reason why nobody is in a rush to produce a sub-6 pound .416 Rigby with a thin, svelte stock, and a carbon fiber buttplate.

Grouse

My dad has the 26 Nosler which is a very nice rifle, he had an issue with the safety on it but that was fixed right away by them. It shoots great and recoil isn’t to bad. We both bought Weatherby 6.5-300 rifles this spring and I’d say with the new Mark V stock I’d rather shoot and hunt with the Weatherby than the Nosler. Not to say the Nosler isn’t any good but just an overall feeling of liking Weatherby more.

I believe the 26 is being produced by Nosler and a few other companies, I don’t think the 28 is yet. The 30 I think just came out not to long ago compared to the 26. My friend bought the 28 Nosler in the Liberty and he likes how it shoots.

With the reputation Nosler has for bullets they produce a very nice rifle. I shot the 308 Win at Reeds gun fair this spring and it was nice to shoot. If you’re looking to save some $$ check out Reeds gun fair next spring, the manufactures usually pickup all the sales tax any guns you buy. I got a Leupold VX3i for $150 off and $50 in free ammo.