26 Nosler

[JimKirk]

Anybody know anything beyond what this news release says??

http://www.nosler.com/news-and-articles/2013/11/22/the-26-nosler

I'm thinking something along the lines of a 6.5/.300 Dakota with 35°/40° shoulders...

 

[horsemen61]

Nope buy I'd like to see it

 

[NeuseRvrRat]

sounds great. i just wonder what barrel life will be like.

 

[Poper]

I like the .264 bores and would love to see what it really is.

sounds great. i just wonder what barrel life will be like.

IIRC, the .264 Win. Mag. had a bad reputation as a barrel burner and it launched a 130 grain bullet at around 3,100 to 3,200 f.p.s. This one, at 3,400 f.p.s., may not leave much barrel fife if consistently loaded that hot.

I have a .264 WSM (a .300 WSM necked down) built on a Remington 700 action, but I start showing pressure signs in the 3,200 FPS neighborhood with sticky bolt and flattened & cratered primers. I haven't tried 100 grain bullets in it, but I doubt I could get them going 3,400 FPS either.

Poper

 

[CountryUgly]

I'm def interested to see this when it comes out...

 

[rcmodel]

Oh great!

Another proprietary caliber we didn't need, you can't get ammo for anyway!

rc

 

[NeuseRvrRat]

you darn kids and your proprietary cartridges. get off my lawn!

 

[rcmodel]

get off my lawn!

Dang Toot'n, Dag Nab It!!

rc

 

[conrad427]

Well, maybe some one will finally update the powder selection for my old favorite, the .264 Win Mag. I doesn't seem like anyone has looked past the good ole IMR 4350.
Oh, well. I'm a .264 junkie and will probably fully embrace the new Nosler round.

 

[2ndtimer]

Maybe Nosler is just trying to find a use for all that 50 BMG powder available out there for bargain prices. I suspect it might work reasonably well in the .26 Nosler. (If, as rumored it is based on a necked down .375 Ruger Magnum case.)

 

[rayatphonix]

Can't wait to learn more about the cartridge. I love the 6.5 family and am always looking to add to it.

Given the length of the cartridge I can't help but wonder if it's going to be a 6.5-284 stretched to 30-06 lengths...

 

[GLShooter]

I ran the numbers through a ballistics program. The 26 at 3400 doesn't have the energy at the muzzle of a 260 Remington loaded with the same bullet at a normal easily reachable velocity at 400 as they cliam. Point blank will take a zero of right on 300 yards. It shoots flat but unless they have a super magic powder there is no way to shoot faster with less recoil. I think there is a physics lesson in there somewhere. Sorry Charlie.

Greg

 

[witchhunter]

Get off my lawn!
C'mon man, what will it do that a 7 mag won't? With all of our technology we can either get mileage or horsepower, but usually not both.

 

[Coltdriver]

The 26 Nosler will have a case capacity of 93 grains.

 

[GLShooter]

That is a huge amount. My 358 Norma Mag is only 88. Those barrels won't last long unless they chrome plate them.

Greg

 

[berettashotgun]

RUM cases have about that much space for powder, don't know about the 376 steyr or 375 ruger case.
But I'm sick of specialty loads/rounds with single source brass.
Those corn holes at hornady closed off the 376 cases for recreational use just when I wanted to go that low in caliber.

 

[Jcinnb]

Will this "thang" shoot existing .264 or 6.5 bullets, or will they be special. I am 8mm and 25-06 focused so I don't know squat about the myriad of calibers in that area.

Thanks in advance

 

[GLShooter]

They quoted an existing long range bullet so I am sure any normal ones will be fine.

Greg