28 Nosler

I’m intrigued by this caliber. Any experience on here with it?

Probably eventually go with a suppressor ready Xbolt.

I had one for a few weeks. Recoil was more than I cared for. Was a montana X2.

Awesome long range hunting round that hits hard way out there with very high BC bullets. But unless you put a brake on it it will be unpleasant to shoot.

With a brake its VERY unpleasant to the guy on the bench next to you...

I plan on putting a suppressor on it plus Browning has a new brake that’s supposed to be sweet for recoil.

I have one, not sure a suppressor (also have a few of those) will do much a lot of good though. But mines not threaded, amd i've never tried, so who knows 🤓

Not sure which Browning you're looking at but it probably has a 26" tube. Add a suppressor and that's a long mofo.

Yea it is

I think you would be better off with the 7 Mag.

Once you go past a 7RM you give up a lot to get a little.

Agreed.

Unless you will be hunting where shots routinely exceed 500 yards, I don't see any advantage. Even then, a 7 RM or 300 WM will get the job done. A lot of recoil and muzzle blast for an extra 100-200 FPS. At long distance, accuracy is paramount, as is using bullets that will expand when hitting a deer at 800 yards. If you cannot shoot 1/2 MOA or better off the bench with it, you shouldn't be taking long range (> 500 yards) shots, and you must practice. Ballistics tables are not always correct.

I have several friends with these big boomers and even developed handloads for a couple of them. I just don't have much desire to own one.

But if it's what you want, go get one.

...and practice with it. 👍

98 grains of powder per case. Powder jug don’t last long

Ain’t that the truth!! Looks like a fire breathing dragon when you touch one off.

Mine looked like a pissed off mule kicking yo ass on the bench. It was miserable

Lol. The stock on my 28 is light, and she has a little thump lol

When you start adding 80+ grains of powder to a case, you start to question whether all that speed is worth it.

I was loading 116 gr of Hodgdon 50BMG powder under a 210 Berger in a friend's 30-378 Weatherby. I wouldn't think about touching off a round like that without a muzzle brake.

Yep. This is truth.

I’ve got one in a Cooper 52 Excalibur. With the brake on it’s nice to shoot but extremely loud. Without the brake the recoil is more than some folks like. I don’t find it too bad because when I shoot critters I don’t feel it.

Ammo is pricey but unless you plan to shoot 500 rounds per year it’s not that big of a concern.

It is an interesting round, but I don't see me owning one. I thought about a 33 Nosler when it came out, I bet that is a real shoulder stomped.

I'm interested too. Been shopping around. I'll probably get one at some point. It's either that or a 300 prc. Or maybe both.

Out of all the Nosler rounds it the one that makes the most sense to me for what that’s worth.....

The 26 Nosler is a lighter recoil gun that the 28 and offer ballistics as good or better than the 6.5 Creedmoor. If the ammo and the guns were more available and better priced that is a great option I think.

The 26 Nosler as good as the creed??

5-600 FPS more velocity from the 26 Nosler will leave the creed in its dust.

What he said.

What they both said

How dare you.

Do you know how we know you’re ghey?

You dared to bring up the fagmoore in the same sentence as the 26 Nosler.

My likey likey...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIvB_zvPJVU

There are dudes in that video.

Just sayin.....

I would not touch that off WITH a muzzle break. A thump to the shoulder I can handle, the noise from a muzzle break, I cannot. I need to keep my hearing.

You must be the fagmoore looking at the dudes!

Touché

The 26 is a bad dude for sure.

I like the 28 being a bigger bullet for hunting big game for what is worth

Then again, this new 6.8 Western looks intriguing as well. That .270 bullet in 175gr would probably be the ticket.

I don’t need any of them. 😂

I’ve got a 28 Nosler coming in ultralight 😂. Carbon Fiber barrel and all. I’m guessing I may need to leave the brake on? I don’t figure the barrel will last too terribly long as I plan on pushing 140s around or above 3600fps 🤪