Id go 300 win mag with a good quality high turret scope to dial in my dope over 300yards. A .308 is good out to 600yards with the right person behind the trigger possibly farther but I dont think it would be ethical to shoot at anything over 600 yards unless its shouting Allahu Akbar

I got about 1200-1300 rounds out of the last 28 Nosler barrel I was shooting. I would say barrel life is a moot point between the cartridges in question with 26 Nosler (also a round that doesn't do anything something else could not already do) has worse. I got about 900 out of a 26 Nosler barrel.

I didn't think there was anything spectacular about either cartridge but I do like the Nosler rifles I have a couple and the oldest one I have is the best of the bunch... but the newer rifles are still very nice.

With accuracy loads I was only getting about 50fps more out of the 26 Nosler shooting 140's than I was out of the 6.5 SAUM, a.k.a. 6.5 Rocket. Just cause the 26 has the ability to sling a 140 an honest 3200 doesn't mean it shoots well over 3200. I've been running 3150 with 6.5 SAUM since about 2009-2010 timeframe. I didn't really see the awesomeness. Now they have introduced the 6.5 PRC. Out of those 3 I would pick the PRC. I think the PRC cartridges are about to be the next 6.5 Creedmoor in a popularity contest... but time will tell... it's a better idea/design IMO.


With a BDC reticle in your scope you can shoot 500 yards holding on hair with any of these three caliber choices and a whole lot of others. If deer are on the menu I would shoot a 6.5 at those distances with confidence.

I know y'all want to fiddle with dialing a scope since that's what the cool kids are doing but "Just Say No" when it comes to your hunting rifles. Just try to get a little closer to your game otherwise if you can't get within 500 yards of a doe maybe Golf or Tennis are always an option.

Either side of 100fps is a fool's errand. It goes like this.... if a .300 WBY mag isn't fast enough you can always shoot a 165 grain in a .30-378 @ 3400. And so on.

I think the PRC cartridges are going to go big. If you are looking for the latest and greatest within a balanced design, there it is IMO.

Bad thing about a lot of it is cost per box of ammo . Paying 80 bucks for a box of shell is some thing I ait gonna do . I'll stick with my 7mag they about 30 a box

Do you kill deer at over 500 with those $30 a box loads?

No. They just bounce right off of them.

No. They just bounce right off of them.

There's no beating a nozler patrician . Imo

But dead is dead

Is the Patrician a new Nozler offering? 🥴

I've just found that only my reloads are consistent enough or whatever it took to be accurate enough at longer ranges, No doubt any of those calibers with factory ammo will kill one if you hit him.

I’m only gonna say it once....
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