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The newest 6.5 on the block: .26 Nosler

Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:06 pm
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:06 pm
.26 Nosler

Wish they would have named it the .264 nosler, but whatever.

Any chance this one catches on? 6.5's have traditionally had mediocre popularity at best in the US, despite being immensely popular in europe and boasting very high B.C.'s and usually mild recoil.

It looks to be very similar to the 6.5-06
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
28505 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:12 pm to
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Nosler® 129 grain, AccuBond® Long Range™ bullet at a blazing 3400 fps out of the muzzle.

Well that's impressive.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6833 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:23 pm to
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Any chance this one catches on?

Sadly, probably not……And this is coming from someone who's killed more deer with a 6.5 Contender barrel than any other gun. Sounds like a rebirth of the 264 Win Mag. The 264 WM didn't make it the first time around; I doubt the 26 Nosler will do much better.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81914 posts
Posted on 1/23/14 at 6:53 am to
Too hot. A shame.
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
24994 posts
Posted on 1/23/14 at 10:38 am to
Zeroed at 350 yards, the 26 Nosler® has a Point Blank Range of 0-415 yards. Loaded with the 129gr ABLR, the 26 Nosler® retains as much velocity at 400 yards as the 260 Remington® produces at the muzzle.

Pretty impressive IMO.
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