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re: The newest 6.5 on the block: .26 Nosler
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:23 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:23 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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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.
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Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:25 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
I'm not sure why all new 6.5s have to be barn burners.
IMO the 6.5 shines in calibers like 6.5x55 and .260 rem. Use the high BC and sectional density to get good performance with light recoil and modest velocity, not to stretch the range as far as possible.
Cartridges like this just don't appeal to enough people IMO. Combine that with people being burnt out on new cartridges (thanks WSMs) and you have another failure of a 6.5 on the market.
IMO the 6.5 shines in calibers like 6.5x55 and .260 rem. Use the high BC and sectional density to get good performance with light recoil and modest velocity, not to stretch the range as far as possible.
Cartridges like this just don't appeal to enough people IMO. Combine that with people being burnt out on new cartridges (thanks WSMs) and you have another failure of a 6.5 on the market.
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