26 Nosler - The Barrel Burner of Burners!

Sidewinder

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Check this out! The 26 Nosler, 75-80 grains of powder to make a 130 grain bullet go 3400 fps! (I am hearing its a .375 Ruger necked down!)


November 22, 2013

NOSLER® UNVEILS WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL 6.5mm COMMERCIAL CARTRIDGE:

THE 26 NOSLER®

Bend, Ore. – November 22, 2013 – Like many shooting enthusiasts, the Nosler family has always dreamed of introducing a new rifle cartridge to the industry; that time is finally here with the arrival of the 26 Nosler®.

The goal of the new 26 Nosler® cartridge was to introduce something to the shooting sports industry that took full advantage of new technology available to shooters including the advance of optics, reticle systems and of course high Ballistic Coefficient (B.C.) bullets such as the AccuBond® Long Range™ line. The old boundaries are about to be pushed to new limits.

The 26 Nosler® cartridge was designed to take advantage of the inherently accurate and high B.C. 6.5mm (.264) caliber bullets, and is capable of shooting the Nosler® 129 grain, AccuBond® Long Range™ bullet at a blazing 3400 fps out of the muzzle. 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.

The 26 Nosler® case is non-belted, thus headspaced off of the shoulder to further enhance accuracy. The “26” also utilizes a standard (30-06) length action meaning shorter bolt-throw and lighter weight than magnum length actions.

“I really feel the 26 Nosler® has great value amongst the large family of 6.5mm cartridges. With minimal recoil, tremendous velocity, energy and the ability to point and shoot at the intended target up to a quarter mile away, this is the quintessential deer, antelope and long-range target cartridge available on the market today.” –Bob Nosler, CEO/President Nosler, Inc.

The 26 Nosler® is a new and unique cartridge that was submitted to SAAMI® in June, 2013. The formal launch will take place at the 2014 SHOT Show where more exciting news will be released regarding this cartridge. Additional announcements will include Nosler’s new platform rifle, in addition to exciting new bullet, brass and ammunition offerings.

For the most current information on Nosler product announcements, visit Nosler’s Facebook.
 
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I`ll bet you will NEED a 26" minimum barrel length too.

​I have always been a fan of the 264 Win mag myself and its considered a bb..the nosler above might just melt them.
 
Haven't they ever heard of the 6.5x68? Or perhaps they just thought "which calibre did Weatherby miss?" without looking any further..
 
Its called American Magnumitis!!...and good marketing! I mentioned the 6.5x68 (It was even chambered on a Weatherby Sauer) on the Weatherby Nation forum and I got scolded!
 
Another cartridge to fill increasingly narrow niches, it seems like there's a new cartridge announced every week. As was previously pointed out, the 6.5X68 and 264 WM have been around for a long time and I don't think they've set any sales records. I predict it will go by the wayside before long......... and yes , I know I sound like an old fart.

AB the old fart
 
Haven't they ever heard of the 6.5x68? Or perhaps they just thought "which calibre did Weatherby miss?" without looking any further..


McWhorter Custom Rifles in Albany Georgia came out with what they call a 6.5mm Weatherby Mag . It's the 270 Weatherby case necked down !

The 6.5x65mm RWS should fall about in the same category !
 
I guess Nosler has steady market for their custom rifles and a chambering bearing the company name will have appeal to them.

Sad thing is, that 400y PBR doesn't mean you'll be hitting anything back there. At least the mechanical accuracy of the platform should be factored into the PBR calculation, so it would be cut to something like 2/3 of the bloated value.
 
Ahhhh but it's in a magic rimless case ........................................ that makes all the difference plus in America it's AMERICAN.

You won't believe just HOW important that is. The fact it does not do anything that older cartridges don't is besides the point.
 
Sad thing is, that 400y PBR doesn't mean you'll be hitting anything back there.

PBR is based on a specific target size
if the target size is say 8" and it is zeroed at 350yds then yes. 400yd MPBR is a valid figure!

130gr Berger 6.5mm doing 3400......doesnt look significantly better than a 270 factory load!!






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PBR is based on a specific target size
if the target size is say 8" and it is zeroed at 350yds then yes. 400yd MPBR is a valid figure!

PBR is a valid figure only if you're shooting 0" groups at the maximum distance. Or, since groups mean nothing if they're not where supposed to be, if you're hitting 0.0" from where you're aiming at, every single time.

Otherwise your worst shot would be, say 0.5MOA low at max distance (making the assumption your gun is perfectly zeroed and capable of holding an infinite number of shots within 1MOA).



From Nosler marketing material, it seems they've used a whopping 10" vital zone diameter. Taking the group size into account max PBR would be more like 350y with a 300y zero.

Let's speculate more, say you're not satisfied hitting within 5" of your POA. If you want to hit within 3" of your POA, the PBR would be something like 280y with a 250y zero.

Problem is, given such short distance the speed starts to trump the BC, and figures are not looking so tempting anymore.

Bottom line is, with a quality rifle using 129gr Accubond you can hit within 3" of your aiming point almost up to 300y. Given a longer distance you can take advantage of the flat trajectory and low wind dfrit but you definitely should resort to using LRF and dialing/holdover.
 
I agree that sooner or later they will reinvent the wheel. That said, nobody will force anyone to buy it and 'innovation' is to be encouraged.
Time will tell if it is to be a commercial success.

Yorkie.
 
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