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26 Nosler vrs. 264 Win. Mag.
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1111468" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>I am a relative newcomer to the .264 Win Mag and feel that it is exactly what I was looking for when I began working with 6.5mm cartridges a few years ago. I am very happy with the .264, which is why the .26 Nosler cartidge doesn't interest me.</p><p></p><p>I believe the recent renaissance experienced by the .264 coincides with the fairly recent availability of powders and bullets fully capable of exploiting its potential. The lack of such components caused an excellent cartridge to languish for several decades.</p><p></p><p>I further believe that the .26 Nosler now occupies a similar niche. It is a cartridge with potential that will go unrealized until other products catch up. IMO, broader availability of heavier .264 bullets (accompanied by specs for faster twists), broader acceptance of wear-resistant metal treatments (e.g. melonite), and the introduction of powders more suited to the .26 Nosler, will be needed for the Nosler cartridge to come into its own. </p><p></p><p>This time, I don't expect that process to take decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1111468, member: 22069"] I am a relative newcomer to the .264 Win Mag and feel that it is exactly what I was looking for when I began working with 6.5mm cartridges a few years ago. I am very happy with the .264, which is why the .26 Nosler cartidge doesn't interest me. I believe the recent renaissance experienced by the .264 coincides with the fairly recent availability of powders and bullets fully capable of exploiting its potential. The lack of such components caused an excellent cartridge to languish for several decades. I further believe that the .26 Nosler now occupies a similar niche. It is a cartridge with potential that will go unrealized until other products catch up. IMO, broader availability of heavier .264 bullets (accompanied by specs for faster twists), broader acceptance of wear-resistant metal treatments (e.g. melonite), and the introduction of powders more suited to the .26 Nosler, will be needed for the Nosler cartridge to come into its own. This time, I don't expect that process to take decades. [/QUOTE]
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