26 Nosler ???

[trophy8]

I believe my stock is arriving in the next week or two? I would say mid to late June? It's going to be too hot for me to do a lot of shooting with it by then. I may do some small scale testing of accuracy and grouping at reds since they have a 100 yard Indoor range.

Looking forward to seeing what it can do. I still need to build me a 7 mag and then i MIGHT look at building one. I like the idea, i just wanna see true barrel life and ballistics. Post pics when you get it!!

[MarkV]

True to a point. Depends on the suppressor you choose. TBAC, Specwar, and many others will handle it just fine.

What about YHM

[trophy8]

What about YHM

Nailed it

[MarkV]

Nailed it

Well I knew about your love of the yankee hill cans. Even though thats what I am waiting on in all seriousness wouldnt it still be an adequate can for this gun?

[trophy8]

Well I knew about your love of the yankee hill cans. Even though thats what I am waiting on in all seriousness wouldnt it still be an adequate can for this gun?

I dont have any experience with YHM on this type of caliber. So i cannot comment on that. BUT if its full auto and magnum rated, which i believe the one most of yall bought , is, then it should do fine. I would certainly ask YHM though.

And i dont hate YHM. They arent BAD cans. I just think that better can be had for the same or a little more money. Lots of people use YHM with good luck and thats all that matters.



SOrry to get off topic OP. rock on 26 nosler!!

[Artos]

And i dont hate YHM. They arent BAD cans. I just think that better can be had for the same

which would you consider equal for the same $$$$??

[J.B.]

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428447&highlight=nosler

[trophy8]

which would you consider equal for the same $$$$??

All depends on how you use it. AAC SDN6 but its not magnum rated. Specwar 7.62 but its heavier. TBAC 30p-1 although that one is a bit more $$.

YHM isn't bad. I've just never been real impressed with them. For the money it's a great option. But with the wait times and practically being married to it, I would spend a bit more to get exactly what you want.

[mesquitecountry]

you're shopping in the wrong places T-berg



custom hunting rifles with $1200 custom actions can be built for $2500-2800 all day long ; this would include a Jewell trigger and McM or Manners stock



IMO, some smiths will ask Jarrett $$$$ b/c select customers have deep pockets and aren't knowledgeable about the entire start to finish process



Arsif you shop around and buy all the parts yourself, you can keep the budget under $3000



deciding on a PR CF wrapped barrel will add another 1K to the above price

Oh absolutely. If you can find donor actions, etc, you can cut costs.

Pure materials alone on a new custom rig is 2500ish

[Mike D]

26 Nosler ???

Blake I just can't get to the numbers you are talking.

Here's a breakdown of my last build:

Remington 700 stainless action, new - $410

Bartlein barrel, fluted, action squared and barrel fitted - $1035

McM Remington Hunter stock - $625

PTG bottom metal - $125

Jewell Trigger - $220

Bolt fluting, drilled handle, large knob - $170

AAC Brakeout - $75

Glass bed - $125

Cerakote - $100

Misc parts - $60

Total for rifle without optics - $2850



That is without a custom action. You would have to add another $500 - $800 depending on manufacturer.

On the build I spoke about above, the Ti action is $1450, the proof research barrel blank is $925.

[JustinJ]

Looks like a fast, flat shooting round. Looks to be an AWESOME long range hunting round. But the 415yd MPBR is marketing lies. It needs to rise almost 5 inches over line of sight for a 415yd MPBR using a 10"+/-. And I don't know how it wouldn't kick like any other magnum in a hunting rifle.

[JustinJ]

Also, there are many WBY calibers that come close to it's ballistics.

[Mike D]

Also, there are many WBY calibers that come close to it's ballistics.

Maybe in terms of velocity. Look at actual ballistics. Hypothetically and yet to be proven but IF (and I have no doubt it will) you could push a 140 grain VLD bullet at 3500fps, it shoots flatter and retains higher velocity than the 338 Lapua out to 2k yards (that's as far as I ran calculations). It is within 200 # of energy at 2k yards as well.

How can you not call that impressive?

[JustinJ]

Maybe in terms of velocity. Look at actual ballistics. Hypothetically and yet to be proven but IF (and I have no doubt it will) you could push a 140 grain VLD bullet at 3500fps, it shoots flatter and retains higher velocity than the 338 Lapua out to 2k yards (that's as far as I ran calculations). It is within 200 # of energy at 2k yards as well.

How can you not call that impressive?

Oh, it's no doubt impressive. And I was just going off Noslers printed numbers. The 257, 270 and 7mm WBY are all close in ballistic performance. No idea about VLD bullets as I don't reload, but I'm sure it will further outperform these WBY calibers, but could you shoot VLD bullets out of one of those calibers too?

Not trying to take away from the round at all, but its not some incredible life altering cartridge that completely blows away the competition. And it drives me crazy that they say its MPBR is 415. That's just a lie.

http://www.26nosler.com/_media/26Nos...ts_Low-Res.pdf


PS - I am a self admitted Weatherby lover for full disclosure haha, but the 7mm RUM is close too, and they use the heavy bullet.

[Cajun Blake]

Blake I just can't get to the numbers you are talking.

Here's a breakdown of my last build:

Remington 700 stainless action, new - $410

Bartlein barrel, fluted, action squared and barrel fitted - $1035

McM Remington Hunter stock - $625

PTG bottom metal - $125

Jewell Trigger - $220

Bolt fluting, drilled handle, large knob - $170

AAC Brakeout - $75

Glass bed - $125

Cerakote - $100

Misc parts - $60

Total for rifle without optics - $2850



That is without a custom action. You would have to add another $500 - $800 depending on manufacturer.

On the build I spoke about above, the Ti action is $1450, the proof research barrel blank is $925.

M,

all the add-ons and cosmetic improvements are nickel and diming your build price up

you have $475 tied up in the cerakote, brake, barrel fluting, and bolt fluting/knob .
Those are very nice additions but do nothing to improve accuracy, they just look cool. The beauty of a custom rifle is YOU can build it however you want.


here is the break down based on my gunsmith charges and buying parts individually

Stiller custom action ..$ 950
Hart ss barrel .......... $ 315
Jewell ..................... $ 205
pillar / glass bed .......$ 225
manners /McM stock ..$ 515 or more depending on options
fit, chamber, crown ...$ 225
BDL floor plate .........$ 50

total ....................$ 2485

if on a budget, you can save $700 by going with a HS Precision stock, and Remington 700 action that has been blue-printed . Price would then be $1785.


completed rifle would resemble this