That's the point. You narrow things down to just one or two bullets and one or two powders. You fire every shot, even the barrel break-ins, over a chrono so that every shot contributes to development. You reload at the range so that you can make changes after 3 shots. With that kind of extremely efficient load development, you can settle on a load or 2 in 100 to 150 rounds. Then you load up 100 more to go hunting with, which should last most people a decade.300 rounds? How do you even tweak in a load and have enough left to actually go out and shoot?
Are you talking about that 5000fps .22/.300WSM? That's not a competition gun. It's purely a hunting rifle.What comps allow a gun that shoots that fast?
For many hunters, an entire season is 3 shots to verify zero then 1 or 2 to get their deer. After that, the rifle goes back into the closet till next year.I like to shoot way too much and its hard to learn how a gun shoots if you never get it shoot it.
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Double Tap factory ammo for the .264 pushes a 125 at 3250. Nosler claims a 200 fps advantage for their new cartridge using 130 grain bullets. I'm not sure what load they're comparing to.So it's a Nevah Been Done BeFo .264 Win Mag?
You brought up the benchrest thing so I thought you were talking about rich folk using one of these screamer cartridges in competition which obviously wouldn't be allowed thank god.Are you talking about that 5000fps .22/.300WSM? That's not a competition gun. It's purely a hunting rifle.
For many hunters, an entire season is 3 shots to verify zero then 1 or 2 to get their deer. After that, the rifle goes back into the closet till next year.
Over the years reading various hunting articles, it seems the "boiler room" of a deer is considered to be about 10" size so Id say their claim isn't outlandish. Youre talking 204 ruger territory with a bullet over 4 times the weight. Like I said I think this will be a good cartridge for a pure hunting gun but for me personally I like my hunting gun to be a gun Im very familiar with and the guns Im very familiar with are the ones I take to the range every week. Its not uncommon for me to put 100 rounds down range through my 308 in one trip so no way I could afford this cartridge with the frequent for me barrel changes.Double Tap factory ammo for the .264 pushes a 125 at 3250. Nosler claims a 200 fps advantage for their new cartridge using 130 grain bullets. I'm not sure what load they're comparing to.
Personally, I think the two are so close that it makes no difference. For some folks, I suppose the extra 200 fps is worth the money.
And another thing - Nosler is claiming "flat to 415". However, if you dig into their site and look at the charts, they seem to define "flat" as "5 inches above and below the POA." It's up to any individual reader to decide if that qualifies as "flat".
I got it. Sorry I wasn't clear. I was just pointing out that there are some people perfectly willing to re-barrel every 300 rounds. To emphasize the point that some people will spend ridiculous amounts of money on barrels, I referred to a game where people often buy 20 barrels to get 2 good enough to compete with and 3 good enough to practice with.You brought up the benchrest thing so I thought you were talking about rich folk using one of these screamer cartridges in competition ...
If I'm understanding your post right youre saying you dont see what the 26 does better than the calibers you listed? In the grand scheme of things, nothing. It does have more horsepower under the hood and will make for an extremely flat shooting and deadly hunting rifle but thats it IMO. Thats enough for a large sector of the market though so it has a chance to be successful. Usually it takes a caliber being popular with the shooting community like us and being popular with hunters to gain any real prominence. Hell look how good the 6.5CM is and its just now starting to catch on with no comp shooters and its got everything working for it over the venerable 308.I don't notice what the 6.5 Swede, Creedmore, or several others don't do.
Or the .270 doesn't do better.
To be a serious competitive shooter definitely takes a lot of money. I dont have the means both in time and money to be competitive but I still like shooting so I'm fine with still giving it a try. I want to compete in the semi local PRS matches next year and just not finish lastI got it. Sorry I wasn't clear. I was just pointing out that there are some people perfectly willing to re-barrel every 300 rounds. To emphasize the point that some people will spend ridiculous amounts of money on barrels, I referred to a game where people often buy 20 barrels to get 2 good enough to compete with and 3 good enough to practice with.
I can see where I created confusion. Sorry.