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2015 Hodgdon's Annual Manual has an article on the .26 Nosler - seems to me, the 2016 Annual Manual has an article on the .28 Version - both using the RUM case, shortened somewhat to 2.5 or 2.6" or so. I don't have the exact numbers. Seems to me, they wanted it to work through a standard action, with an overall length of 3.340".

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As previously stated, I currently have the 26 Nosler --got it towards the end of hunting season last fall..

I did see the article in Hodgdon's 2015 Manual..Actually tried their suggested powder as well US869 which worked well..the 26 I have is a titanium actioned Fierce rifle with carbon fiber barrel...see below---my first outing with this rifle starting with the load suggested by the factory and proven by the target sent along with the rifle. I also tried another 5 loads I picked out of the Nosler website..3 of the 5 loads shot 1/2' at 100yds ..using Swift Scirroco's and Nosler Accubonds...with the speed involved in with this round,I chose the Scirroco as it has a thicker jacket. My previous experience, with the 300RUM years agon in Africa, Accubonds do NOT hold up well in MV's over 3100fps...I was shooting the 180's out of the 300RUM at roughly 3370fps...bullet did not do a good job..had to shoot a waterbuck 4 times ..same on another animal later..so used the 416 for the remainder of that trip..

The loads I was running was meeting the velocities projected by Nosler, in fact on one I exceeded the mv by about 70fps with a very tight grouping...130's are around 3400fps or a tad more...

http://fiercearms.com/products/rifle-models/ct-edge

Yes they do fit into a standard length magazine..basically they are shortend RUM cartridges ..

Read in the Nosler #8 manual last night the 28Nosler is not as finicky to reload as the 26..based on my experience thus far with the 26, looking for great things with the 28 once I start the loading process..

My latest rifle in 28 Nosler is built on a Pierce titanium action again using a graphite barrel from PROOF.
http://www.pierceengineeringltd.com/
http://proofresearch.com/the-products/barrels/

This was built with hopes of being used on my mountain hunts which I plan to do as long as my body allows....so weight was a huge consideration along with accuracy once the shot was presented..plan to put a Swarovski Z5 on it --overall weight with scope will be around 7lbs, perhaps a bit over...

Ripp

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