ttmannan
Lil-Rokslider
- Joined
- Oct 9, 2020
- Location
- Sandia Park, NM
So I have always been a .270 guy. I have tinkered with 300WM and I enjoy my 7MM. I've spent a good amount of time, energy and money into making all three good long distance shooters.
That being said, I decided I wanted a custom built long range, light weigh, hunting rifle built to my specs. I love the energy that the 28 Nosler puts out but one very well known gun builder told me he has stopped building them "due to the terrible throat erosion and barrel life with them. 500-600 round barrel life." and instead recommends the 30-28 nosler, 300 norma and improved, and 300 PRC stating that each has 75% less throat erosion than the 28 nosler and with essentially identical ballistics.
Reloading the 28 is also not inexpensive.
Now I am waffling between the 6.5x284 Norma and the 300 PRC.
Any real world advise from the standpoint of barrel life, recoil management, reloading, wound channel, energy at 300/500/700 yards, actual hunting experience etc. on those would be appreciated.
That being said, I decided I wanted a custom built long range, light weigh, hunting rifle built to my specs. I love the energy that the 28 Nosler puts out but one very well known gun builder told me he has stopped building them "due to the terrible throat erosion and barrel life with them. 500-600 round barrel life." and instead recommends the 30-28 nosler, 300 norma and improved, and 300 PRC stating that each has 75% less throat erosion than the 28 nosler and with essentially identical ballistics.
Reloading the 28 is also not inexpensive.
Now I am waffling between the 6.5x284 Norma and the 300 PRC.
Any real world advise from the standpoint of barrel life, recoil management, reloading, wound channel, energy at 300/500/700 yards, actual hunting experience etc. on those would be appreciated.