Not many noslers

[One300wsm]

I wouldn't necessarily say there isn't a large following, but its definitely NOT that of the PRC cartridges. It also depends on what circles you run in and who you ask. They aren't a particularly popular here on RS but are in other forums. Mostly because we've learned by now, that you actually don't need ALLLL the ponies, especially if you value shootability and consistent accuracy at distance.( because recoil is a bitch) The 22, 28 followed by the 30 are probably the most popular of the line. Nosler definitely screwed a lot of things up when introducing them. I will say of the Nosler line The 26/27 seem to have the moniker of very finicky/less prone to be accurate, which in term does make those two not very popular in what I've seen.
Do remember sample size of 1 here.

They definitely have their downfalls.
Expensive to shoot(as most overbore stuff is)
LOTS of recoil for small gains
Poor ammo choices/availability
Low barrel life.

That being said I have a 28 built on a defiance. It is super accurate and is a riot to shoot, albeit I will NOT run it without a brake or can, but it is not my primary plinking rifle. It has one job. Elk hunting, because I've shot enough deer/antelope with it to know it kinda makes a mess of shit. Pushing 180 gr bullet @3200 fps is kinda hard on stuff but rather satisfying. Its like owning a sports car or a turbo snowmobile. Very unnecessary but really fun.

My other plinky/hunting rifles in 223 and 6.5 saum are built to ergonomically be like it.

If I were to build/buy a rifle today would I choose a 28 again? NO, I wouldn't.
However I'm not even a little sad about the one I have. When I built mine I bought enough ADG brass at a screaming deal and several hundred bullets and pounds of powder with the intention of it lasting me the rest of my life with a few rebarrels figured in. When I comes time to spin up a new barrel I'll decide if i want to stay with the 28 or sell my components and move on.

So to make a long story short, sure they aren't SUPER popular but I feel they are a long ways from being obsolete. I wouldn't be scared to own one, but there are better choices out there.

That was outstanding advice and well said.

 

[nm.otter]

22, 28 followed by the 30 are probably the most popular of the line.

Is .22 Nosler actually popular?

Nosler definitely screwed a lot of things up when introducing them.

The .22 case is great, but wrong twist and not enough room out front for 88/90s.

I will say of the Nosler line The 26/27 seem to have the moniker of very finicky/less prone to be accurate

...both at the upper end of the ridiculously overbore club:

 

[One300wsm]

Is .22 Nosler actually popular?


The .22 case is great, but wrong twist and not enough room out front for 88/90s.


...both at the upper end of the ridiculously overbore club:
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I don’t think the 22 Nosler is popular as far as bolt action rifles, Nosler Model 48 and Little Crow Gun works only ones that manufacture them. Im not sure how popular the AR platforms are, several manufacturers offer the 22 nosler.

 

[MTRaine]

Is .22 Nosler actually popular?


The .22 case is great, but wrong twist and not enough room out front for 88/90s.


...both at the upper end of the ridiculously overbore club:
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Yes, I said they were overbore and that there were design flaws? I'm not sure what you are getting at??

Also remember I said sample size of one? I have a lot of friends and seen a fair amount of people who have built fast twist long throat 22 noslers, but it wasn't meant to imply its a main stream.
I was getting at as a WHOLE the 22,28, and are the 3 nosler cartridges you see people talk about and have in the wild the most. But like I said sample size of one person and what I've seen.

Now If we are going strictly off the premise of factory rifles and factory available ammo than, NONE of the noslers are that popular. Period. But they are still more relevant/popular than say a 264 WM.
If I missed that in the OP's original post of it strictly being popular based off of factory stuff, I'm sorry.
I'm not trying to inflate the popularity of them I was just giving one individual gun nerds perspective.

 

[nm.otter]

Just observations; any criticism was directed at Nosler.

I'm still intrigued by the .22 Nosler, being quite tame -- I'd seriously consider building one if it were a bit less rare and likely to fade away.

.22 GT is intriguing, though.

 

[The Guide]

Just observations; any criticism was directed at Nosler.

I'm still intrigued by the .22 Nosler, being quite tame -- I'd seriously consider building one if it were a bit less rare and likely to fade away.

.22 GT is intriguing, though.
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I have a spare 22GT Tikka barrel that I ordered to make the group buy work if interested.

Jay

 

[nm.otter]

I want to see what kind of performance it delivers for the early adopters here

 

[K9kodi]

I’d be interested if I hunted coyotes and fox more often. I spend most of my time on deeeer

 

[nm.otter]

If it reliably flings 88s to great effect with minimal load fussiness, I'm in. Case capacity to bore area ratio matches that of 6mm Creedmoor, and barrel life should be a step up from that of .22 Creedmoor.

 

[The Guide]

If it reliably flings 88s to great effect with minimal load fussiness, I'm in. Case capacity to bore area ratio matches that of 6mm Creedmoor, and barrel life should be a step up from that of .22 Creedmoor.

I'm hoping that it will shoot the 80 to 90 grain bullets faster than the 22 ARC but without eating barrels like a 22CM.

Jay

 

[nm.otter]

If it does, I'll skip 6mm and go straight to .224"

 

[khart_6882]

Too funny!! Best of the West was doing this when most on here were in diapers. They used a 7mmRM with a Berger 160 gr VLD bullet, they made Berger what it is today dumping animals at 500 to 1000 yards DRT. To say a 28 Nosler cant do the same is non sense. I’m an EXO Mountain gear user and love their stuff. Steve shoots a 6 CM and his buddy Jake shoots a 7 SAUM and if you watch the Alaska video you will see the 7SAUM caribou is DRT and the 6CM caribou sucks it up same with the moose. I own and shoot a 204 Ruger, 222rem, 223rem,6CM, 243win,25CM, 6.5CM, 6.5RPM, 270wsm, 7mm08, 280AI, 7RM, 7STW, 28 Nosler, 300 Blackout, 308win, 300wsm, 300wm, 338RPM, 450 bushmaster, 460 S&W, 45-70Gov., 45-70 turned into a smokeless muzzleloader I’ve used numerous types of bullets from 45gr Hornady to a 300gr Parker and killed my fair share of animals more than most so I’m not ignorant to the fact of what can kill what and some people don’t mind recoil. Any living creature shot through the lungs is going to die common knowledge. It’s funny if you talk about the small calibers and target bullets on here you get silenced and cancelled like leftest liberals use to do on Twitter, thank god for Elon Musk. So let’s see if I get silenced for an opinion that’s normally what happens.

Wtf did I just read

 

[One300wsm]

Wtf did I just read

Around 20 years ago shooting basically a stock rifle 7mm mag 168 Berger Bullet “fragmenting”imagine that 20 years ago and Steel barrel imagine that, they probably should used a 243win. Which would be comparable to a 28 Nosler and 6CM today. I was 40 years old at the time of this video, so lm not a young gen and I’ve actually stepped on a few mountains and killed a few animals with Antique rifles. Kill my first deer at 10 years old with 8mmMauser peep sites my grandfather brought back from WWll along with a M1 Garand, low recoil wasn’t an option if you wanted to hunt this it what you used. To say a 26, 28 or 30 Nosler is inferior to the cartridges you like and use is just false information, more economical true story. I shoot my 28 Nosler less than 20 times a year. I have a 6CM 108 ELD-M and about 40% of the time it kills stuff DRT just like my 243win. 95 Berger through the lungs. My 300 WSM 208 ELD-M does it 90% of the time. Big Bull Elk and Midwest/Northeast Whitetails have a lot of heart they run, not like a Caribou or Moose that 9 times out of 10 just stand there and let you shoot again and again and I don’t want to have a 6 CM on that 1 time they don’t stand there, been there done that. So I rather see shit hit the ground. Just my preference. But even after all the negative feedback and trying to push the gentleman to your way or the highway mentality, he’s still leaning to one of the Noslers. It’s your choice your hard earned money spent it how you feel.
God Bless America
and our Veterans that have fought for our freedoms right to choose we salute you!!!

 

[wind gypsy]

Bad cartridge design, bad marketing, and bad production.... not a good trifecta.

Curious how the cartridge is a bad design? Haven't looked at em for a while but the only downside I recall is sticking with antiquated 3.34" max COAL.