I picked up a Nosler 48 Patriot in 6.5-284 a month back. I finally got time to go shoot and, What a rifle! I loaded 120 and 123 grain Hornady A-Max, 130 grain Accubonds, and 130 grain Berger VLD Hunting. All 4 shot holes touching with the widest group going 1" outside to outside! That was the VLDs and they were a little under pressure with sooty cases. The trigger on this gun is a perfect 3 pounds and breaks cleanly. It is light for a 24 inch barreled sporter and shoulders very comfortably. For the money, it may be the best rifle I have ever just popped out of the box and shot. I will be loading Partitions, Sierras, and TSXs next as well as the VLD with a bit stiffer charge and see if there is anything this gun won't shoot. Oh, I also shot the 123 A-Max at 200 yards and cut out a hole 1.2" wide with 10 shots (2 sets of 5 with 10 minutes in between). Does anyone else shoot one of these?
Posts: 849 | Location: MN | Registered: 11 March 2009
I picked up a N48 Patriot in 7-08 a couple of months ago, just in time for deer season. To say it's accurate is an understatement, and I believe at $1300 it's a very good value. sub 3/4" groups and 140 accubonds, partitions, and 120 BT's with several different powders are the norm for this very well done rifle.
Posts: 2276 | Location: West Texas | Registered: 07 December 2011
I still haven't figured out picture posting, but I may have to spend some time trying. Playing with the Bergers some more and wow. My 5 shot groups at 100 yards look like Cooper 3 shot groups at 60! 53 grains of RL19 lit with WLR primers from a Norma case just a C-Hair off the lands and it seems like the gun shoots itself. I was shooting the tops off the clothes pins on the target frame at 250 yards without wrecking the spring. I have to get another one just to see if I got lucky or they are all this good.
Posts: 849 | Location: MN | Registered: 11 March 2009
