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By smoothed up I mean the stock-the seller would not allow the bolt to be worked(can not blame him).

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For that price I'd rather get a custom, or a HS Precision.

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This ain't no stinking Kimber or Kimber lookalike I can tell you that.

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ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter


HS precision is a sem-custom and a custom would cost twice that with a proprietary action.


The Nosler 48 unless I am completely mistaken is a Howa action that has been scalloped for lightweight purposes and is built by a gunmsith in Texas whose name I forget that specializes in accurate Howas. I think for the weight .stock features and looks it is a fine rifle. This ain't no stinking Kimber or Kimber lookalike I can tell you that.

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HS are technically "semi-custom", but they are built totally in house (action, barrel, stock) and come with a 1/2" guarantee.

I'm getting a full custom built that will be right around $2500, thats even with a $650 stock.

Maybe the Nosler would be cool for a collector, but thats about it. imo

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ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter


Are you thinking that the HS would somehow be more functional or accurate then the Nosler?

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They'd should be about equal, just the HS is almost half the price.

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Where did you find their price list?

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ORIGINAL: HEAD0001

Jeep this may surprise you but there are alot of people who buy firearms who do not care about accuracy. I can remember when Dakota said there primary goal was function(dangerous game). Then followed up by asthetics. With them accuracy was actually their third priority.

For the vast majority of hunter's 1/2 inchcapability is completely lost on them. Many of the hunter's are lucky if they can shoot 2 inch groups at 100 yards. And the thought of a synthetic stock makes them sick.

It is also a fact that a custom riflewill usually sell for 1/2 of whatyou paid(if you are lucky) for it. If you need to resell it.Then a high quality non-custom rifle can maintain or appreciate. OF course there are exceptions to this rule, but in general it holds water. Tom.

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I honestly don't personally see the difference in the HS rifles over the Nosler. The Noslers seem like a good a good price compared to most rifles with the same/similar qualities: MicroSlick coatings, Cerakoted barrel/action, stainless barrel, hand-lapped, Kevlar synthetic stock (not a cheapy), Timney trigger, only 6 1/2 lbs (lightest HS is 7.75lbs), minimum 3/4 inch shooting guarantee......about the same price as HS.

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ORIGINAL: bobmitro

Well I own one of these rifles in 300 WSM and its definately not a dressed up Howa or anthing else. Its fairly lightweight shoots like a house of fire with anything I put through it and feeds like a dream. No complaints and I have owned probably 40 custom rifles in the past 35 years and I would put it up against any of them. Maybe not my Bansner sheep hunter but close. The action is slick as glass and the finish on the metal with its dull grey looks great. Worth every penny.

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have a few questions I'm unsure of.
How is the Nosler 48 action made. Is it investment cast or machined from a billet of steel?
I take it the bolt-handle is a one-piece design? The bottom metal-work. Who makes it?

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This months riflemagazine has some closeup pictures of it. It is a HOWA action that has been scalloped, the bolt shroud is custom. Bolt is all Howa as well. Howa action is one of the few actions left in this world that are drop forged and then machined. The entire bolt is one piece.The bottom metal is custom(probably sunnyhill) and the barrel is unknown origin as is the stock. The stock though looks like one out of a NULA but with a floorplate which would explain the light weight of the rifle. Bill Wiseman in Texas I am betting has something to do with this rifle since he is a big proponent of HOWA custom rifles and makes some great barrels and custom rifles.

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ORIGINAL: jeepkid

I'd personally go with a NULA, HS Precision, Cooper, MRI, or a full custom before the Nosler...but thats just me.

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I'd personally go with a NULA, HS Precision, Cooper, MRI, or a full custom before the Nosler...but thats just me.

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ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter

Nula,HSprecisionCooper before the Nosler. What do they have that the Nosler doesn't have ?

NULA...a bit light..no floorplate not a whole lot lighter then this rig

HS Precision..stock that fits like a 2x4 ..straight feed mag which makes for a deep un-handy hunting rifle

Cooper...fine gun but not in that class sorry straight feed mag

MRI--magnum research Is that correct? If so no way



I am looking at the features of said rifle. Now obviously a magazine article or full page ad will not tell you what the rifle feels like in respect to balance or pointability and other subtle nuances . Remember the big picture is hunting accuracy I could give a Rat's about something that might average 1/8" better in average group size over 100 strings of shots if it doesn't feed right or function correctly. I do know that if it has Blackburn bottom metal that it will feed rounds slicker then snot and not break or screwup in any way shape or form. I know the HOwa extraction system this thing is modeled after is pretty much unbreakable. Your getting a custom rifle with a custom action.top end barrel in a lightweight carbon fiber stock and the barreled action is done in cerrakote with gunslick on the inside for 24 bills. I can build a remington for that much or slightly less with the same features but it is still a Remington and will have 1/2 the resale value. I think the Nosler will hold its value better.

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If your only worried about hunting accuracy then just get a factory Remmy, Winchester, Ruger, Savage, etc...

Don't kid yourself it is as accurate or more so then any rifle you listed ..OUt of the makes you mentioned for a custom only one stands out and it is too heavy an action to build a suitable custom on and that is the WInchester, the rest are not worth my time wasting 2600 dollars..maybe 1300 dollars. The Nosler will hold its value and I can't believe you even mentioned Savage.

All the others have been around for a while, the Nosler just came out so who nows how it will perform. And it is also $2600, so yeah a full custom isn't out of the picture.

Full custom is 6k or so for anything that is an improvement over this

The Nosler is also just a regular push-feed action, so if your worried about feeding, just get the new Winchester Model 70 Extreme Sporter that is controlled feed.

The gun is a pig ..the nosler will be smoother and has better bottom metal... Hasn't come out yet how do you know what quality it has? Based on the 20+ Model 70's that have crossed my hands I doubt that I would buy another anytime soon. Too Heavy.

I honestly don't know a whole lot about the NULA, so can't comment a lot.

Nulas are allright rifles, I can't get over the lack of floorplate and such and the tiny bolt handle

HS Precison handle and fit great, not like a 2x4...

Hs precision stocks break at the wrist..their bedding block is abominable. The most overrated stock ever made. The Mcmillan and a few other stocks including the B&C medallion are head and tails superior to it,The Nosler has the best stock of any custom up to and including 6k + models. I don't know who makes it but it is a super stock and to boot it has the best floorplate system of all the guns you mentioned and you would have to spend a lot of bucks building a custom with that system in place.

Coopers are just awesome, and are almost $1000 cheaper...

And they are pigs as well and not as rugged as the Nosler. No Cerrakote finish


just bought a Magnum Research rifle, Sako action, Mcmillan stock, Kreiger barrel...whats not to like there?

I don't see any of them at gun shows and don't see people knocking down doors trying to buy them. WHat does it do that a Regular remington,winchester or ruger do? I had the Sako fiberclass ..which is the same gun without the krieger barrel and with the sako dovetail mounts. I don't miss it. It was a too heavy gun. It was a great shooting gun that handled great offhand butI like the 75's much better.

And like I said before, the Nosler is only available in WSM calibers. The others come in standard rounds

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ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter

Some people that bothers and they shouldn't buy it. Your well aware that the 300 wsm is the most accurate big game round ever designed capable of handling anything that walks around NA and Plains game in Africa. Thats why Nosler chambers them. Plus the gun weighs a tad less then 6 lbs.



Now mind you I would have to drive 4 hours to pickup a Nosler 48 at a Cabelas store and handle it. If I found it didn't point and handle perfectly I wouldn't purchase it and waste my money. Just giving you the cons on the guns you mentioned vs a Nosler.

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