{"id":171295,"date":"2022-12-05T13:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=171295"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:11:11","slug":"hunt365-tested-noslers-stunning-new-model-21-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-tested-noslers-stunning-new-model-21-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"Nosler\u2019s Stunning New Model 21 Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nosler\u2019s new flagship hunting rifle has it all \u2013 accuracy, quality components, good balance, and an action that operates flawlessly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
Weighing just 6.8 pounds in 308 Win. chambering, the Model 21 is light enough to be a go-anywhere, do-anything rifle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking for a cheap hunting rifle, don\u2019t bother looking at Nosler\u2019s new flagship Model 21 bolt-action rifle. This gun is not inexpensive, but if you\u2019re looking for a high-quality factory rifle that comes close to being a custom-built gun, using some of the best components available, the Model 21 may fit the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an MSRP of $2,795, the Model 21 competes with some of the best rifles offered by Browning<\/a>, Weatherby, Bergara, Seekins Precision, and others. It costs a bit more than some and a little less than others in its price category, but quality can\u2019t be measured by price alone. Any rifle is only as good as the sum of its parts, and in the case of the Model 21, the sum of the parts can only be described as impressive. Here\u2019s a closer look at what makes this rifle worthy of its price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s

For testing, the author mounted a Trijicon AccuPoint 2.5-12.5X42mm scope on the rifle for using Talley rings and two short Picatinny rail sections sent with the rifle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Model 21, Nosler set out to create a new action by collaborating with the Mack Brothers of South Dakota, who are well-known among serious shooters for their popular EVO action. The Model 21 combines some of the best features of the EVO action with some custom touches designed by Nosler. Notably, the action is cut using wire EDM technology, a type of CNC machining that can produce geometric shapes that are nearly impossible to achieve with other CNC methods. This process uses a rapidly charged metal wire which melts away material without contacting the metal. It is a very precise machining technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 416 stainless steel push-feed action has a sleek, streamlined appearance and is essentially blueprinted out of the box. Lockup with the bolt\u2019s large dual locking lugs is precise, and the bolt cycles effortlessly with silky smoothness.  Machined from 4340 chrome moly steel, the one-piece bolt is spiral fluted to reduce weight and help keep dirt and debris from interfering with cycling. Nitride-coated for protection, the bolt is designed for toolless disassembly and cleaning and is equipped with an M16-type extractor and a plunger ejector. The bolt comes with a bell-shaped bolt handle, but it\u2019s threaded so you can swap it out if you prefer a different bolt handle. The top of the action is drilled and tapped to accept Remington 700-pattern scope bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
Nosler collaborated with Mack Brothers of South Dakota to design the sleek Model 21 action, which is produced using very precise wire EDM technology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To provide added barrel support, increase thread shank length and eliminate any misalignment issues, the front of the cylindrical action is mated to a self-indexing 17-4 stainless steel recoil lug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rifle is chambered for a dozen cartridges ranging from 22 Nosler to 375 H&H Mag. There are some interesting stops in between, including all the proprietary Nosler cartridges as well as the ubiquitous 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Win., 300 Win. Mag, and a personal favorite of mine, the 280 Ackley Improved. Regardless of chambering, all rifles are equipped with stress-relieved, hand-lapped, match-grade Shilen barrels. Depending on the chambering, barrel length is either 22 inches or 24 inches. Barrels for all but one chambering have a No. 3 contour classified as \u201csporter,\u201d but this is not a pencil-thin barrel. Rifles chambered in 375 H&H Mag. have a No. 5 contour barrel. All barrels are threaded (1\/2×28 or 5\/8×24 depending on chambering) to accept muzzle brakes or suppressors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
The Model 21 is equipped with a match-grade Shilen barrel, protected with a Cerakote finish, and is threaded to accept muzzle brakes or suppressors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Both the barrel and action are protected with a nicely executed Tactical Grey Cerakote finish, but there\u2019s nothing tactical about this rifle. It is designed purely for hunting, so it uses a box magazine with a hinged floorplate rather than a detachable magazine. Capacity is either 3 or 4 rounds, depending on chambering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rifle\u2019s all-business hunting emphasis is further enhanced with the action pillar-bedded into a McMillan Hunters Edge Sporter stock. Made of 100 percent carbon fiber, this stock is executed in a relatively slender and straight classic style. The bottom of the stock is flat, with rounded edges, so it will sit solidly on rests. It has an industrial-grade, non-slip polyurethane pebble finish in an attractive black with a white-and-grey-speckled granite paint scheme. Although it\u2019s classified as an ultralight hunting stock, it\u2019s built to stand up to the recoil from magnum cartridges. The stock has a nicely fitted one-inch Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. As you would expect of a rifle in this price category, the barrel is truly free-floated and is centered in the stock\u2019s barrel channel. There are Cerakote-protected sling swivel studs fore and aft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
The rifle is equipped with a McMillan Hunters Edge Sporter carbon fiber stock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I really like the lines of this stock. It handles quickly and instinctively, and with a scope attached, it balances nicely between the hands with just a slight weight-forward feel. Weight and overall length vary depending upon chambering, but the rifle sent to me for testing, chambered in 308 Win., weighs 6.8 pounds. It is not an ultralight rifle, but neither is it heavy. I\u2019d classify it as light enough for most hunting purposes. Over the years, I\u2019ve come to appreciate rifles in this weight class because ultralight rifles can be more challenging for many people to shoot accurately, especially when the featherweights are chambered in hard-kicking cartridges or you\u2019re shooting in high wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Model 21 comes with an excellent trigger, although I didn\u2019t think so when I first dry-fired it. As it arrived from the factory, the TriggerTech Field trigger broke at a rather hefty pull weight of 4 pounds, 2 ounces. I normally test triggers at their factory setting, but I could not abide that heavy trigger pull. Happily, this trigger is externally adjustable to a pull weight of between 2.5 pounds to 5 pounds. Using a 5\/64 Allen wrench, I turned the external set screw, located just forward of the trigger, counterclockwise until the trigger broke at a pull weight of 3 pounds even. That\u2019s just about perfect for a hunting trigger, and it felt lighter than that because it broke so cleanly and crisply, with zero take-up and zero creep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
All Model 21 rifles have an excellent externally adjustable TriggerTech Field trigger. Prior to testing, the author adjusted the test rifle’s trigger down to a pull weight of 3 pounds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The TriggerTech design uses unique \u201cfrictionless release\u201d technology, meaning it does not operate with sliding friction as other triggers do. This trigger would more accurately be described as using rolling friction because it uses a patented, free-floating roller that is captured between the sear and the trigger. The result is a very crisp-breaking trigger that the inventors say will wear at a much slower rate than other triggers. No hunter is likely to shoot a rifle enough to find out, but it\u2019s nice to know the trigger should suffer no degradation in performance over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rifle employs a two-position, rocker-style safety, mounted within easy reach of the thumb, that does not lock the bolt down when engaged. The surfaces of both the trigger and the safety lever are grooved for sure control in wet conditions, and there\u2019s a prominent cocking indicator at the rear of the bolt shroud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
The rifle has a rocker-style safety that does not lock the bolt down when engaged. The prominent cocking indicator can be seen here protruding from the rear of the bolt shroud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since the Model 21 is designed purely for hunting, I mounted one of my favorite hunting scopes<\/a>, a Trijicon AccuPoint 2.5-12.5X42mm, on the rifle for range testing using Talley rings and two short Picatinny rail sections sent with the rifle. Nosler recommends a specific barrel break-in procedure to achieve maximum accuracy, but I didn\u2019t have the luxury of time to do that with this rifle. Results were quite impressive considering I tested the gun with four different factory hunting loads, with no match loads in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we get to the results, here\u2019s a quick rundown on velocities for the four tested loads, which were predictably a little slower than the ammo makers\u2019 stated velocities out of the test rifle\u2019s 22-inch barrel. Federal\u2019s Non-Typical 150 gr. load stepped out at 2,707 fps over my CED M2 chronograph, while Federal\u2019s Terminal Ascent 175-grain load, with the heaviest bullet tested, was clocked at 2,560 fps. Hornady\u2019s Superformance 165-grain SST load proved to be the hottest load at 2,721 fps, while Winchester\u2019s 150-grain Deer Season XP load launched at 2,718 fps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
The rifle is capable of very good accuracy, as demonstrated with this group shot with Federal’s Terminal Ascent ammo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In accuracy testing, the rifle started out shooting some very nice three-shot groups, but groups opened up midway through the process. Tightening the action screws a bit put things back on track. I expected this rifle to shoot well, but I was a little stunned to find that it shot as well as it did with four different hunting loads using bullets ranging from 150 grains to 175 grains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal\u2019s Terminal Ascent load turned in the best performance with the best group measuring just 0.18-inch and 0.82-inch average groups. Federal\u2019s Non-Typical load was no slouch, either, producing 0.82-inch average groups and a 0.66-inch best group. Hornady\u2019s Superformance load and Winchester\u2019s Deer Season XP load both turned in average groups measuring an inch, with slightly better best groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nosler got just about everything right with this rifle. I did find myself wishing that the gun had a little shorter bolt throw, but that\u2019s just nitpicking on my part \u2013 clearance from the bolt handle to the scope was tighter than I like, but that didn\u2019t interfere with operation at all. The rifle ran like a thoroughbred in every regard. I classify rifles of this quality as \u201caspirational\u201d rifles, meaning they are guns people aspire to own and will hand down from generation to generation. The Model 21 is entirely worthy of that designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
Capacity of the internal box magazine is 3 or 4 rounds, depending on chambering..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nosler Model 21 Rifle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caliber: 308 Win., 1:10 twist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Action Type: M21 bolt action<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trigger: Adjustable TriggerTech Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrel: Shilen match-grade stainless<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finish: Tactical Grey Cerakote<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stock: McMillan Hunters Edge carbon fiber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magazine\/capacity: internal box, 4+1 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sights: None, drilled and tapped<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrel Length: 22 inches. threaded<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall Length: 41.65 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight: 6.8 pounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSRP: $2,795<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nosler\u2019s
The Model 21 is chambered for a dozen popular cartridges, including all of the proprietary Nosler cartridges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CONTACTS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Ammunition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competitive Edge Dynamics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hornady Ammunition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nagel’s Gun Shop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nosler Firearms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talley Scope Rings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trijicon Optics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winchester Ammunition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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