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Nosler's Whitetail Country meets the gel, and Lee Mason's viewers talk Partitions

Three new 100-yard tests went up, two from the Tikka in 30-06 and one from a single-shot Henry in 360 Buckhammer.

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BETTER THAN NOSLER PARTITION?! 30-06 Nosler Whitetail Country (Rifle Ballistics Gel Test)BETTER THAN NOSLER PARTITION?! 30-06 Nosler Whitetail Country (Rifle Ballistics Gel Test)

A usual day on Mason Leather Outdoors brings in somewhere around 54,000 views, and this stretch ran a little under that, closer to 47,000. Lee Mason, who has been hand-stitching holsters and sheaths since 2010, kept to his current routine: a box of hunting ammunition, a block of calibrated gel and a shot from 100 yards.

The most watched of his three new tests asks whether Nosler's Whitetail Country 165 grain load is "BETTER THAN NOSLER PARTITION?!", fired, like most of his recent 30-06 work, from a Tikka T3X Hunter. The comments turned into a small hunting camp. One viewer praises how he mixes measured results with his own opinion; others call it an elk load, remember the old flat-base Noslers on pigs and black bear, or plan to try it in a .243 this season. A few loyalists insist the Partition is still the bullet everyone else is chasing.

Barnes Harvest 180 grain got the same treatment at the start of the week, but the newest upload is the one moving fastest: Federal PowerShok in 360 Buckhammer, from a Henry H15 single shot. The cartridge is a young one, built for straight-wall deer seasons, and the title's question, "WILL IT STOP?!", has drawn more than 13,000 views in its first 29 hours.

Subscribers held at 407,000. Among the weapons and military channels near his size, the big weeks belonged to Daniel Davis and the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum, while Mason sat in the middle of the group for views gained.

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What viewers say

  • I think you do a nice job reporting what you found, but also sprinkling in your opinion in these videos. Keep up the good work man.
    @OnthebluffsSee it on YouTube
  • That looks like a great Elk cartridge option. The old .30-06 still has plenty of life left in it.
    @EC-mc7vgSee it on YouTube
  • The old flat base Nosler bullets we’re great. I used them a lot of pigs and black bear.
    @dgambrel9241See it on YouTube
5 more comments
  • Excellent review! The penetration was pretty impressive, especially considering that it isn’t a bonded bullet. Looks like that heavy base really helps to hold it all together!
    @Nestorius45See it on YouTube
  • I’ve used 180 gr core lok in my 06 for years with great results on deer usually under a 100yds here in PA Brush country
    @ElvinIRONSSee it on YouTube
  • You erred on the negative side, regarding weight retention and penetration. That's doing it right.
    These are impressive loads. Great job Nosler and you.
    @jarodcrazyindianSee it on YouTube
  • I like that companies are going back to proven bullet designs and glad that the velocity was correct.
    @NathanCavanagh-x5lSee it on YouTube
  • Thanks for testing these. Using them for the first time this year in .243.
    @dannys4253See it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on Mason Leather Outdoors right now

DEER REAPER?! 30-06 Barnes Harvest 180gr (Rifle Ballistics Gel Test)17,175 views · 2026-10-01 WILL IT STOP?! 360 Buckhammer Federal PowerShok 180gr (Rifle Ballisti…13,654 views · 2026-10-06 READY? FIGHT! 30-06 Barnes TTSX 110 vs 130 (Rifle Ballistics Gel Test)66,347 views TOO MUCH?! 30-06 Hornady American Whitetail Tipped (Rifle Ballistics …24,008 views
The facts
Subscribers
407,000
Channel views, last 7 days
374,385
Videos published this week
3
Video published
October 4, 2026
Video views so far
18,458

The numbers

Here are the week's figures for Mason Leather Outdoors.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels
Daniel Davis / Deep Dive
2,948,802
The Australian Armour & A…
1,754,239
Royal Armouries
941,247
Mason Leather Outdoors
374,385
The VSO Channel
127,478
SPARTAN117GW
92,104
TheGunCollective
89,104
Legally Armed America
88,498
Firepower United
39,036
subscribers
407,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
238,195,487
views per day
47,083
typical day: 54,381
compared with similar channels (subscribers)
Daniel Davis / Deep Dive
474,000
TheGunCollective
464,000
Legally Armed America
463,000
Royal Armouries
436,000
The VSO Channel
430,000
SPARTAN117GW
410,000
Mason Leather Outdoors
407,000
Firepower United
368,000
The Australian Armour & A…
343,000
As of October 8, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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The Nosler Partition, the bullet in the week's top title, was designed by John Nosler after a hunting trip for which animal?

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