.260 or 7mm/08? Decision Made!!

I have a 7-08 and enjoy the cartridge. The 7-08 is a sleeper that will open your eyes. With that said, the 260 makes me curious and if I were only shooting deer, I would give it a try. Both rifles will do the job.

Another thing to point out is that these are both great cartridges if you intend to get a rifle for coyote calling, bench shooting, varminting, and deer hunting. Using your rifle as a dual purpose is beneficial because it stays the same.

If you dont reload, I reccomend you get into it, this will make you appreciate your new rifle even more.
 
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flip a coin, you cant go wrong with either

260 is a better varmint cartridge between the two, and the 7-08 has a slight edge on the other end of the spectrum, for larger stuff like elk and moose.

I went with 260 because I have other guns that Id use for big stuff :)

if you shoot factory ammo, go 7-08, as was mentioned by Prosper. if handloading, go 260.

a 125 Partition or 130 TSX @ 2850-2900 fps is wicked on deer out to any sane range. I shoot 95 Vmax @ 3315 fps for varmints, and my 260 will launch 155 gr. Lapua Megas @ 2550 fps. For long range target, my 260 will fire a 142 MatchKing with a BC of .585 at a speed of 2750 fps. That bullet never slows down...;)

Pretty awesome rifle IMHO. Low recoil, accurate, long barrel life, lots of bullets of all types of handloading.
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Define 'significant.'

For most purposes, they're pretty much identical. But, if you're under a '.270 or less' law, then the difference between .264 and .284 is significant. There are other examples, too. But they're all splitting hairs.
 
i grew up shooting a m77 ruger in 7-08. deer or moose it has never done me wrong. you also get a pretty good selection of bullet weights. last year i switched over to the barnes triple shock in 160gr. four animals and four near perfect expanded bullets recovered.
 
Well...the decision was made for me:D

While going back and forth on which to buy, I googled Remington 700 MTN LSS and got back like 16 pages (from Canada). Just for kicks a started on page 16 and found a classifieds section of a bulletin board for a pistol club in alberta. Guess what was listed? 700 MTN LSS, 99% condition, as new, 749.00. Considering a new one was going to run me 9 something after tax/shipping, I jumped right on it.

I called the guy and bought it! Transfer is done, and it's on the way.

Oh yeah....It's in 7/08:D

Funny part is, I have a walnut/blued .260 mountain DM sitting here that I bought from another Gunnut last week....I havent even fired it!
I just really wanted the stainless........:redface:

I guess the .260 is going to go up on the EE.

Thanks everyone for the advice. You made my decision to buy way easier.

Cheers,

Ryan
 
Congrads on your purchase. You can't go wronge with the mountain rifle. I have two. I bought a LSS in 30-06 that I use for Deer & Moose. It will shoot sub 1" on the bench. My other rifle is the wallnut Mountain DM in .243
It was a hard gun to get off my cousin, but the deal was made at last years moose hunt. These are keepers for sure.
 
I have a Blued/Walnut 700 Mountain Rifle chambered in 7x57 which I bought new many moons ago, when they first came out. I forget what I paid at the time, but considerably less than a new one today. It is one of the rifles that I plan to hang on to for a long, long time. It will shoot 3 140 Accubonds into less than ¾" at close to 2950 fps, and has accounted for moose, deer [muleys and whitetails] elk, and a couple of black bears. It has been a one-shot-wonder between myself and my oldest son. The wood is quite well figured and it has a hinged floorplate, and I do love this rifle!! FWIW, it will shoot the 150 and 160 Partition into less than 1" for 3 as well, making it very versatile. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Regarding the question about accuracy...I don't know how many John Barsness fans are here, but he wrote that although the .260 and 7mm-08 are both exceptionally accurate cartridges, the 7-08 is more tolerant of bullet weight and profile changes, i.e. it's easier to load for.
Regarding the Southern Ontario calibre restriction....the restriction applies to small game hunting with centrefire rifles ONLY. Everywhere that restriction is in place, is shotgun/ muzzleloader only for deer. So don't even consider it. The .260 and the 7mm-08 are equally illegal for deer in those areas. You can, however, shoot small game in those areas with the .260 Rem.
 
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Going to order a 700 mountain, and since I'm going new I might as well pick! What would you choose/why? Thanks! Ryan
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Already got a Rem 700 "mountain rifle" in 7mm-08... so I guess I already made my choice. :cool:

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