260 Remington?

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Where does this fit in the grand scheme of things?
Been asked this question and I took a glance at me
Nosler Numero 3 reloading manual and nawt a sniff
of info in it.

How does it compare to say the .243Win and such?

Yote` material?

Ammo, brass or bullet availability?

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I'd say it doesn't compare to the 243. It compares more closely to the 7mm08 & .308win for long range shooters.
 
I have a 700 in .260. Great gun, shot deer and smaller critters. If fur damage is a consideration for yotes is a consideration, something smaller might be best. Some will say they have shot bigger animals too, I have not, mostly because if I a chasing something bigger, I will take a bigger gun. If a moose were to step out within 150 yrds and it was loaded with 140 gr+ bullets, I would shoot. For a compare I am told it is virtually identical to the 6.5x55. Never had any issues with 6.5 bullet availability. Brass is a little less common, but not hard to find.
 
I'd lump in the .260 Remington with the various 6.5 service rifle cartridges. Given the availability of a wide selection of game bullets from 125 to 160 grs, it rates highly as a versatile big game cartridge, although I doubt there's not much you couldn't do with a 140. The moderate 6.5s tend to be accurate, mild mannered rounds, suitable for all manner of big game up to moose size, yet is useful for varmints when loaded with an appropriate light weight bullet. If you were inclined to build an ultralight mountain rifle, you could do a lot worse than chambering it for the .260.
 
What Boomer said.

The .260 is superior to the .243 as a big game hunting cartridge due to the availability of heavier bullets. Like the 6.5.mm service cartridges, it is pleasant to shoot, accurate and hard-hitting. Long-for-calibre bullets provide superior flight characteristics, at least on paper. I prefer shooting the .260 to the .308. but I enjoy shooting both.

Boomer said:
I'd lump in the .260 Remington with the various 6.5 service rifle cartridges. Given the availability of a wide selection of game bullets from 125 to 160 grs, it rates highly as a versatile big game cartridge, although I doubt there's not much you couldn't do with a 140. The moderate 6.5s tend to be accurate, mild mannered rounds, suitable for all manner of big game up to moose size, yet is useful for varmints when loaded with an appropriate light weight bullet. If you were inclined to build an ultralight mountain rifle, you could do a lot worse than chambering it for the .260.
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The 6.5's range from the 6.5 BR Remington to the 264 Win. Mag.
When looking at a 260 versus the 6.5 x 55 it was a matter of finding a 700 action and when a SA came available the decision was to build a 260.
Accurate, low recoil and deadly on deer. Saving pelts was not a concern. Hunting load was the 130 grain Barnes TSX.
Only reloaded 120 to 140 grain bullets.
 
Bashaw sports had a bunch of the 8twist 260 rem model 700 Sps on sale for 679$ recently.
I put it in a used mcmillan I bought off here.
Filled up lapua brass with rl 17 and a 120 ttsx. 3010fps and sub moa.
Perfect deer rifle up to 500 yards imo.
It is much closer to a 270 win then a 243 in terms of capability with 120gr plus bullets.
Load 100 gr bullets and its a heavy coyote/wolf round
One of my favorite cartridges.
 
I'd say it's one of the best all around game cartridges. I've wanted one forever but never seem to cross paths when I have $.

Unless you're a dedicated grizzly hunter it's all a guy needs. Does a great job at covering lots of bases.
 
Have you been in a time warp or living in a vacuum Looky. Or just drinkin a bit much, asking about a cartridge that's been out for a coons age. Well it's a young coon.
 
Very accurate.
Very little recoil.
Great caliber for 1000+ yds.
Great assortment of bullets for various tasks.
Relatively easy to hit a sweet spot when reloading.
Factory ammo is more difficult to find in Canada.

I have pretty much quit using other calibers(.243, 308) since acquiring the .260. I alternate it with a semi .223 for yote hunting.
 
I picked up a Rem Mountain rifle LSS in .260 about 17 years ago or so. It has been one of my keeper rifles. The daughter fell in love with it after her first deer hunt. While the cartridge never really took off, you can thank Remington's marketing dept., it has made quite a ressurgence with long distance shooters. Lots of bullets available if you are a handloader, if you aren't, you'd want to get started if you are set on a .260. If you aren't then plenty of other choices in the market.
 
It's a great cartridge. Perfect for all Canadian big game. Except for Grizzly. Of course the 6.5x55 swede has been doing this for a number of years. If your using a true short action it's your huckleberry. In a Tikka T3 it's just a different shade of red then a 6.5x55.
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As has been said great versatile and low recoil cartridge capable of most hooved NA game animals with the proper bullet and placement. It has the benefit of being possible to form cases from any of the .308 Win and its offspring. I own a .243 and if it weren't so damn accurate I'd consider a rebarrel to either the 260 or creedmoor if I didn't have a 7mm-08 barrel looking for an action to call home. Odds are its a touch more than needed for coyotes if pelts are a concern.
However it seems to have been matched by the 6.5 creedmoor in performance and locally at least rifles, dies and factory ammo seems to be much easier to find. If i was looking for a new rifle in a gentle 6.5 I'd probably try and at least get my hands on a Howa Alpine. The 3 6.5 creedmoors I have had the pleasure of shooting were very mild in recoil.
 
I agree with Skypilot. Quite capable of taking any big game in NA. Mine is a lightweight Savage. Shoots moa with several handloads and range of bullet weights.
 
My CTR shoots the 139 Scenar and 140 VLD hunting to almost same POI at 100m. The 123 scenar is several MOAs away.
Will shortly test same on SRS.
 
I love my .260.... I also love it in a Precision Rifle setup....

I'm a cheap bugger and often use .243 range sourced brass (once fired) at my local GC. And I neck it up to .260 (using the .260 expander ball) and I'm all good to go. Got hundreds of .243 cases for .260 this way. :d

Life is good.... :wave:

Cheers, :dancingbanana:

Barney
 
I shot animals with 140 gr part both yotes and deer and shot yotes with 87g and found 140 better for fur damage and better penitration with than the cheaper 180g 3006
 
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