260 Remington

[manbearpig]

am i right in assuming that i can rebarrel a Savage .308 in .260 Rem and not have to change anything else?

and please, no anti-Savage comments from the peanut gallery

 

[rishu_pepper]

This is the problem with talking to bartell: he makes it sound that any gun you buy that is not the exact same as his would be an unwise purchase. Oh well, I tried to buy his Sako off him, but he won't budge

 

[SuperCub]

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Save it for the youngsters that don't know any better.

My 257 or 270 ain't no better than all the others, neither is your 260. All good cartridges, but none head and shoulders better than the rest.


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[SuperCub]

it'll shoot a 100 grain bullet about 3300 fps, which is 300 behind the big Weatherby. Not bad considering it burns about 2/3 the powder the 257 Wby does, and has 5x as long of barrel life. the 300 fps handicap makes the 260 drop 4" more @ 400 yards, not a big deal, I bet you wiggle that much when shooting off a bench rest

Newf here again ..... If your beloved 260 was 300fps faster than something else, you'd extolling that virtue from the hilltops, but when the 257W gets that much more, you say, "not a big deal". If velocity is important to the shooter, 300fps IS a big deal.


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[Amphibious]

I'm stealing your .260 for my goat hunt. you'll never see it again. thus giving you reason to buy yet another. you can thank me by putting a case of Mickey's on my bed.

sincerely,

The Basement Dweller.

 

[350tracker]

Sako, Kimber and I think Tikka have rifles chambered in the 260 Rem...

 

[Gatehouse]

I'd buy a .260 before I'd buy a .270, .308, .257 Roberts, 25-06...

 

[SuperCub]

Take your pick....... for hunting deer, they're all more or less, about the same.

243
6mmRem
250Savage
257Roberts
25/06
257W
260
6.5x55
6.5x57
6.5/06
270Win
270WSM
7x57
7/08
280Rem
284Win
.308Win

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[blargon]

Sako, Kimber and I think Tikka have rifles chambered in the 260 Rem...

Remington has the CDL SF as well.

I like the short action cartridges, but no .260 for me, as my .308's have it covered and I'm not shooting past 300yds.

 

[watsknew]

I use it

well that definitely makes it "special"...

 

[watsknew]

I'd buy a .260 before I'd buy a .270, .308, .257 Roberts, 25-06...

Pourquoi?

 

[todbartell]

If velocity is important to the shooter, 300fps IS a big deal.

the 260 is all about perfect balance. Emphasis on the word perfect

 

[mackillan]

How would the 260 compare to the 257 w mag?

 

[chappy]

i would own one based on the word of todbartell. compared to my 6.5x55 the 260 rules. i must buy a 260.

 

[blargon]

I'm stealing your .260 for my goat hunt. you'll never see it again. thus giving you reason to buy yet another. you can thank me by putting a case of Mickey's on my bed.

sincerely,

The Basement Dweller.

Why not just load up some 130 TTSX in the .308?

 

[chappy]

308 calibre isn't magical like the 6.5 every one knows 130 grn tsx 308 can't kill anything larger than rodents.

 

[blargon]

308 calibre isn't magical like the 6.5 every one knows 130 grn tsx 308 can't kill anything larger than rodents.

Silly me, I forgot the .260 has magic fairy dust on it.

 

[todbartell]

i would own one based on the word of todbartell. compared to my 6.5x55 the 260 rules. i must buy a 260.

that's the spirit Chappy!

How would the 260 compare to the 257 w mag?

it will kill deer sized game just as well out to as far as you can see, providing you can shoot your rifle

Why not just load up some 130 TTSX in the .308?

it's not the cartridge he wants, it's the rifle...his 308 is a tank

 

[blargon]

it's not the cartridge he wants, it's the rifle...his 308 is a tank

HAHA, I thought his M7 was like 7lbs scoped. I wouldn't call that a tank, but it ain't no Ti...

 

[todbartell]

I'll go weigh it.....