Remington .260

The .260 to the 6.5x55 is what the 7-08 is to the 7mm mauser. All have their small following, all good sensible cartridges, however they lack the marketing bling.
 
I like all the 6.5 offerings, and have owned most of them at some time or other. At present have a 260AI, 6.5x55, a 6.5x55AI, a 6.5/284. Have had 6.5M-S, 264 Win Mag, 6.5x68, 6.5-06 and a 6.5 Carcano. I particularly like the long range characteristics of 6.5mm Match bullets, and also the throat life of the smaller 6.5 chamberings. For long range rigs, the AI versions reduce case stretch and prolong brass life, as well as giving a bit more velocity than the parent cartridge. Recoil is also less of an issue when shooting long strings at the bench. What's not to like? Regards, Eagleye.
 
eltorro said:
One mistake in marketing that put some people off (and me for one- that's sure) is the declared aim of totally replacing the 6.5x55.

if the US military will consider it for replacing the 308, it will revive, other than that... little chance.
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and that is probably not going to happen in the near future, with their new creation, the 6.8 mm. What's with their facination with the .277? This is a case where a popular game calibre came before a military caliber instead of the other way around.
 
El Torro, would you please advise what is meant by your statement regarding the 6.5X55? Just not sure what it means.

Regards,

Peter
 
Outdoor Life Gun Editor Jim Carmichael apparently thought so.
He is widely credited with originating the .260 (6.5 Panther, I think
he initially named it) as a silhouette round, and often shot his quite competitively in 1000 yard matches.
 
El Torro, about " if the U.S. army will consider it for replacing the 308.." Don't think they have ever considered any 6.5s, but there is a 6.5.

Regards,

Peter
 
dan belisle said:
"What's with their facination with the .277? This is a case where a popular game calibre came before a military caliber instead of the other way around."

Actually I think there were 277 military testbed rounds before the 270 Win entered the scene. - dan
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Which ones were they?
 
shotgunjoe said:
Unless I misread the chart the .260 in remington rifles is now only available in one rifle,and this is sad for me as I really like the cartridge.I sent remington an e-mail a couple of years back asking for the VLS to be brought back in this caliber apparently I am in the minority:(
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Remington's Custom Shop will make you a .260 Remington. Not as cheap as an off the shelf Remington, but cheap compared to building one from scratch.
Or just buy a VLS and have it re-barreled to .260Rem.
 
dan belisle said:
I'll have to dig around in my library, but the 256 Peterson comes to mind. I remember reading about a 277-06 Springfield sporter being made up in 1919, along with pics in an issue of Precision Shooting a little while back. And the Brit 276 was around in 1913 or so. - dan
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I am aware of the 27/06 and the 276, but I was not aware that the military used them?
 
dan belisle said:
The Brit 276 was a military design, and the US was looking at a similar 277 cartridge from about the early 20s on. It basically got dumped because of Douglas Macarthur if memory serves (who was a big 30 cal fan), otherwise all those Garands would have been 270s. - dan
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Thanks for taking the time and filling in an obvious gap in my caliber history;)
 
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