WHAT? 260 Remington for long distance?

Rembo said:
I chambered two heavy 8" twist Gaillard barrels in 260 for a local guy. Put them on short 700's, not sure what stocks he put them in but they really shoot. Apparently quite a bit flatter than the 308 that he also shoots...and less recoil.
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Hello Rembo, 260 in something like this would be cool hay!
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WHat Yu think! Rick.

Sing
 
I have started playing with a Tikka Varmint Stainless, Nosler brass (very good, less than 1 grain variance in the 3 boxes I have, all same lot number), Berger 140 VLD, RL17 and H4350, 210M primers. In testing seating depths for the Bergers, 8 loads shoot under .75" for 3 shots, 4 of them under .25". This is at 113 yds. Don't know velocity as my chrono would not read correctly (raining).
 
How do you guys feel about the 6.5X47 as compared to the 260?

The Lapua brass has to be a major attraction?
 
A thought on the 260

FWIW Back when the 260 was wildcated as a 6.5/308 I found that to run with the 6.5/284's I needed a bit more horsepower.I ended up building the tube gun Gunboy shows on a PGW M15 action and a 6.5/243 Lapua Ackley TNk.
The brass is all fireformed with a no bullet method in a chambered die then turned,sorted and annealed.This particular rifle could shoot.I went back to my test targets/load development for it and am attaching a pic of a 300 yrd group at lower node velocities.

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There are a number of shooters who have championed the round and I think it is worth a serious look when considering a build. I have done ok with it over the years .
Since that build I have continued to produce both tube guns and even a "traditional" wood stocked F Class gun in the 260AI and they all seem to want to shoot.
The 260 is a great round,the 260AI although more work ,is even better.
Welcome to the world of the 6.5 !!
 
X-fan said:
How do you guys feel about the 6.5X47 as compared to the 260?

The Lapua brass has to be a major attraction?
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Out to 800 yards you are looking at a rifle that shoots very well, at 900 to 1000 my 6.5-47Lapua cannot compete with higher horsepower 6.5's.

You can always use Lapua 308 or 243 brass, you just have to work on it a bit more.
 
I manage to get around 1200 round of 243 win brass and neck up to 260, I had quite a great luck with the 260 round, That 4" gong at 700meter seem to be closer every time I pull the trigger...

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X-fan said:
How do you guys feel about the 6.5X47 as compared to the 260?

The Lapua brass has to be a major attraction?
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As always, it depends.

What the 6.5X47L will do flat out, the 260Rem will do at standard pressures.

Raise the 260R to the same pressure levels and it will walk away by 100 to 200fps depending on the bullet weight. The difference gets greater the heavier a bullet you use.

Both can be equally accurate. Lapua brass is nice, expensive and durable. With a bit of prep, Win will do the same thing.

If the plan is to use the 139 to 142gr VLDs, the 260AI, 6.5 Mystic, 6.5-308 improved will walk away for these other two and be superbly accurate.

Like other shooters are finding, this case style is as easy to dial in as the 6BR. Gets you to the speeds these heavies like to fly at with the smallest case capacity. you just need to do a bit of brass prep.

The 6.5 Swede is the same excellent case volume and Lapua brass is readily available if desired. Why it doesn't dominate the LR shooting world is one of shooting's big mystery.

Comparing the 6.5X47L to the 260Rem and improved versions is like comparing the 6BR to the 6XC/6-6.5X47L.

All work great. Decide how heavy a bullet you want to launch and how fast you want to get it going.

There is no replacement for displacement.
Jerry
 
Thanks guys - For my purposes I will definitely go with the 260 Remington.

BUT

Was just reading a March 2006 Shooting Times Magazine about the 6.5 Remington Magnum. 6.5 bullet in a 350 Mag. case necked down. Velocities exceed the 6.5-284 and its in a short action. MORE RESEARCH........... Accuracy doesn't look to good, but then its out of a 22" barrel.

Any impute on this?
 
358Scout said:
Thanks guys - For my purposes I will definitely go with the 260 Remington.

BUT

Was just reading a March 2006 Shooting Times Magazine about the 6.5 Remington Magnum. 6.5 bullet in a 350 Mag. case necked down. Velocities exceed the 6.5-284 and its in a short action. MORE RESEARCH........... Accuracy doesn't look to good, but then its out of a 22" barrel.

Any impute on this?
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EXTREMELY short barrel life (would be well under 1000 rounds) and if accuracy doesn't look good, it sounds like a lose-lose situation to me.
 
Thanks for the 6.5X47 thoughts all.

I was thinking the 6.5X47 to be a perfect 600 yard cartridge....Though I suppose this is the domain of the 6BR?
 
358Scout said:
Thanks guys - For my purposes I will definitely go with the 260 Remington.

BUT

Was just reading a March 2006 Shooting Times Magazine about the 6.5 Remington Magnum. 6.5 bullet in a 350 Mag. case necked down. Velocities exceed the 6.5-284 and its in a short action. MORE RESEARCH........... Accuracy doesn't look to good, but then its out of a 22" barrel.

Any impute on this?
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6.5 Rem. Mag??!!:eek: Belt??!!:confused:
Better do the "Monty Python"- RUN AWAY.... RUN AWAY!!!:rolleyes:
Messed with one, was not impressed.
if you want to play with that type of capacity, you might as well go right to the 6.5 Badcat ( 6.5 WSM)!:D
Cat
 
358Scout said:
Thanks guys - For my purposes I will definitely go with the 260 Remington.

........6.5 bullet in a 350 Mag. case necked down. Velocities exceed the 6.5-284 and its in a short action. MORE RESEARCH........... Accuracy doesn't look to good, but then its out of a 22" barrel.

Any impute on this?
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My "impute" would be that this cartridge would have a lousy accurate barrel life and little ballistic advantage over a 6.5X284 ( a proven long distance cartridge) or even a 6.5 WSM or SAUM. Speed definitely isn't everything.

I'm speaking from a precision rifle/competitive long distance shooter perspective, but I see it as a powder guzzling barrel burner.

The 6.5 Lapua and the 6.5 Lapua improved are higher pressure than a 260, but since most precision shooters aren't using 100 year old military actions, that isn't a negative in my opinion. Sloppy cheap factory actions are not much better, because firing pin holes can be large and sloppy as well.

The 260 and its variants - or the Swede - are probably a better solution when you lack the hardware to run a high performance cartridge near its red line.
 
Obtunded said:
My "impute" would be that this cartridge would have a lousy accurate barrel life and little ballistic advantage over a 6.5X284 ( a proven long distance cartridge) or even a 6.5 WSM or SAUM. Speed definitely isn't everything.

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I necked a bunch of 7mmSAUM brass to 6.5 for a guy a few years back, and Oldbadger and I both agreed that when put side by side with the 6.5WSM, it seems that the SAUM looks to be a bit more of a better ( more efficient?) design.
The various short 6.5 mags ALL have a fairly short life as far as match accuracy goes, but they sure are fun!
Cat
 
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