razor
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Post by razor on Nov 22, 2010 13:29:14 GMT -5
For the deer hunting here in southwest virginia, it seems to me would be the perfect round. Also, kinda got tired of getting kicked around. Has anyone owned or shot one of these? I bid on a used Kimber 260 on gunbrokers and lost. I bid $900, and the gun sold for $968. It seems Kimber quit making the 260. Wonder how the Rem CDL 260 rifle would be?
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Post by Lee Martin on Nov 22, 2010 14:21:11 GMT -5
My dad built one on a Mauser 98 when the round was introduced. It's accurate and provides good killing power on medium size game. I'm not surprised it hasn't caught on though....the 260 pretty much duplicates already established rounds like the 6.5x55 and 7mm-08. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Post by mtnbkr on Nov 22, 2010 17:00:36 GMT -5
I don't have a 260, but I have a Winchester Featherweight in 6.5x55. Since they're very similar, I'd say any lightweight rifle in 260 would be the bee's knees in the mountains of SW Va (I'm from Roanoke, btw).
Chris
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Post by Aggie01 on Nov 22, 2010 18:23:56 GMT -5
My Encore sports a 21" Custom Shop .260 Remington barrel when I am in the deer blind. Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x40 on top. 44.0 Grains IMR4831 has a Hornady 140 SST moving at 2638 fps out of that abbreviated barrel. Very pleasant to shoot, I'd be more than happy to hand it to a kid to try out without worrying about it beating them up. IMO, no meaner, but more effective than a .243, which most folks around these parts like to start their kids on. Over a 10 year period, I have harvested at least half a dozen deer and eliminated three coyotes with it anywhere from 50-200 yards with not a one of them making it more than a step. I have not recovered a bullet yet from this gun, either the 125 ballistic tips I used to shoot or the Hornady SST's I have been using since I started handloading. All went all the way through on broadside shots. Also, I have surgically removed the heads from 4 turkeys with it, and shot one in the chest with a 125g ballistic tip (which turned it into a feathered sack of mush  Whoops). This combo shoots 1 hole groups when I do my part from the bench. The short answer to your queston is, yes, I like the .260 Remington. |
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Post by kings6 on Nov 22, 2010 22:30:51 GMT -5
If I didn't already have 7mm-08's in the safe, I'd have a 260.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Nov 23, 2010 9:04:09 GMT -5
I have a 260 AND a 260 AI, both are half minute rifles, and very mild to shoot.
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derekr
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Post by derekr on Nov 23, 2010 11:12:59 GMT -5
I love anything 6.5 I have a 6.5X55 and it is accurate and a joy to shoot. I might get my youngest son a .260 for his first centerfire. I feel it trumps the .243 for a kid. The .264 Ballistic Tip is a heck of a bullet. The only disadvantage is finding ammo. I reload, so no big deal, but if you don't it might be tricky.
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Post by gunzo on Nov 23, 2010 11:28:07 GMT -5
About 3 years back I decided to build a long range bench rest rifle. Spent a fair amount of time researching a chambering for it and decided on a .260. Very pleased with my decision. About a 1000 rounds down the tube so far with no disappointments.
On the sporting side of rifles I think the .260 has about the perfect power level for whitetail.
A great cartridge IMHO.
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Post by Lee Martin on Nov 23, 2010 11:29:07 GMT -5
Speaking of 6.5's, I'm finishing-up a 264 Win Mag this week. I'll be sure to post pictures when it's done. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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derekr
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Post by derekr on Nov 23, 2010 21:08:41 GMT -5
I'd lik to see that. My Dad has a 6.5X54MS sporter that he got when I was a kid. Since that time I have had serious infactuation with anything .264!
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Post by sixshot on Nov 23, 2010 22:34:54 GMT -5
I put a Dr. friend onto the 260 several years ago & all his kids have taken deer & elk with it, its a very underrated cartridge. Back when I was heavy into single shot handguns I had a 14" Bullberry in 260 & it was a killing machine with 100 gr Barnes X bullets. For deer-antelope size game it would be hard to inprove on the 260.
Dick
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mark
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Post by mark on Nov 24, 2010 7:10:28 GMT -5
I have a Remington XP-100R in 260 Rem. Very accurate with 120 and 140 grain bullets. I have taken two deer at 100 yards and 120 yards using 120 grain Remington CoreLokts (I think that is spelled right). Both were one shot kills. Bullet drop seems pretty minimal at deer hunting ranges.
Mark
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derekr
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Post by derekr on Nov 24, 2010 17:30:08 GMT -5
I wonder the easiest/cheapest way to get into a .260 Remington? I don't see a lot of offerings. The Ruger compact is about it, and that is a mighty small rifle. I'd love one with a 22 inch tube and a good trigger. I think ER Shaw will build one on a Savage action pretty much to order, but I don't know what kind of cost there would be. Maybe get a Savage Model 10 in .243 and get another barrel??
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Post by jefats on Nov 25, 2010 21:11:34 GMT -5
5 years ago I lucked up on one of the early SS Remington 700's with 24" barrel which came out in the mid 1990's. With a 6X leupold it's a MOA shooter.
Pretty hard to beat as a deer rifle/round.
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Post by 38 WCF on Nov 27, 2010 23:14:59 GMT -5
My son's first Big game rifle was a Winchester Feather weight in 6.5X55. He has taken several Mule deer and Elk with it. It is now the family's starter gun for all of the new hunters as they come up. It has been a reliable performer many times over.
MUCH better than the .243 my daughter used.
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