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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: BLKBEARKLR on August 24, 2011, 01:15:59 PM

Title: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 24, 2011, 01:15:59 PM: If so what do you think of it?

What size bullets are you using on it?

Thanks
Joe
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: SirSpencer on August 24, 2011, 02:07:04 PM: My dad bought me one for my first rifle when i was 10. Killed quite a few deer with it, its really light and reliable. We use 125gr nosler partition. 4350 IMR at 42gr. I would suggest it.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 24, 2011, 02:10:42 PM: Sounds like a plan, I just picked one up from a guy that needed the cash, so got another caliber for 300.00 with a leupold scope. One more for the safe.

Joe
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: gutsnthegrass on August 24, 2011, 02:38:22 PM: I have one in the mountain rifle, stainless barrel and action with the laminate stock. It is a very good gun, I handload with the 140 grain SST's but am thinking of dropping down to the 125 Partitions. Very light recoil and lightweight gun.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: Gotm4 on August 24, 2011, 02:39:34 PM: I own several, I have been shooting 130gr Nosler accubonds, for big game. I have shot everything from Elk to Coyote, with my 260, Low recoil, light rifles and very accurate esp. further down range.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: bolsen on August 24, 2011, 04:20:14 PM: great caliber, if you dont like it i know a guy that has been looking for one
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 24, 2011, 06:48:56 PM: thanks everyone for the advice.

I don't have any dies for a 260, looks like will have to get some. Right now just going to play with it a little and see how the girl shoots.

Joe
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: bearpaw on August 24, 2011, 06:58:05 PM: I know a guy that just got one, he likes it but isn't getting real good groups yet. He had 140 gr factory ammo. His groups are about 1 1/4 and hge would prefer under 1 inch.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: high country on August 24, 2011, 07:19:39 PM: .25 moa can be made up in a lot of places. For s&g try a lighter bullet, 140's are way long.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: bearpaw on August 24, 2011, 07:24:27 PM: Quote from: high country on August 24, 2011, 07:19:39 PM
.25 moa can be made up in a lot of places. For s&g try a lighter bullet, 140's are way long.

Thanks, I had the same guy sight in my 257 a week ago (I don't shoot as well as I used to) and he shot less than a .75 group, so he can shoot, I will pass along your advice. I think that was all he could get at the store at the time, but I think he plans to reload so there will be more options.
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: Salmo on August 24, 2011, 08:01:04 PM: I have a .260rem 700 MTN rifle.. It is my favorite cartridge! Deer and elk hate it!!!!! I prefer 140NP's and 140AB's as elk is on the menu every year!!! H4350 and Hunter both shoot excellent..
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: coachcw on August 25, 2011, 06:17:13 AM: My son has one and we have both shot deer with it all one shot smack downs . I just shoot fedral premiums in 140 throphy bonded and couldn't be happier with them . It's a model seven youth and makes a great lil pack gun .
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: ducksoup on August 30, 2011, 02:02:44 PM: I'm having one built for me right now. I had an old 700 ADL in .243 that I wasn't using so I'm having a Shilen #4 SS Select Match barrel installed. I was going to have a Jewell trigger but decided to have Neil Jones do a trigger job on the original Remington trigger. Action will be fully blueprinted. Everything glass and pillar bedded and I'm putting a Leupold VX-III 4.5-14 side focus, long range scope on it. I would like to use either the Berger 130 VLD hunting bullet or the Nosler 125 gr. Partition. I can't wait!
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: coachcw on August 30, 2011, 05:29:00 PM: That sounds sweet !
Title: Re: Anyone own a 260 remington?
Post by: MHWASH on August 31, 2011, 08:41:50 AM: I've used the 120 BT on two antelope. The first was a hard quartering away shot, and really made a mess. The second was a broadside on my buck and it performed perfectly. I doubt I will use the BT again. I also shot a doe with the 123gr Sierra Matchking. Nothing spectaculare but it worked. I've also developed a load with the 130 Accubond, good accuracy. Gutpile has used his .260 a bunch more than me, and has settled on the 130 AB, although his daughter used a 100gr Part. on her doe last year.