Any 260 Remington Fans?

yes, I think it is a dandy

probably has to do with a lot of long established cartridges right in that same performance area
 
I am looking forward to getting one ... I think it will make a perfect general hunting , non dangerous game rifle for Interior Alaska ..... With FMJ spitzer BT bullets @ 2800 fps it shouldn,t blow out a fox or lynx ..And it will have plenty of potential for wolves @ 4 and 500 yards ... I,m thinking a rifle with a 20" barrel or a little less ........With 120gr TSX s @ 2700fps It would work great for caribou . And According to the Swedes and Norwegians the 6.5 is the preferred Moose round .... . No I wouldn,t prefer it over a 375 ,416 or 458 for brown bear . But the bears are sleeping when most fur hunting is going on ... [beeep] I was told there are a pair of grizzly 2 or 3 year old cubs hanging around where I will be doing alot of calling this winter ......It would have more affect on a bear than some soft point 22 bullet .... Un fortunatly I may get a 6.5 Creedmore , simply because it is available in a factory stainless Ruger ... It comes with a 28" barrel , but it is easy to buck them off ............
 
The .260 is a super round. It is accurate, easy to shoot, and a super killer due to the ease of shooting and the high sd characteristic of the 6.5mm. Mine is a Ruger MkII boat paddle and I have killed several deer with it and a coyote or two as targets of opportunity. However it is a handloader's round as the factory offerings are sort of skimpy. A reloader can really make use of its versatility with bullets ranging from 90 to 160 grains. After all it is pretty much an Americanized 6.5 Swede which is a grand old classic. Here is a pic of a small 8pt I killed on my place. I use the Hornady 129g spirepoints over RL 19. TnTnTn

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I think that it is definately one of the best rounds made. However there are almost no factory rifles chambered in it now. Remington cut it's own throat with it and the 280. These are as good as it gets and Remington doesn't even offer rifles from the factory in either one as far as I know now.
 
I really like the concept and appreciate the little 6.5 round. I'm thinking it or a 6.5-06 is gonna be my next rifle and the .260 really makes more sense than the wildcat.
 
I like mine....

I have a Rem Model 7 stainless in 260 Rem that is a real delight to carry. And it shoots extremely well.

I am a 6.5 bore diameter fan, and the 260 is a good representative of that caliber and what the 6.5 caliber will do with good bullets.

-BCB
 
The 260 rem in a "rifle looneys" cartridge. Like the 7-08 it has taken years for the .260 cartridge to catch on with
rifle looneys.

As previously posted the 260 is a handloaders cartridge due to limited factory loaded offerings. It is without a doubt the best woods rifle round ever developed. The 260 rem is what the 243 and 257Bob wanted to grow up to be.

The reliable hunting bullet weights from 100 grains to 140 grains pick your weight and go kill sh*t.

The 1/8 twist has proven to be more reliable than the earlier production twist of the 1/9 twist across and bullet designs.

Hoggy
 
What does twist have to do with reliability?..More accurate with the heavier bullet offerings, maybe. But nothing to do with reliability.....
 
I LOVE the 260. I bought one for my daughter years ago. A youth Ruger 77 MKII. I was so impressed with the job it did on deer and it's light recoil I bought one myself. I also have a 6.5 swede which is outstanding.

Definately a reloaders caliber due to limited ammo selection but it looks like theres a bit more to choose from these days if you can find it.

IMO if they don't start chambering rifles in this caliber it's going to basically die. It's all but dead right now.

I just can't understand why makers (especially Remington) don't offer lightweight mountain rifles in this caliber anymore. It's perfect for deer, sheep, antelope, goats.
 
Originally Posted By: hoginator204The 260 rem in a "rifle looneys" cartridge. Like the 7-08 it has taken years for the .260 cartridge to catch on with
rifle looneys.

As previously posted the 260 is a handloaders cartridge due to limited factory loaded offerings. It is without a doubt the best woods rifle round ever developed. The 260 rem is what the 243 and 257Bob wanted to grow up to be.

The reliable hunting bullet weights from 100 grains to 140 grains pick your weight and go kill sh*t.

The 1/8 twist has proven to be more reliable than the earlier production twist of the 1/9 twist across and bullet designs.

Hoggy

Say what....?

-BCB
 
Originally Posted By: Bearcat 74I shoot a Remington Mountain Rifle in .260 Remington, absolutely love it!

I have this gun as well, bought it for my son when he first started hunting. I liked it so much that I carry it now.
Mine is one of the first and has a 1-9 twist. As far as being reliable....I guess you'd have to ask the trucks loads of deer and antelope its killed. I shoot a 140 Hornady SST or Nosler 125 partition in mine/ours. I plan on using it next week for late plains buck deer.

I love the gun but whatI could never figure out was why Remington took a rifle that is basially sold on the concept of light weight mountain rifle and put a heavy axx laminated stock on it. But they didn't ask me..........
 
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great cartridge bought one in a 700 mtn rifle dbm and he is 13 now and has killed 2muley's {100 and 375yds] and one blacktail. great all around cartridge and will do a number on rockchucks a long ways out { furthest about 860} can't go wrong with it
 
It is a good one no doubt.I have on that I built when you couldn't find it in the gun shops here in TX. I used a 1-10 twist shillen barrel it will shoot up to the 140s to 200 yards atleast. I have settled on the hornaday 129 gr bullets
as these have performed very well.
 
When it first came out based on Jim Carmicheal's cartridge it got off to a bad start or at least the people at Sierra bullets thought it was a big disappointment. Why I don't know.

Lately, long range shooters are really interested. It has a very good barrel life.

Like it was said previously, the choices are very limited. There aren't any heavy barreled rifles let alone in a LH model or I would get one.
 


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