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Best grain bullet for .260

chilledshot
I bought a 260 now I need ammo, any sugestions?
We will be hunting whitetail deer. New York state!! 100 lb - 140 lb deer.

These will be shot out of a Remington Model Seven.

Brian
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  • nononsense
    chilledshot,

    The .260 uses anything in the 120 gr. to 140 grain HUNTING bullet class. That means that any of the current commercially manufactured loads should be sufficient. This would include but not be limited to the Remington Cor-Lokt, Sierra Pro-Hunter, Barnes, Nosler Ballistic Tip and Partition. All of these along with several others have been and will continue to be good bullet designs to use for deer hunting.

    Be sure to test a few different brands and weights to see which one your rifle has a preference for before going out to hunt. The .260 Remington is a superb cartridge but the rifle will dictate which bullet it likes.

    Best.
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  • tsr1965
    chilledshot,

    Hello there, and welcome aboard the forums here on Gunbroker.

    I too have a 260 Remington, among several various other rifles I use to hunt deer with here in New Yorks Adirondack mountains....actually the foothills about 35 miles North East or Watertown. The browning 260 I have is one of my favorates. I use the 120 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips...either in the Federal factory loading , or loads of my own. It will do everything you are asking of it and more. I even killed a bear with it in 2003. If anyone is making ammo with the 130 grain Accubond, that also would be a stellar choice.

    Best
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  • guntech59
    quote:Originally posted by chilledshot
    I bought a 260 now I need ammo, any sugestions?
    We will be hunting whitetail deer. New York state!! 100 lb - 140 lb deer.
    These will be shot out of a Remington Model Seven.

    Brian


    Factory ammo is available in 120gr and 140gr loadings.

    In red above, I think you'd better raise your numbers some. I have shot several does that went over 140 lbs. It is not unusual to find bucks over 200lbs, especially if you are in the "Big Woods".

    Either weight of bullet should suffice though, as long as it hits the animal in the right place.

    I am partial to the 140gr in my 6.5x55. Not the same cartridge but basically the same performance.
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  • stevecrea
    I have never used the Barnes line of all copper bullets, but you may wish to consider them. They offer at least 120 and 130 grain bullets, and perhaps more. These all copper bullets tend to have high ballistic coefficients, and shoot very well in some rifles.
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  • ENBLOC
    I like the Sierra 120 grain Pro-Hunter in my 6.5 x 55 Ruger. Have taken Bucks & Does. One shot kills as if they were hit by lightning!My Swede really likes H-380 powder. A 6.5 Jap Sporter I just got likes 140 grain Sierra grand slam over IMR 3031. The 1894 Swede Carbine Sporter likes the long 160 Hornady round nose. If you don't handload try different weight/brands and see what is your best group.
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