260 Remington
Can anyone tell me anything about the .260 Remington?? Is it enough better than the the .257 Roberts to justify the purchase. I love my 257 but I'm curious about the .260 in a Ruger number 1
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The 260 Remington is simply the 308 case necked down to .264 or 6.5 mm diameter. For all practical purposes it duplicates the Swedish Mauser 6.5x55 . It is not nearly as good a combination varmint/deer caliber as the 257 ,especially if you handload. Read my previous posts on the 257.
I have not owned a 260 but have done some reloading for customers who have it. It is low recoil and deadly on a deer . you use a heavy long missile shaped bullet in the 140 gr load that is extremely high in ballistic coefficient and sectional density. That means more long range killing power with less recoil than just about any other.
I shoot the 6.5 Swede all the time and have killed more deer with it than any other. You will find that it puts game down like a big magnum but without the noise and recoil.0 -
I am a big fan of the smaller .264 calibers. Especially the 6.5 X 55. It does deer and ground hogs with equal efficiency. The .260, being a ballistic double, should as well. Whereas the .257 Roberts is a great caliber but not perfect, the 6.5 X 55 and .260, in my opinion, are. If I had the money or could get good trade in or resale value from my .257 I would switch up. If not, the .257 is a fine rifle. No sense in owning both, however.
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I read a guntest about 5 years ago on the .260 and the one thing that sticks in my mind every time I hear about a .260 is that this particular gun they tested was not very accurate. I think they tested 5 different factory loads and they ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 inches at 100 yds. This is fine for deer hunting, but I was kind of surprised. I expected better accuracy out of the cartridge more comparable to most .243's or 308's. I beleive I read this in Guntests magazine.
"They call me Don. Dr. Jason Donald Dalinger."0 -
I also am a fan of the 6.5x55 swede. The 260 rem should be it's equal and will be available in hotter factory loadings because it hasn't a host of old milsurplus rifles to be leagalized over. The Ruger No.1 is also a great platform, but I really can't see the combo that you are suggesting. All the No. 1s that I have handled have been on the heavy side and mostly come with 26" barrels. I don't see the 260 needing a 26" barrel and the recoil isn't enough to justify the heft of the No. 1. The Remington model 7 or one of their mountain rifles in the 260 call to me and while they aren't varmint rifles in any sence of the word, I'm sure that they would be just fine in the "walking varminter" role. The cartridge that I keep thinking about building a No.1 in is the 7mmSTW with a 28" barrel, this I see as a fantastic antalope and mulie setup, but that's just me. 0 -
I have been a fan of the 6.5mm bore dia since I first tried it. The 260rem will be quite sufficient unless you can find an equivalent chambered 6.5x55[}:)][;)]
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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I shoot both the .257 and .260 (even though there is no sense in owning both, since when does one need a GOOD reason for owning another rifle?). The .257 is my favorite caliber, but the .260 is right on it's heels, being chambered in my favorite rifle by Der Gebirgsjager. Last time I looked factory loads for the .260 Rem are not quite as hot as loads for the 6.5 x 55, but are very close. All that has been said about sectional density and weights above is correct. In my three rifles the .260 has a bit more felt recoil and than the .257's but the .260 is built on a lighter H&R 300 Ultra which is the only one with a Monte Carlo (California rollover) stock. Both of those factors add to the perceived recoil. As ern98 said, I would not select a Ruger #1 for either of those calibers, due to its weight (and possibly the fact I am a bolt action fan). I am a little concerned that the .260 has not received a terrific reception, and may be one of those calibers that falls by the wayside. I am not very good a predicting the future howver, or I would not still be sitting on stocks. I see no reason why the .260 should not be as accurate as most rounds, and certainly is enough so for hunting. 0 -
You are right hot dog I dont need a reason to buy another rifle. I love that ruger no 1.I'm into the milder calibers since our South Carolina deer aint that big. Maybe i'll pass on the .260 and get a .22 hornet or .222 and shoot varmints and keep my .257 for deer 0
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