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260 caliber rifle

guppy412001
Hi I was wondering what anyone can tell me about the 260 caliber rifle .Who is making them and what people think about them for whitetail hunting .My Nephew is wanting one and thought I need to check them out and what people know about them
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  • Texas Hunter
    I know Remington and Ruger offer this caliber.
    I have never fired one but what i have read it is a good caliber for deer hunting.
    But since it is relatively new the ammo is not always available at Ned's grocery store In Smallville U.S.A. and it is more expensive and limited in choices even when it is found.

    mike

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  • MIKE WISKEY
    A VERY GOOD DEER CARTRIDGE, ABOUT THE SAME AS THE 6.5X55 SWEDISH MAUSER. LIGHT RECOIL, GOOD TO ABOUT 250 YRDS.
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  • bigdog1
    Case is based on the 308 winchester, so accuracy is a given. Very mild on the shoulder and ears. Easy to reload. Just about perfect for Whitetails and like-size game.
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  • profesor01
    i was talking to my gunsmith he said the 260 is a excellent caliber for deer sized game out to around 200yds it has light recoil and not a ear splitting round but ammo is not readilly available ussually has to be bought at gun shops because it is still a fairly new round. ammo price close to 7mm mag ammo

    ONE SHOT ONE KILL.....
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  • Salvage33
    Instead of that, why not a 25-06? Ammo is readily available, bullet size is .257" as opposed to .260". And they'll easily take a white tail far in excess of 200 yds.

    I love mine.

    John


    A friend will post your bail. A good friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying, "man that was fun!"
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  • groundhog devastation
    The .260 started life as a 1000 yard BR chambering (simply necked the .308 down to .264) and was pretty darn good for accuracy at the long range. Easy to load for if you reload and gives a bit more performance on deer sized game than the .243Win that so many folks opt for when choosing a rifle for a youngster or a woman. Mild recoil, great accuraccy and the 200 yard limit that has been spoken of here.......get a life folks! Sarah(Miss GHD,13 years old at the time) killed her first whitetail buck (17", 8 pointer) at 271 yards and her second one at 197 yards using the .260 and 100 grain Nosler Balistic Tips......she also has yet to see a deer take a step after being shot! Both were DRT.....dead right there!!! The one drawback to the current offerings in .260 is that nobody is makeing them with longer than 22" barrels at present. Remington offered them in their SS BDL DM model for a couple years, sporting 24" tubes. For whitetails here in the east, a more fitting chambering would be hard to find! And this is from GHD......reverend at the church of GHD....25-06!!!! The .260 is a sleeper as far as great chamberings go! Let us know what you get! GHD
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  • dchristian
    I am sure the 260 is a fine caliber, however, I would like to know what it does that the old 270 does not do. The 270 has been around for a long time, is accurate, low recoil, the ammunition is easily found and/or is easily handloaded.
    dchristian
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  • nononsense
    dchristian,

    That's not really the question is it? You are hijacking another poster's thread. If you want an answer to that question, post a new topic.

    Best.
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  • easygo6
    Correct me if I am wrong because I want to know more about this too. Is this similar to the caliber (not cartidge) that the US Army is now toying with...as the next model M16?

    SEMPER FI<BR>
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  • captkirk3@dslextreme.com
    I'd like to see a Balistic comparison between the 260 and the 270 Myself.....

    Captain Kirk, Tech Staff
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