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260 Rem Performance...

Michibay
I thought I would share some balistics facts that I find rather interesting. In comparing the 260 Remington with other calibers the 260 really shines!!! In using Remington & Winchester stats with either pointed soft points or power points (basic hunting bullets) at 500 yards the 260 140 grain pointed soft point has greater energy than all of the following:
30-06 150 & 165gr
270 Win 130gr
280 Rem 150gr
7mm-08 140gr
308 Win 150gr
284 Win 150 gr
6.5x55 140gr

On top of this outstanding performance the 260 Remington has less recoil than most of these shown. INTERESTING!!!
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  • swearengine
    Now why do you suppose that is?
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  • CapnMidnight
    But.......it comes up short when compared the 264 Win mag in 140gr, it's a barrel burner, but pretty hard to beat in the range your talking about. I've shot them for years with good results.
    For what it's worth.
    W.D.
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  • mbsams
    right behind my 6.5-06 - anything the 308 family can do the 06 can do better!
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  • Michibay
    Hey Folks...I know one can always "kick it up a notch" with magnums and wildcats...but the recoil goes up too!...Performance with LOW RECOIL...is what the 260 provides. Most of the time the 260 is compared to the 7mm-08...and most of us have assumed that the 270 or 30-06 with similiar bullet weights out-performes the 260...but they don't! I am surprised the 260 does not get more play...because it deserves more! If you want "bang" for the buck and not a sore shoulder the 260 is a very good bet!
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  • swearengine
    The other chamberings you are comparing to will out perform the 260 with similar bullets with the SAME Ballistic Coefficient as you are comparing to. The loadings you have chosen to compare to are using the same bullet but not the same B.C., or in the case of the venerable 6.5x55, not the same loading pressure.

    The 260 is an excellent choice for hunters who are beginning, small of stature, or recoil sensitive. There is no need to "kick it up a notch" with magnums or wildcats as you pointed out. I prefer the 6.5x55 because it has been in existence for over 110 years and loaded properly; as NORMA is in the habit of doing; will handle anything I wish to hunt. I feel the 260 is an answer to a problem that never existed, except for the problem that no American company manufactured a standard 6.5mm cartridge that gave performance without recoil.
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  • sandwarrior
    Michibay,

    I agree with Swearengine. Put a Winchester Silvertip 140 gr. in there and see what the ballistics do.

    Also, when you go to their page and compare apples to apples and apples the .280 beats the .260 hands down on velocity and energy by over 100. 140-140 gr. When you factor in the 150 gr. it's only 1/2" lower in trajectory on the long range zero. and it's less than 100 ft. lbs and fps slower than the 140 in 6.5mm.

    For all intents and purposes the 7mm is better. If you go to the Winchester site and compare premium bullets to premium Remington bullets you get a .060 BC advantage with Silvertips. There is a huge advantage then to the .280 Rem. The .284 has about the same ballistics as the .280 Rem. I still see the overall advantage going to the 7mm's. When shooting all ACCU-TIPS the 6.5 falls 100 fps behind the .280 and only 14 fps in front of the 7mm-08 @500. And it has 80 less FT. lbs. Not enough to significantly change my mind that the .260 is a good cartridge. But, again, I say the 7mm's are better.
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  • MEMPHISJOE
    quote:Originally posted by swearengine
    The other chamberings you are comparing to will out perform the 260 with similar bullets with the SAME Ballistic Coefficient as you are comparing to. The loadings you have chosen to compare to are using the same bullet but not the same B.C., or in the case of the venerable 6.5x55, not the same loading pressure.

    The 260 is an excellent choice for hunters who are beginning, small of stature, or recoil sensitive. There is no need to "kick it up a notch" with magnums or wildcats as you pointed out. I prefer the 6.5x55 because it has been in existence for over 110 years and loaded properly; as NORMA is in the habit of doing; will handle anything I wish to hunt. I feel the 260 is an answer to a problem that never existed, except for the problem that no American company manufactured a standard 6.5mm cartridge that gave performance without recoil.
    I agree with what you are saying, however; When we compare same bullet weights, with the highest BC for that weight, we can find, for example Sierra MK bullets (as this is not a hunting bullet thread), then fire at the same speed, I believe the 6.5 will shine. The real advantage the 260 has is the cost of brass, Norma good, Norma expensive. It is a problem has existed for a long time,the expensive part, but with the cost of copper hitting record high, and the cost of shipping for overseas hitting record high, it is becoming even a bigger problem.
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  • skyfish
    I would have bought one when I bought my son his first hunting rifle last year, but hard calibur to get, even harder since he's left handed. Ended up with a Savage 270WSM in left hand. Second choice was 7mm-08 FYI.
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