Been lurking on this site for a while but this is my first post.

I just bought my small structured grandson a 260 and was wondering if any anyone had any loads worked up using the 140 Nosler or the 120 Hornady?

Brytstar

Nothing for the 120 Hornady. The closest wgt to that in their line is the 129gr and I use R19 with a Remington 9 1/2 primer under it for most of my deer hunting.

The 260 is a great cartridge for kids and smaller statured people. I would try useing the Nosler 100 gr Partition with H4350 or 4064 for your grandson. The recoil will be almost non existant and the bullet was developed for deer size game in the 260-6.5x55 according to Nosler

I haven`t tried them on game but a lot of people claim good results with the various 120 gr bullets. I do know the 120 Sierra GK and Nosler BT are extreemly accurate in both my 260s useing H4831sc.

To be honest I find my rifles shoot most loads well, (~MOA /3 rds)and the cartridge doesn`t seem to care what you feed it within reason.

My error, I menat to type 129.

I use Reloader 19 (most accurate powder i've found in this caliber), though I use the Sierra 120 gr. It seems to average around MOA, or slightly over. Load is 46.5 grs, with Federal Gold medal primers. This is safe in my rifle.

SBB

I shoot a mod 7 in .260. As posted earlier, it is not a very particular gun.

Lately I've been using 48.3 gr IMR7828 with 129gr Hornady SSt's with good results. I'm using that only cause I've run out of RL19 and haven't went to get some.That is in my gun I'd advise starting low and working up...

Going to load some 100 grain Hornaday SPs in a few minutes. New Remington cases, Federal 210 primers, IMR-4064 powder. Will be shooting 5 rounds of 37.0, 38.0, 39.0, 40.0. Results later.

Almost forgot, will also shoot a box of factory Remington 125 grain Accru bond rounds.

120's:
W-760 From 39.0 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer

140's:
IMR-4831 From 34.4 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer

brytstar, try some RL-15 it IS the powder in my rifle. ruger M-77 S.S. 22 in. I load 42 grs. with 120 gr. sierra.shooting 2940 over a croney. this powder is also the choice in my 7MM-08 44grs with a 140. WLR primers. I don"t like powders that are real slow burning. in 22in. barrels on short action rounds. I like to stay in the 90 to 95% density range. stay in the medium burn rate powders 4064 H-380 RL-15 4320 ect..

RL19 & H4350 are great performers under the 120-123gr bullets, w/ a bit of tweeking it's probably a good bet for the 129gr Hornady. I like IMR7828ssc under the 140gr anything. You need a drop tube, but it's very uniform.

While alight load 34 grains of IMR 4064 and the Sierra 120 weight as been very accurate and light in recoil for a nephew. This is worth a try.

I suggest 100 grain bullets... they will do anything on ANY deer the larger bullets will do, and give less recoil.... I have watched all the deer I have taken with them drop within the scope never loosing sight picture....

IMR 4064 has proven the most accurate powder with the 100 grainers to me....

Top velocity load is 43.5 grains of IMR 4064 with a 100 grain, Hornady, Nosler or Sierra.....
Work up if you try it....

this shoots tight groups in 3 different 260s I own....

cheers
seafire

I have to take mild offense (just kidding, of course) to characterizing the .260 as good for small statured people.
The .260 is right up there with the 25/06 and just a half step behind the 270 Winchester. You don't have to make any excuses for using it.
I know it wasn't meant as a put down, it's just funny how we've learned to think of cartridges in categories, that don't necessarily fit their actual use or performance.
I would start with H4350 or RL19, if you email the powder companies they'll gladly send you data you need for these.

Fellas,

Your posts have been most helpful and appreciated. I did not buy the 260 for the sole reason Josh is small but I had looked at other postings on this site and a little surfing through the various manuals prior to the purchase. I calculaed the 7mm/08 might be a tad heavy with recoil in the 7 and the 243 just not as good a round as the 260. I have ordered some of the Nosler 100gr Patitions and will be using some of the data posted here. I'll report back after we send some rounds downrange.

Once again, everone has been very helpful and I do appreciate your comments.

Brytstar

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The .260 is right up there with the 25/06 and just a half step behind the 270 Winchester. You don't have to make any excuses for using it.

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I've spent the last ten years taking an unecessary beating using a .300 wby and a .300 win mag on these 150# southern whitetails. I've had a mod 7 youth in my safe for over 5 years and several friends children have taken ther first with it. I pulled it out this year and was surprised at its OOTB accuracy and almost no recoil. So I tweaked it and I believe it and a .44 mag rifle will be my go to's this year. I'm tired of recoil...and noise...and deer still running 25 yards and piling up...

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Originally posted by Timberman:
[QUOTE]The .260 is right up there with the 25/06 and just a half step behind the 270 Winchester. You don't have to make any excuses for using it.

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I've spent the last ten years taking an unecessary beating using a .300 wby and a .300 win mag on these 150# southern whitetails. I've had a mod 7 youth in my safe for over 5 years and several friends children have taken ther first with it. I pulled it out this year and was surprised at its OOTB accuracy and almost no recoil. So I tweaked it and I believe it and a .44 mag rifle will be my go to's this year. I'm tired of recoil...and noise...and deer still running 25 yards and piling up...

Another one bites the dust... another one bites the dust... and another one bites .... and another bites, and another bites the dust....

Timberman... Welcome to the world of realizing Recoil and footpounds doesn't kill a lot of anything except maybe confidence.....

Yeah you will fine your Model 7 youth will take a lot of any animal you need it to take in South Carolina, that is for sure!

Cheers
seafire

47.8gr H4831 w/ the 129gr Hornady has averaged 2860fps and .67" for the last five 3-shot groups I have shot from my Browning Low Wall. I'll be looking no farther for a deer load.

John

Due to a "football shoulder" I don't particularly cotton to recoil so a 260 is among my calibers of choice for deer.
The 120 Barnes X or TSX and Varget to produce 3100 to 3200 fps will not only generate low recoil you want but give you terminal performance suitable for any deer; even elk I dare say.