I ordered a savage model 11 trophy hunter xp 22 in. barrel would the 24 in. be any better?
where can I get brass for it I only found hornady brass never used it.
do the new books have load data for the 260 my books are to old.
an what is the bullet dia. an case length im guessing .264?

My 2002 copy of the lyman book has .260 info in it. FWIW, I don't think the 24" barrel will give you any help.
.243, 7-08, and even .308 brass can be readily made into .260 brass if you can't find the real stuff.

I have never found the 22" barrel on mine to be an issue. Mine is a factory Remington 700. It shoots MOA at 300 yards.

Try Gunbroker. There is a guy right now that has Remington brass for $30 for 50 plus shipping. Not bad. I also look frequently at Shooters Pro Shop. I buy the Nosler Blems as well. They are first quality with perhaps a little tarnish.

All of the newer books have 260 loads, or google Nosler reloading and go to their Version 8 data for free.

Yes, the bullets are .264 diameter.

If you already found Hornady brass, then use that.

If you don't have, or want, paper reloading manuals, there is always Hodgdon's on-line reloading center.

www.hodgdonreloading.com

The 5 bullets that I shoot most frequently in my 260s are the 100 grain BT and Partition, the 120 grain BT, the 129 grain Hornady, and the 130 grain AB. Most of my 260s are Remingtons with 1-9" ROT barrels, so any bullets longer than the 130 grain AB need to be pushed hard to get maximum potential accuracy out of a 1-9" ROT barrel.

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Originally posted by leghold616:
I ordered a savage model 11 trophy hunter xp 22 in. barrel would the 24 in. be any better?
where can I get brass for it I only found hornady brass never used it.
do the new books have load data for the 260 my books are to old.
an what is the bullet dia. an case length im guessing .264?

With a 24" barrel you would only be 2"s closer to your target, so no

that's a good one smallfry

The 260 Remington si one of my favorite 264 caliber cartridges - I like the 6.5x55 Swede too.

We have built many rifles for it, but all with 26 inch barrels.

A friend lives in Africa, and shoots everything with it, including big animals that supposed to laugh at small calibers.

He uses our own Walterhog bullets.

I.have two model 11 savages in 260 rem also.They are awesome very accurate and dependable .I never liked savages till I.tried these and now I want another one .

I built mine with a 24" tube, as I do most of my rifles. I guess it is a matter of preference. But if you want to be able to eek out of it all you can with large for caliber bullets then it gives a slight edge over the shorter bbls. Depends on what you want to do with it really. A slightly lighter 260 makes a fine Mtn rifle.

My .260 thinks it's a 7-08. I have yet to purchase any .260 headstamped brass. I'd being looking for Lapua .260 brass myself.

Nosler and Hodgdon have free online data.

I use lapua brass.