Every now and then you get a really good day at the range.....no guy with 338 Lapua and muzzle brake sitting next to you, no 35 knots crosswind etc etc. Well went with my 260 rem Sako Varmint loaded with Hornady 123 gr. A-max and I returned home with a big smile !

Here is a pick of the best 3 shot group @ 100m taken on my cell.

Really nice group. Is it for target or maybe seal?

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Originally posted by Ingvar J. Kristjansson:
Every now and then you get a really good day at the range.....no guy with 338 Lapua and muzzle brake sitting next to you, no 35 knots crosswind etc etc. Well went with my 260 rem Sako Varmint loaded with Hornady 123 gr. A-max and I returned home with a big smile !

Here is a pick of the best 3 shot group taken on my cell.

Wow that's nice .... I'm sort of assuming that's at 100m?

Doesen't matter. Whatever the distance, it is in the next world, meaning dead.

[/QUOTE] Wow that's nice .... I'm sort of assuming that's at 100m? [/QUOTE]

That's right....100m it is....and by the way the A-max bullets works great on seals too

The 260 Rem is a great caliber and one of my favorites to shoot.

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Cliff Lyle
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Posted 05 October 2012 05:46Hide Post
The 260 Rem is a great caliber and one of my favorites

+1 great for deer size game.
My grand son will shooting mine this deer season
Ill be using my 7-08

I've used my M7 on Alaskan deer and caribou - the 125 Nosler on the larger animals and the 100 BTip on smaller. Not a bad large varmint cartridge either in my M700VLS with 95 V-Max bullets.

I've also had great success loading BlueDot for reduced noise/recoil loads. Very accurate with the 95s running around 2600 fps. Never tried it on seals though....

SWEET!

I've always thought a .260 would be a great little rifle. I just have other toys I want first.

Fine cartridge, makes you wonder why Remington didn't come out with it instead of the 244 to counter Winchester's 243.

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Originally posted by SmokinJ:
Fine cartridge, makes you wonder why Remington didn't come out with it instead of the 244 to counter Winchester's 243.

Because at that time even fewer Americans wanted a standard velocity 6.5 than wanted an Edsel?

I loved my Kimber Montana in 260 Rem. hated to let it go--

my Girlfriend insisted it was hers so I lost--



Super little gun, she lets me borrow it once in awhile

I had a few Kimbers in 7-08; would love to have one in 260.

Ingvar frame that target and put it on the wall in your gun room.

Very nice, proof right there Cryogenically treated barrels SHOOT Iceland is COLD - Lol.

Sir - great shooting, makes me cringe that I sold mine unfired...what brass - Lapua?

6.5BR you really should buy another 260rem ........regarding your question...I‘m using Norma brass and CCI benchrest primers.

No fret my friend, I have 2 Borden Alpine actions, tied to Bartlein 8 Twist pipes sitting in McMillan furniture

It's a fav of mine, shot a 6.5-308 Winchester just before Remington released the commercial version.

I too have used Norma brass under the Nosler name, they source it from Norma, great brass! Keep up the good shooting, paper and field!

What scope are you running btw?

Zeiss Victory FL Diavari 6-24x56

Nice looking rifle and group. My shooting buddy just got a Savage Predator in .260 and was doing barrel break in last Sunday. It showed great promise even during break in. I am tempted to get the same rifle in left handed for my heavy ground hog caliber instead of a .243

Awesome group. Awesome rifle Amazing cartridge.
Seal and caribou hunters dream rifle.
Great shooting also! !

Awesome!

What do you guys think of the 260 in the AR-10, such as the DPMS or Armalite?

KB

It seems at one time the 260 was a factory offering in certain brands of AR10's. I'm not sure I could find any argument against it in that platform. You have some thoughts on it KB?

The Sako Varmint w/ set trigger and the 260 Rem. are a great combo IMHO.






Best

GWB

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Originally posted by Cliff Lyle:
It seems at one time the 260 was a factory offering in certain brands of AR10's. I'm not sure I could find any argument against it in that platform. You have some thoughts on it KB?

Seems to me like it is a good combo. I listed some stuff of GB to raise the cash to buy an upper in 260. This seems like it would be fun to work with.

The other rational choice in the AR 10 is the 308, and it's available in several barrel and twist choices. Frankly, I can't imagine that the 260 wouldn't do whatever I needed for deer and hogs. It's sorta like a short 270 in performance.

One thing though, which is sorta why I brought it up, is perhaps using the cartridge in an AR, where the gas operates the action, the slow powder may cause this cartridge tricker to work with, compared to a bolt action. If it is an issue, I'm sure it can be worked around, but I'm just wondering.

KB

I haven't considered a slow powder causing gas operation issues but, like you, I believe it could be worked out. The rest of the 308 cartridge family is available in various semi autos, some on the AR10, so it shouldn't be too difficult.