Thread: .260 Advice

Originally Posted by BRADS

Fair call mate.
Mainstream is good sometimes
Ai is cool is until you throw in forming and poor resale..for how much gain?


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I'm agreeing here - sometimes it is good to stay to mainstream!

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Fair call mate.
Mainstream is good sometimes
Ai is cool is until you throw in forming and poor resale..for how much gain?


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Forming used to be a pain along with a bit of trepidation. Having a heap done with a good load you may not ever need to do it again depending on how much you shoot said rifle. Would I want an cartridge that required forming for a target rifle...hell No.

There isint much gain over the standard to be fair but imo, enough to be usable.

I have heard some amazing velocity stories from standard .260s that are better than I can get with the AI. Not saying they cant, but physics is physics.

Maybe the brass is used only once.

Barrel tolerances aside, gaining 150-200fps from expected standard speeds with a given projectile has to be unique?


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I seriously considered sticking a reamer up my sako cause ai looks fucking cool..
With a fast tube and long throat on load development there was no gain so saved the $....
Each to there own a.
Clients looseing brass would piss me off


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Interesting. I P+ my first AI barrel and it was the slowest out of the 3 I had. Almost went to a standard then.

Ha Ha I can't tell you how much time I have wasted looking for ejected brass while hunting.

I know a guy So I might not have to form another case for a few years depending on how many I lose.

Looks of a cartridge dont bother me much but brass prep does.
I hate trimming. Dont know why but havent had to do it yet with the improved case.


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Originally Posted by R93

It is now obvious to me that you have 40° envy....

That extra 7.3 fps I get must be bothering you ha ha

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Funny as fuck.....I think my 30 is faster than your 40 bro

Originally Posted by Mathias

Funny as fuck.....I think my 30 is faster than your 40 bro

Nuh uh.
I have special tipped bullets that wont work in yours coz its stupid and 40 is bigger than 30 so there.

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Originally Posted by R93

Nuh uh.
I have special tipped bullets that wont work in yours coz its stupid and 40 is bigger than 30 so there.

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Yeah, thats all those 123gr Amax I gave to ya. They would only go 3199 in mine, too slow for me

Originally Posted by Mathias

Yeah, thats all those 123gr Amax I gave to ya. They would only go 3199 in mine, too slow for me

For real? 3199? Thats screamin.

I only run them at 3050 didnt try and get them faster coz they hit the sweet spot there.

Probably do 3206 in mine with RL17 but

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Originally Posted by R93

For real? 3199? Thats screamin.

I only run them at 3050 didnt try and get them faster coz they hit the sweet spot there.

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Nah BS mate I think I got them doing about 3080 but came out of the node, I opted to run heavier 143 etc

The 143 didnt shoot in mine at all. 140 Amax goes good. But they are now some what irrelevant.

Gimpy was going to give me some 147 to try but I gave up on the idea as I get what I need out of it with cheap hornadys.
I like the 123 for reminding me how accurate the rifle is.
They shoot consistently the tightest out of all the bullets I have tried.

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Originally Posted by R93

The 143 didnt shoot in mine at all. 140 Amax goes good. But they are now some what irrelevant.

Gimpy was going to give me some 147 to try but I gave up on the idea as I get what I need out of it with cheap hornadys.
I like the 123 for reminding me how accurate the rifle is.
They shoot consistently the tightest out of all the bullets I have tried.

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Have you guys ever tried VMax?

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Originally Posted by dnsn

Have you guys ever tried VMax?

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No mate. Not in 6.5 if they even make them?


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Originally Posted by R93

No mate. Not in 6.5 if they even make them?


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Second thoughts, they only do 95gr VMax.

SST range from 123-140gr


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Originally Posted by dnsn

Second thoughts, they only do 95gr VMax.

SST range from 123-140gr


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Have seen and heard of a lot of stuff ups with the SST 6.5 and 7mm range on animals.
I personally wont use them.

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Originally Posted by R93

The 143 didnt shoot in mine at all. 140 Amax goes good. But they are now some what irrelevant.

Gimpy was going to give me some 147 to try but I gave up on the idea as I get what I need out of it with cheap hornadys.
I like the 123 for reminding me how accurate the rifle is.
They shoot consistently the tightest out of all the bullets I have tried.

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Whats the 123 like on game mate?