Thread: .260 Loads

Just superb thanks - like a lazer beam

[I]am using 45.5gr vvn16o for 2800 ish depending on atmos variables. I have long mag and lengthened action in a t3.

So can seat em out far enough to fit in enough powder 140 gr amax.
Have shot a few animals with it . They are good if shot placement is good.
Have a pic of one I dug out of a red stag at 500 yds here somewhere
Still weighed 134 gr.

oh yea, necked down lapua 308 brass and winchester primers.

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Lighter and you can slap a 10 round in

Thats a good option.

140gr amax found against skin in opposite shoulder of
Mature red at 506 yds.
Put there by 260 @ 2800 muzzle vel,
retained weight 134 gr,
Prolly a good impact velocity for them 2015 ish fps,

Nuthin wrong with that. Did you touch bone with that?

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That's a good little mushroom and better weight retention than I would have thought.

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Nuthin wrong with that. Did you touch bone with that?

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yep, through a shoulder blade.

first time I have ever recovered an amax. usually just peices of one.

I must be doing something wrong. My first test run of .260 reloads (AR2209, new Lap cases, 139 Lap Scenar seated to clear AI mag, CCI BR 200 primers) in a customised Rem 700. Started at 39.5gn in 015 grain jumps: 41gn was kicking harder than the factory ammo I put through it in Az & was cratering around firing pin. Chamber a little tight?

Beats me (in this set up at least) how you would go to 43gn AR2209.

Cheers,
Linz

Ai your 260 and then 2800fps is a breeze

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Originally Posted by Linz

I must be doing something wrong. My first test run of .260 reloads (AR2209, new Lap cases, 139 Lap Scenar seated to clear AI mag, CCI BR 200 primers) in a customised Rem 700. Started at 39.5gn in 015 grain jumps: 41gn was kicking harder than the factory ammo I put through it in Az & was cratering around firing pin. Chamber a little tight?

Beats me (in this set up at least) how you would go to 43gn AR2209.

Cheers,
Linz

what speeds are you getting? Tight chamber will get the same speed with less powder

leathel,

This is where it hurts: friend took his wireless set up to the range: all data corrupted on his tablet (note to self: buy a nice low tech Chrony in US come SHOT) & by the time I got down to the butts some eager Mutt & Jeff visitors had patched out my target for me.

Only thing I got out of it was the recoil & the fired cases...which were telling me 43gn might be too much.

Time to load the series again.

Cheers,

Linz

Originally Posted by Linz

leathel,

This is where it hurts: friend took his wireless set up to the range: all data corrupted on his tablet (note to self: buy a nice low tech Chrony in US come SHOT) & by the time I got down to the butts some eager Mutt & Jeff visitors had patched out my target for me.

Only thing I got out of it was the recoil & the fired cases...which were telling me 43gn might be too much.

Time to load the series again.

Cheers,

Linz

I have had rifles that you can't load to book max but you are getting max speed ...... dont get caught up on trying to reach book max