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  1. 12-12-2015, 02:53 PM #1
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    260 Rem, AI & Imp

    Not wanting to hijack Tikka's thread and as it seems there is some interest in this caliber,I thought the rest of the 260 shooters out there may want to share their Rifles and load development to date.

    To get things started here's my Tikka Super light 260 Remmington.
    Shoots 140 VLDs

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    In standard form doing initial load development

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    Wearing a Boyds thumbhole stock & Hinterland bolt on Brake to help spot shots.
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  3. 12-12-2015, 06:12 PM #2
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    Remington Model 7 260 Rem, bedded, 2lb trigger, gunworks suppressor, fluted bolt, currently sporting my Bushnell 6500 Elite tactical 6-24x50, but normally has a Zeiss 3-9x42 on it.



    When I first got it I threw a weaver v9 on it I had lying around and went and shot a group with the factory ammunition it came with and it did this, so I knew she was going to be a shooter...



    Then I got into handloading, and everyone told me the Model 7 twist (1 in 9) wouldn't stabilise anything over 130gr, so being a stubborn bastard I started playing with 139gr Lapua Scenar's, and now it does this....



    Great little caliber!
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    Great shooter but especially in the Mod 7. A great combo. That's my next.
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    What powder are you using with the VLD's @HOWA308 ? Have a box of them sitting here I was going to try after the Scenar's failed me, but they never did!
    Also got 120 Amax tearing ragged holes.
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    straight .260, 19.4 inch, shitloads of 2209 & a 140 @ 2700fps flat
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    What powder are you using with the VLD's @HOWA308 ? Have a box of them sitting here I was going to try after the Scenar's failed me, but they never did!
    Also got 120 Amax tearing ragged holes.
    Ryan I started out with 2209 and got mid 2700 before pressure.... having some Superformance from my 300wsm I decided to try that knowing it was a slower burner but progressive. Have plenty of room as projectile is seated out at 2.950 COL, giving me about 20thou jump as these projectiles seem to like a close jump. Plus the BC is hard to go past!
    Got some load data from the U.S. sites and got close to 2900 but backed of .5gn to allow for hotter weather. Have settled with a respectable 2830 F/S and 140 VLDs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HOWA308 View Post
    Ryan I started out with 2209 and got mid 2700 before pressure.... having some Superformance from my 300wsm I decided to try that knowing it was a slower burner but progressive. Have plenty of room as projectile is seated out at 2.950 COL, giving me about 20thou jump as these projectiles seem to like a close jump. Plus the BC is hard to go past!
    Got some load data from the U.S. sites and got close to 2900 but backed of .5gn to allow for hotter weather. Have settled with a respectable 2830 F/S and 140 VLDs.
    That's getting along pretty swiftly for 140s in the 260, nice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by HOWA308 View Post
    Ryan I started out with 2209 and got mid 2700 before pressure.... having some Superformance from my 300wsm I decided to try that knowing it was a slower burner but progressive. Have plenty of room as projectile is seated out at 2.950 COL, giving me about 20thou jump as these projectiles seem to like a close jump. Plus the BC is hard to go past!
    Got some load data from the U.S. sites and got close to 2900 but backed of .5gn to allow for hotter weather. Have settled with a respectable 2830 F/S and 140 VLDs.
    Goodness. The extremes you .260 guys go to, to try and get 6.5x55 performance.
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  10. 12-12-2015, 08:21 PM #9
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    Ha ha, sorry didn't mean to exclude our Euro 6.5 Brothers. Post them if you got some.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by HOWA308 View Post
    Ha ha, sorry didn't mean to exclude our Euro 6.5 Brothers. Post them if you got some.....
    No, no. You imperial guys just go right ahead. I will watch from a safe distance.

    I reluctantly have to admit though that there is some damned nice shooting and velocity results here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    No, no. You imperial guys just go right ahead. I will watch from a safe distance.
    What? Not afraid are ya?
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    @HOWA308 so you are single feeding these 140 VLDS at the moment or have you gone for the long action mag & bolt stop?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    @HOWA308 so you are single feeding these 140 VLDS at the moment or have you gone for the long action mag & bolt stop?
    Mag feeding the VLDs, got a long 5 shot 270 mag off EBay, then modified bolt stop myself. Easy as!
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    Yep got the very same gun myself and the throat is way to long as standard for the mag. I've got a fix too but it's not a long mag....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    Yep got the very same gun myself and the throat is way to long as standard for the mag. I've got a fix too but it's not a long mag....
    Nice we rifle and shoots well for the price. What you shooting, any photos?
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