Thread: Another 260 Improved

Originally Posted by GWH

In a t3 is there any advantage of running this improved 260 over a straight 6.5x55?

Depends how you look at it. I started with the idea of using a genuine medium length action for the project when I bought my reamer, then bought a Tikka as the donor. I wanted an improved so I could achieve a bit velocity over a standard case and also benefit from the lower maintenance required on improved cases as they don't stretch to the same degree as standard. Also I'm not one to be mainstream at all, I like to have something a bit different to work with. If I had a 6.5x55 it would probably had a 40 degree shoulder

Originally Posted by Mathias

Depends how you look at it. I started with the idea of using a genuine medium length action for the project when I bought my reamer, then bought a Tikka as the donor. I wanted an improved so I could achieve a bit velocity over a standard case and also benefit from the lower maintenance required on improved cases as they don't stretch to the same degree as standard. Also I'm not one to be mainstream at all, I like to have something a bit different to work with. If I had a 6.5x55 it would probably had a 40 degree shoulder

Yeah fair enough. I get that. I think the h2o capacity of 6.5 swede is around 57gr from memory.

But I fully get wanting something a little different. I can't talk, I have 2x 284 wins, 7Saum and 260 Rem and now a swede too which I'd quite like to give the BJAI treatment at some point, but just don't know if I could be Shagged with the fireforming etc.

Hoping to get around 2900 with 143 eldx from the swede with different powders.

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Originally Posted by GWH

Yeah fair enough. I get that. I think the h2o capacity of 6.5 swede is around 57gr from memory.

But I fully get wanting something a little different. I can't talk, I have 2x 284 wins, 7Saum and 260 Rem and now a swede too which I'd quite like to give the BJAI treatment at some point, but just don't know if I could be Shagged with the fireforming etc.

Hoping to get around 2900 with 143 eldx from the swede with different powders.

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Trickle your way up with Norma cases and n560 and you should get there (fed primers). I'm 2840 with 21.5" barrel (140 AMax). Damn happy at that.