Info on .260

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Carbon_15

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I went by the local gunshop to order a Steyer Pro-Hunter Stainless/syntetic In .300 Win Mag. My gun dealer said that Steer rifles hae been slim pickins lately and would run about $800 (sounded like a fair price to me). He also said that he has a Steyer Mountain gun that he sold to a gentleman that returned it the next day, never firing it. The arthritis in his shoulders just couldnt take it and he had swap it for a 7mm-08. This isnt exactly what I was looking for, its the wrong caliber, its matte blued and its a mountain gun with the shorted barrel..I wasnted a 24in , but the price is VERY good. He said I could have it for $575.

My problem is, I have zero experiance with the .260. Could anyone point me to some ballistics charts or give me some personal views on this round. As far as power level and bullet weights, what rounds would it rate between.
 
I can already hear it "your gun broker is trying to move his unwanted inventory on you". I dont think so. I have been shoping there since I was 15. He was the only shop in town that would take me serious and after some time didnt make my mom come in and show ID when she took me to buy hunting ammo. I'm 23 now and I have been shoping there everysince. He has suggested a gun with less profit in it for him over a more profitable model that I origonaly wanted because he knew something wasnt right about it. DOnt think he would try to unload on my.

For those who are wondering I'm talking about Sallem and Husen At The Gunsmith In Columbia
 
To be frank, C15, I don't see why you are even considering purchasing that particular rifle. 1) You wanted to order a .300 Win Mag (the .260 isn't even in the same ballpark!); 2) you wanted a 24" barrel, the Mountain Rifle is much shorter (20"?); 3) you wanted a stainless steel barrel and the .260 is matte blue. Any one of those reasons is a show-stopper in my book, especially #1.

And one thing doesn't jive about the dealers story and the original purchaser of the .260. His arthritis in the shoulder made him return it? How did he know it would be painful if he never fired it? And so he purchased a 7mm instead? I can't remember the difference in recoil from the two calibers that well without going out and firing them, but I don't think the 7mm would be any better in that department than the .260. And neither is a real kicker at all.
 
Get the Styer while the getting is available. Most excellent gun in a perfect whitetail cartridge. Wont find a better gun for your money.
 
He's feeding you a line----CDNN has darn near every Steyr model available for $529 plus shipping and whatever your FFL charges you to bring it in for you. If I were you----I'd never set foot in there again.

Just checked the ad again---Blued magnums-$549 -----stainless short action $569
 
Thanks alot for all the feed back guys. Rugerfreak, every other gunshop here in central SC has Styer Prohunters and SBS for around $750-800. Impactguns.com lists the Steyr rifles from $699-900 so I think his quoted NIB price was pretty fair. Salems prices are generaly $20-50 higher than most local gun shops but I would just rather spend my money with him. Mony of the other local gun shops are run by arrogant, rude, and ignorant folks that I would just rather not deal with. Besides I trust the guys at The Gunsmith.

Mal H...I apreciate the consern, and I apoligise for not making myself clear. The gentleman retuned it because he couldnt raise it to his shoulder and hold it steady for very long. H said he like the gun so much that he thought he could deal with it, but couldnt. He swaped it for the Remington ultralight <is that the right model>...the one with the beautiful contoured laminate stock in 7mm-08, a very light recoiling short action round, not 7mm magnum. Yes, its not the exact gun I wanted, but I didnt really need it for anything to start with. I have just always wanted a styer prohunter. The only reason I wanted .300 win. mag is that all my boltactions are in that caliber, and it wouldnt mean learning the ballistics and trajetorys of a new round, buying new dies, and working up new loads. I could just pop in an already tested round with farmiliar ballistic charactaristics and know what to expect. If this was going to be my only hunting rifle or a defence style weaopn, I would hold out for what I really wanted, but since its just another range toy, why not try something new and save a few hundred bux while Im at it. I'll save enough for a new case, new dies and a few hundred rounds worth of powder and bullets. I may still have him order the SS .300 mag, Bu tI would hate to miss a good deal.

Thanks so much for the caliber info on the .260. atleast I know now thats a round I could live with.
 
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