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meatgrinder42

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Deer hunting here in good ol' Wisconsin I carried my uncle's Remington XP-100R and for shooting, carrying and overall pistol hunting I loved it. The only thing I didn't like was the .260 cartridge, it's impossible to find around here. The only place that had it was a tiny ace hardware store.

Anyone else have these? What do you guys think of them? Cause I'm much considering buying one.
 
I'm not sure if you're asking if you should get another xp100 of your own in 260 or if you're thinking of getting a bolt gun in 260. I can't speak for the xp100, but I have a bolt gun in 260 and I'm very impressed with the cartridge. It's sort of like a little brother to the 270, having a slightly smaller bullet at a little less velocity, but it's a very capable round. I think it'll do pretty much everything the 270 will do in terms of deer or pig hunting. However, it's best if you are a reloader. As you know, finding ammo on the shelves can be tough.
 
Oh sorry, yeah I was thinking about getting one of my own. I was just seeing what people thought of the cartridge and I'm wondering if they come in other flavors that .260, something like .270, or 30/30. Just something that I can find in more places than BFNW. I can't find a whole lot of info on them.
 
.260 and that short barrel? Handload.

Learn to handload: Ammo availability becomes a non-issue then, and you will be able to get more velocity with less muzzle blast and recoil by using a lighter charge of a quicker powder than the factory loaded ammo does: They load their ammo to work just OK for everybody. If you handload, you can tailor your ammo to your specific application.

Case in point: I picked up a Ruger Frontier in 7-08 for my kids to use deer hunting..... the 16 1/2" barrel lost 140 f/sec vs. the published factory load velocity of 2800 f/sec out of a factory barrel using 140 gr Rem Express ..... they use a 2400 test barrel to get that and I can't duplicate that with my much shorter barrel...... and the muzzle blast was atrocious. I tried a load near the middle of the chart that I knew to be a quicker powder than those at the top ...... and a 150 grain bullet...... I nearly duplicated their 150 gr velocity, without the giant ball of fire 20" in front of my face.....

I also worked up a Kid-friendly 139 gr Hornady Interlock load moving 2400 f/sec, with very low recoil and muzzle blast...... that dropped a 3 1/2 Year old buck just as quickly out of the handy Frontier as did the 140 gr Nosler Ballistic tip load doing 2800 out of a 24" barreled A-Bolt II at a similar range, without all the mess/meat damage.

Handloading: It ain't rocket science.
 
I'm wondering if they come in other flavors that .260, something like .270, or 30/30.
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http://www.remington.com/products/archived/centerfire/long-range-pistol/model-xp-100r.aspx

Available in other models of the xp-100..


.221 Remington Fireball (1963–1985)
7 mm BR Remington (1980–1985)
.223 Remington (1986–1994), (2005–Present in XR-100)
.35 Remington (1986–1994)
.250 Savage (1990–1991) Custom Shop only
6 mm BR Remington (1990–1991) Custom Shop only
.22-250 Remington (1992–1994) Custom Shop only, (2005–Present in XR-100)
.308 Winchester (1992–1994) Custom Shop only
7 mm-08 Remington (1993–1994)
.204 Ruger (2005–Present in XR-100)

No deer hunting calibers in current production ...... and no real common calibers save .308 WIN, and 7-08 Rem ........

Find one in .260, 7mm-08 or .308, and learn to handload..... you won't regret it!
 
Probably the most highly modified of all "handguns". It's pretty easy to find factory take off barrels to makes whatever you buy into whatever you want.
 
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