Remington 260

My wife killed 4 nice whitetail deer with her .260 before we got married. After we moved to Alaska that .260 has accounted for countless Sitka Blacktails and one black bear. If you reload then you made an excellent choice, if not, ammo will be spendy, but still a wonderful cartridge. I am going to buy one of the new Ruger American Compact rifles, too bad it wont come in .260. (I might have to have it re-bored or re-barreled) My favorite powder is Reloader 19 with a 129 gr. Hornady SST.
 
Bushman, try RL 17 with that 129gr if you want to play. You should pickup a few FPS with a higher percentage burn.
 
I don't think you messed up if that's what you want but I don't find that the 6.5's do anything all that much better than the 6's and I personally wouldn't have spent the money.
 
I think we all buy what we want and not what we need. As for me, I've never really wanted a 243 or 6MM, and I wouldn't have acquired a 260 if my wife hadn't said she wanted a pig shooting gun. I had that 260 for 4 or 5 years before I ever shot it much, but once I shot it I liked it. I'm sure I'd feel the same way about a 243 or 6MM. Where I grew up, the deer were much bigger and the 270 was thought to be the right 'medicine'. Here in central Texas the deer are rather small, and now I have hogs and coyotes, which weren't an issue in eastern Louisiana back when. Most likely, a 6MM would be just about right for what I hunt now, but I already have the 260.
 
Doyle, I have yet to need a second shot with my load, if it aint broke dont fix it. I live in a heavily wooded area where shot beyond 100 yards are rare, velocity isnt as important to me as it is to some. Powder is too expensive up here for me to just experiment, at $35-40 a pound I tend to stick with what works.
 
Alaska, I agree. I dont need to find a 1/4moa load for my big game hunting rifles. My bench rest rifles shoot better than 1/4, but my hunting rifles? Whats the need?
 
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