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I'm building a 260 remington rifle for long range hunting and target shooting.

I'm not sure where to start. Some say savage, some say remington.

I'm interested in everything: action, barrel, barrel length and contour, stock, ammo, the whole kit.

Can you help me?


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Stationary hunting, or will it be carried around a fair bit?


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Unless you're bent on a build, you might look for the discontinued Rem VLS in .260.

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I'm having Karl Kampfeld build something similar...

Remington 700, Broughton 5.5 at 24" throated to shoot the 139gr Lapua Scenars (not really a hunting bullet, but I'm sure the 130gr TSX or 140gr Partition will do just fine). It'll be sitting in a McMillan HTG stock with Williams bottom metal, probably some "tacticool" style rings and a 3.5-10x40 Leupold with a M1 turret up top.

I've been waiting on this for almost a year. Can't wait for it to show up...

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Sounds like a winner to me...

I'd imagine most of your hunting in Texas is like ours here in Louisiana. Even if you are on foot, you spend a lot of time sitting and waiting. A heavier rifle really isn't that much of a burden. The one I'm doing for myself probably won't be finished until next year. I've got an A5 and #7 fluted SS 7mm-08 tube waiting for a 700 action and optics; it will be finished at 23" +/-. Should be easy on the shoulder, but 120's at 3000fps and 162's at 2700fps ought to perform well enough. I was torn on either a 260 or 7mm-08 and then happened upon the 7mm-08 barrel. My wife will be getting a SPS Varmint 243 in a McM Varmint pattern for Christmas; it's being assembled for similar purposes.


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Yeah, I've got plenty of light rifles and a few heavyweights, but this will be my only true mid-weight. I figure it will be perfect for longrange plinking and the occasional longrange hunt. I'm guessing all up it will go around 10lbs.

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i would like a 260 w/26" magnum contour fluted tube. 700. micky classic with a LR 4.5x14 ele turret.... still toteable but rock solid for a bipod or such....

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The Rem. magnum contour looks good in a McM Classic, I've got the 22" version with my restocked LVSF.

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Any reason you shied away from the 6.5-284? It has such a following in the target crowd that you can ride their coattails.

I have one built by Tannel on a long 700 in a Mickey HTG with a Schneider barrel that is .5 MOA for as far as I have shot it.

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If you're asking me, I just wanted a 260. I had a short action available, and I figured there would be less mag-box constraints with the .260 vs. the 6.5-284 in the short action. But mostly, I just wanted a 260. smile

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too close to call and a little less of most everything but performance.....


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I am also looking at the 257 Weatherby, but the 260 looked better since I have all the parts already except barrel and stock


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you could also go the savage LRPV if a single shot worked... pretty much a slam dunk...........

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At the 06 Shot show, saw the 6.5x284 savage....at a price of 1k??? SOOO, for me, I'd build a rifle custom bbl.

I am with you guys, time and place for lighter guns, but always built/want a heavier sporter.....i.e. .675-.700 muzzle or even up to a 700 Varmint taper.

If more guns were in say a 22-23" bbl, on a contour like the LTR, that would be my choice for most of what I do, which is not carrying them up and down mountains all day.

I'd rather my weight to be in the bbl given a choice, save difference in a light Kevlar stock. Heavier bbls always not only steadied better, but shot better, heat up slower, etc.

If building a short action 6.5 and esp if a reloader, I'd look strongly at a 6.5x47 and 6.5 Creedmoor. Just for Max accuracy.

For a tad more recoil, Jpro will run next in trajectory and wind in the 7/08. 120s at 3100, ballistic tips and vmax shoot flat, TSX will even do in elk, and the 140 accubonds to me are great long distance deer medicine from any angle, and the 162 amax's.....well, they will REACH out and touch something....deadly. Jpro if you have not, try some WW brass, holds a little more powder, and 4064 and Varget gave me best results 120- 140 gr.

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I have RL15, Varget, and IMR 4895 to try, but will keep 4064 in mind also. Just saw where RL17 is supposed to be less temperature sensitive, like RL15. It may become a mainstay around my place if it lives up to the hype.

It's Remington's own fault for practically killing the 260, but that's old news around here. I'm sure I'll get around to doing one someday....


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Contact ER Shaw and get one of their new rifles based on the Savage action, as JB wrote up in the new "Handloader" magazine. Your choice of caliber, barrel contour, etc, for a reasonable price. Or start your build with a Savage varmint rifle like this: http://savagearms.com/12Varminter.htm and screw on a .260 barrel of your choice.



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I have a stock, and Wally World is selling accutrigger 243s in Lacey for $377. I figure $300 for the barrel. That's around $800 all up minus the 243 barrel (50) and the original stock ($35).

Say $750 when the smoke clears.


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Sounds like a plan to me. A good Pac-nor or Shilen screw-on barrel in the contour of your choice will make a smokin' rifle. I put a 1:9 .25/06 Pac-nor on my Savage Weather Warrior, 24" long and .585" at the muzzle, and started shooting .6-.7" groups with a straight 6x scope. A heavier barrel (and a better shooter smile ) should tighten things up nicely.



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A few years back I had a 1/8 twist #5 shilen screwed onto a smooth mdl 77 action and stuck it in a McMillian. I had the chamber cut to fit the 125 grain partition but it loves the 120 grain ballistic tips and 129 grain interlocks. I think I'm gonna give the bergers a shot next. It wieghs about 9 1/2. I've packed it more than I thought I would and really like it for long range rock busting.



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Go here. http://www.centershotrifles.com/

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