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7/08 120TTSX @3129fps...extremely accurate out of my x-bolt. Good luck in your decision.

Remington is coming out this year with the Mountain rifle again. Scroll down a little on this link.

http://gunwriter.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/new-remington-rifles-for-2012/

Here is what is currently available:
� 84276 7mm-08 Remington
� 84277 308 Win
� 84272 25-06 Remington
� 84273 270 Win
� 84274 280 Remington
� 84275 30-06 SPRG

I don't know if the production has started yet, but looks like a great rifle. Local shop is reporting about $875 retail for it when it becomes available.

In that range I would want a .308 Winchester first due to its popularity, availability of ammo and the ability to shoot a larger bullet.

I have/had all three and if varmints were on the list and you handloaded then the 95gr Vmax is a neat bullet to shoot from the 260 however that cartridge is just about dead.

You have so much stupid in you, you'll never use it up.

Having hunted with a .260 hand loaded with 120 ttsx and 125 gr NP's , it will kill all those things you want to kill, but as in every caliber precise placement is key. If I want to go .284 then I step up to my 280AI.
260 84M- 6lbs, 6oz
280AI 84 L- 7 lbs, 2 ozs.

Both are light and easy to carry.

Funny thing happened today. Went to the range and they had a Rem 700 Mountain LSS (#26285)in 7/08 on consignment. Paid $600 for a lightly used gun. Not to say I wont buy a 260 later on but could not pass on the price.

thanks for the comments.

Put that in a McEdge and you'll be rocking a pretty slick rig.

You really are that stupid aren't you

His stupid is strong. Very strong..

I've owned and hunted with both 260s and 7-08s in Remington M7s, and my bud hunted with his Tikka 7-08 (and me), and he just bought a like-new Rem 788 in 7-08. In fact, we sighted in the 788 just tonight. Nice rifle! Both calibers make excellent deer rifles. The 7-08 makes a bigger hole and throws a bit heavier bullet. The 260 recoils a bit less. I would get the 260 if its for a young or recoil-sensitive person, though the 7-08 definitely does not kick hard. I would choose the 7-08 if game larger than deer were in the plans, but the 260 will also kill game larger than deer. The choice of rifle is probably more important than the choice between these two cartridges. I think a Kimber 84M Montana in 260 or 7-08 would be sweet as honey. My 260 was a Rem M7SS which is a lot like the Montana, only just a little bit heavier. The Montana might operate just a bit smoother due to CRF. If it isn't real smooth right out of the box, a couple light, judicious strokes with a jeweler's file finished with fine Emery cloth will make it so in just a few minutes. The Remingtons feed real smooth but you do have to apply just a little more force when closing the bolt to cam the extractor over the rim (the cartridge feeds up under the extractor during chambering on CRF rifles). With my bud's 788 you have to push the bolt forward with the heel of your hand to make the extractor engage the cartridge rim because it has less camming action than the twin-front-lug M7s and 700s. My Rugers are smooth as butter.

Sorry to ramble. I love talking rifles.

I dropped off an arm load of stuff Friday with Ga Precission. You'd better warn them about those .260s. They said they can't keep one on the shelf for over a few days, and so need to get in touch with reality before they get over stocked!

I have both in several different rifles and can't think of a significant advantage that one has over the other. I just really like hunting with those two cartridges. I set each one up with a different 120-140gr bullet, and let the bullet that a particular rifle is shooting make the decision for me, based on what and where I'm hunting. Even then, with all the excellent bullets available for both, it's a tough decision!

The only real advantage one has over the other is that the 7mm-08 turned out to be so popular after its introduction in 1980 that the .260 never got off the ground.

As a result 7mm-08 ammo and brass are much more widely available, and 7mm-08 brass tends to be more consistent, due to ammo companies replacing their brass-forming dies more often.

If anybody in the 21st century wants to settle on one cartridge for everything from large varmints to elk, the .260 is the theoretical winner. But only rifle loonies have ever heard of the .260, and rifle loonies NEVER own one rifle.

As long as your reload and components can be purchased or made, no cartridge is ever dead. I get a lot of pleaure out of shooting my 256 Newton and no factory ammo or component case have been made for it by any major manufacturer since well before I was born. If my kids wish to do so, they'll likely be able to shoot the 1st Model Newt well into its 2nd Century.

Jeff

PS - Ranco Loco is 100% on target, you really do have so much stupid in you, that you'll never use it up. Anybody who would willingly travel to Vermont to hunt for deer for other than the social aspect has got to have a screw loose somewhere. Other than traveling there to fish in the White River, visit the Ben & Jerry's ice cream plant in Waterbury for a cone, or to get a bowl of clam & mushroom soup at Colatina Exit in Bradford, I can't see much reason to visit VT, unless it was easier to get to somewhere in NH via I-91 than by taking the 2 lanes roads across the river.

I really likey my 6.5 Panther...

Dober

Oh, that's a good one too!

Personally I kinda like the 6.5x55, partly because Lapua and Norma will NEVER quit making really good brass....

If I was going to change my username the top choices would be utah260 or utahB29--they are neck and neck.

I agree with Mule Deer....Kinda hard not too!

Since when did case quality matter when "inherently accurate" cartridges are the subject of the discussion? Heck, load random range brass with 50 grain of cream of wheat that had been soaked in nitroglycerine and the worst bullet that you can think of and a 6.5x55 will probably shoot MOA or better, even with a stiff crosswind!

Jeff

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1270420958/lapua-reloading-brass-260-remington

Lapua and Norma both make brass for the 260 these days, and its never in stock. Impressive for a "dead cartridge" I think what keeps the 260 alive these days is match shooters, and Internet Snipers.

My take on the 260 has never been a secret. Its a lot more flexible than a 243 and does varmints just as well. It kills the hell out of Mule Deer sized critters on down way better than you would think it would. It can kill Elk pretty well too, but I like 30 calibers and bigger for that chore, same with bears. Its just a preference thing...

I doubt you'd ever meet an animal that would know the difference between the two rounds. But the 260 is better