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Very good selection of bullets, modest recoil, great reloading options, excellent accuracy potential.

Because it is .007" larger than a Bob.

I have 4 260s. 2 M7 SS, 1 M700SS and a Salvage with a 28" sewer pipe from Criterion. The 260 is the perfect cartridge for deer IMO. Light recoil with 140s and 100 grainers haul azz at 3350, or faster if you lean hard on the powder.

Have you shot and hunted with one?

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/.../products_id/90809/Remington+700+SPS+260

$568/ in stock

I'm thinking very hard about the one at buds

I'm thinking very hard about the one at buds

Wow.,...thanks for the update man! I had no idea that all other short actions fit better than the 260.

I'll sell my 10 year old little girls 260 and rush straight out and buy her a 358 winchester. I'm sure my daughter would deeply appreciate the big gash over the eye when the scope makes contact. Of course I'm edjicated and I understand the eye contact is much like cheek weld enhancing accuracy therefore making the rifle " MORE BETTER "

Point in question, is the 358 winchester More Better at heavier recoil substantially increases the chance of eye gash and recoil sensitivity in a young girl. Answer, Yes the 358 winchester is More Better.

Or maybe I should trade it off on a 243 so I can increase the throat erosion effect making it " MORE BETTER "

Point in question, is the 243 " More Better " at throat erosion than the 260? Answer....YES, the 243 is More Better.

Wow am I in the dark ages! I didn't know that everything was " MORE BETTER " than the 260?

Thanks man

Shod

Perfect platform with that long 3.1" magazine for seating out 140's

I used my Remington Model 700 SF SS 260 Rem on a cow elk last year at 220 yards using a handload with the Barnes 120 grain TTSX. I hit her dead center in the chest and all four legs went out from under her and she was down right there. Great cartridge....

I guess I should be clear, what does the .260 do that a 6.5X55 or 6.5X57 does not due better.. Other than that short action thing.

smithrjd,

I guess I would ask what does the 6.5X55 or X57 do that is significantly better than the 260. I have all three and there is not a bit of difference in performance in the field (IMHO). They are all more than capable cartridges!

PennDog

Shoots 260 ammo better.

GA Precision does...

Here is a reply by Mule Deer, on the thread 260 vs swede vs creed:
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Mule Deer
I've owned multiple rifles in all three chamberings, and my take is this:

The 6.5x55 is capable of the same sort of accuracy as the other two, and can exceed their velocities slightly, since it has more powder room and normally comes in actions with plenty of room for seating bullets out. But the chambers and brass can vary considerably, and there aren't any full-power factory loads. Most American factory rifles (when available) only come with 1-9 twists.

Many .260's also come with 1-9 twists, but the chambers and brass are far more uniform (though brass quality can vary). Cases can also easily be made from various other .308-based rounds. But if you want to shoot very high ballistic-coefficient bullets the standard "short action" magazine is a little too short for optimum seating depth. If you onloy plan to use standard hunting bullets, it works fine. Factory loads tend to be limited these days.

The 6.5 Creedmoor solves the magazine length problem of the .260 by using a slightly shorter case with a wider, steeper shoulder. Brass quality is excellent, and the factory loads are very good, though sometimes hard to find. The 1-8 twist for ultra-long bullets is common, and every factory rifle I've shot in 6.5 Creedmoor has been VERY accurate with both factory ammo and handloads.

For the record, the only one I own a rifle for right now is the 6.5x55, but it's a custom rifle built on an FN Mauser 98 action with a 1-8 twits Lilja barrel, using a tight custom reamer. Most American factory ammo or brass won't fit in the chamber, but Lapua brass does. I've had it for a while, but if I hadn't would have kept the Ruger 77 Hawkeye in 6.5 Creedmoor I purchased the first year they came out, since it was just as accurate.

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John


Now that Remington is going with the 1/8 twist, things are a little different.

It might be argued that the 260 is better because of logistics in the USA, since you can use 243 brass or 308 brass or 7-08 brass and neck it up or down accordingly.

For myself, owning and hunting both 6.5X55 and 6.5X57 I have no need of a 260. It is a good cartridge within its limits, but try some heavy weights and you will see why it is SIGNIFICANTLY less effective in the field than others.

Um, okay. Happy now?

Gotta be able to launch a 160gr RN at 2600fps to kill anything, I guess.

Of any SIGNIFICANCE..

Yep....you got me there. I have not shot "heavy weights" in the .260 (or the swede or 57 for that matter)....but then again I have not hunted the great bears yet with a 6.5

PennDog

p.s. guess I needed to supply the definition of "significant"

In the 6.5X57 over 200fps. In my Steyer with 160's I can get to 2860 safely. The 260 is a great round up to 140g after that it does not have the case capacity or COL to take the heavy weights. Probably more Moose have been taken with the 6.5X55 in 156g that any other cartridge. Depends on what your use is. I like to keep options open. To me the 260 limits itself.