Ok thank you all for the conversations on the .260 rem.
I have also wandered into a 300 Winchester short magnum, on an ultralight platform. I have course I’ve done lots of reading and research and so far what I can tell is that it is basically a 300 Winchester magnum shortened up to fit short action rifles.
I have sworn off getting tied up in the “hype” of the wsm craze in the past… never was a glutton for punishment regarding recoil and never really needed anything bigger than a 270 Winchester for west Texas whitetails mule deer and hogs, but this one has me curious. It looks like you can buy custom loads 125 gr on up. And also it sounds like some long-range shooters/hunters use this round for thousand yards plus.
I had one person compare 150 grain 300wsm to a 358 Winchester and the one time I shot one of those it was quite pleasant. Anyway, seems like this round is more of a “big game hunting round” Elk, moose, bear, etc. but it might be fun to take out hunting mule deer and hogs from time to time.
Anyway, just wondering if you guys had anything to add about this round?
Dave
