Aww that Seafire Character again...whoever he is..some nobody from out in Oregon I hear...
Well Rattler,
first let's hope your recovery goes quickly and painlessly as possible..
for light recoil that will still perform well on antelope and deer, I am going to recommend the 100 grain Ballistic Tip first, the Hornady 100 grain SP second and the Sierra 100 grain HP third...the Sierra 85 grain HP and the 90 grain Speer a tied fifth..
If you desire to use Blue Dot, I am going to recommend charges anywhere between the following with the following bullets.. this is tested out of a Ruger 77 Mk 2..
85 grain Sierra HP:
16 grains : 2254 fps
17 grains: 2381 fps
18 grains: 2467 fps
19 grain: 2558 fps
20 grains: 2646 fps
this bullet will work fine at the 100 to 150 yds you made a request for..
I am not a fan of the 95 grain V Max.. however I know folks who do use it with success...
16 grains: 2162 fps
17 grains: 2242 fps
18 grains: 2365 fps
19 grains: 2470 fps
20 grains: 2574 fps
the 100 grain bullets:
17 grains: 2213 fps
18 grains: 2310 fps
19 grains: 2397 fps
20 grains: 2453 fps
21 grains: 2548 fps
as mentioned by Dakota Deer, a 30 grain load with a 100 or 120 grain ballistic tip with any of the following powders is also something I load frequently for myself... it is more than adequate to do the job when I am hunting in an area where my shots are well under 200 yds..
30 grains of any of the following: IMR 4198, RL 7, H 322, RL 10
or 20 to 25 grains of SR 4759 also...
if you use Blue Dot it is the responsibility of the handload to make sure they don't do a double charge.. with lighter charges it is possible..
I recommend charging a case and then seat the bullet before going onto the next one..
all the above will be very accurate in a 260 and the bullets will more than adequately perform at the velocities given..
Recoil will seem in the 222-223 range...in a similar sized rifle...
best of luck and feel free to drop me a PM if I can be of any more assistance..
