I have been using a 260 Rem ever since it came out for mule Deer and Whitetails, used 308 gold medal and WW 7-08 necked down at first as no 260 brass was to be had, it never was really good for some reason, ended up less than straight. Rem 260 brass has been very good, my main load is 47 grains of RL 19 with the 125 grain partition and also 46 grains of VV N560 with the 140 partition( this load is a little harder on the brass) I have to say I see very little difference between the 260 with these loads and the 7MM Rem mag that I used for 30 years. So far all one shot kills and the deer reacted about the same. 260 or 6.5 x55? i think you would be happy with either. Never had any problem with 140 partition in the 260 case although there is a marked increase in recoil from the 125, at least in my Rem 260 LSS mountain rifle with the rock hard factory pad. These loads were fine in my rifle using a federal 210m primer, but start lower and work up as always.
Last edited by Duckshoot; 11/02/10.
