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I'm building a 260 ai for long range varmints and am curious who else is using something similar out there. Let's hear the rigs, loads, and performance!
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Nice! What distance?
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140 Amax outta the .260 is awful hard on Prairie Dogs.... from Infinity to Beyond.
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Dogshooter which SWFA scope do you have on your rig?
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You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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I prefer the 108 Scenar out of my 260 AI. I have a reamer made up which works well with that bullet. Typical 3-shot groups out of my Rebarreled Rem Mountain rifle is about 1.5" with the 108s. I can push them to 3300 so they work well. Might not be the best bullet for 1000 yards but nothing better out to 500 that I have found.
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Shot a couple coyotes with my 6.5 creed and the 143eldx DRT!
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Dogshooter, who painted your stock?
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Dogshooter, who painted your stock? Me...
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I’ve shot a few pigs with 140 Ballistic tips. I think the 120 Barnes are better!
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Dogshooter, who painted your stock? Me... well done.
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Using 140's and IMR 4350 (don't remember bullet brand) in a 6.5x55 Swede with the 100+ year old military barrel. Absolutely shoots bug hole groups. It was supposed to be a truck gun, but it now resides in the safe.
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1minute yeah my Swede lives in the safe now too. Thanks for the posts, some good info there. Has anyone tried the 95gr VMAX or 147gr ELDM's, I was thinking of trying those bullets.
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