Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Best combo for 1:8 twist .260 Rem

I have used a few different bullets in mine but i keepgoing back to 140 Sierra Game Kings. I killed a nice bull elk at 505 yards last year with that bullet. I've killed deer, bear and cities too.
I originally used 4350 but switched to R17. Same accuracy and 120 fps more velocity

I shoot either the 140 gr Sierra Matchking or Gameking pushed with either RL-19 or H4350. As I have come to expect, the Sierras are very accurate.

I have always had excellent hunting results with Gamekings since I keep velocities under 2800 fps. I have successfully used the 140 gr Gamekings on deer, aoudad, and pigs. It is my bullet of choice in the .260.

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I've settled on 140 gr Berger Hunting VLDs ahead of H4350.
Had great success on deer with this combo, and the best accuracy of any I've tried.

Cities? As in, say, Phoenix?

The load I've been using in my Tikka T3, a limited run from Whittaker Guns, is 45.0 RL-23 with the 140-grain Nosler AccuBond, which gets about 2700 fps from a 22' barrel. (It also works very well with the 140 Sierra GameKing, but AccuBond will exit 6-point bull elk with rib shots at 50 yards.)

Guess I don't see the point in using bullets lighter than around 140 grains in a 1-8 twist 6.5mm. For all practical purposes they shoot plenty flat, drift less in the wind lighter bullets, penetrate deeper. and ruin less meat. If you're going to use lighter bullets, why not just go with a .25--or even 6mm?

"I had a date with a Montana pronghorn in mid- October, and the load combining the 120 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip and 47.0 grains of Ramshot Hunter looked to be ideal ..."

That was a LONG time ago!

I happened to have my copy of Gack sitting next to me. I couldn't resist.

I love making posts from my phone since i have no internet other that what the cell tower provides. I guess spell check liked cities better than coyotes

H4350 to about 2825fps under a 140 Accubond or Berger Hybrid. Great on paper & I plan to fill my freezer with it this winter.

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I have had nothing but good results with Scenars out of a 1-8" 260 Rem. The 139gr and 136gr L both. Due to a remodel, I haven't loaded my own in a couple of years, but the Berger ammo with the Scenar is quite accurate out of my Tikka. My experience with these bullets has be pretty sure I'll be using nothing else for game cow elk size and smaller.

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Thank You.

What 260 load would you recommend for city killing, JB?

Smaller ones, say up to 100,000 people. I like them before they get too old and tough.

For a few years I used 100 gr Nosler BTs over IMR 4064. Worked great. Then I decided to see if the 120’s were better on deer and hogs, so I shot them over R17. Both loads were very accurate. As to effectiveness on game, I honestly can’t say that the 120’s were more effective. Both bullets worked very well. I get exits from deer with both bullets. I get exits on hogs sometimes. I’m presently using the 120’s.