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I've got a 1885 Lowwall .260 Remington that I've used for a few years. Got one Coyote and one Deer with it using 129gr Hornady bullets. Just wondering if anyone is using a Lowwall to hunt with.

I use a highwall 454 casull. see the post about four down in this section for pics.

Thomas,

A number of folks hereabouts hunt with Low Walls. I know that IanVa does, as does Hondo64D. I have Low-walls in .22 K-Hornet, and .243 Win. My score for the K-Hornet is GH- 1; Woodchuck-0.

I've never hunted with the .243. I wanted a .260, but couldn't find one, so bought the .243. I'm going to have it bored to .260 Rem.

Grasshopper

Horrible deer hunting rifle Thomas. Especially in the 260.

I'll trade you a nice reliable Remington 700 30-06 right now so you can have a dead right there cartridge and a follow up shot in case you hit a mystery bush with the first one ...

;-)

Although one may not want to hunt adverse conditions with such a pretty little package. A scratch could cost you a couple hundred bucks.

Seriously, my only possible beef with the low wall in 260 is the slow 1 in 10" twist. It may have issues with bullets longer than the 129 gr. Then again, you can cleanly take any deer on earth with that cartridge/bullet combo so who cares?

PM me when you're tired of it!

GE

I use an original highwall that was .38-55 and is now .38-72.

I also use a Sharps single as well, and soon an original Ballard Pacific.


Brent

You sure about that? I'm pretty sure mine has a 1:9 twist.

John

Both my wife and I have shot a bunch of deer with my<oops...yes dear, our> .260 lowwall. It does shoot the 129 grain hornadys better than 140 grain bullets.... but then shoots 160 bullets into bug hole sized groups...go figure?

Haven't measured one myself, but IIRC that is what the literature and some cyber-experts have said.

HOWEVER before I am "Lee Piled" here ... If somebody would be so kind to ship me a Low Wall in 260 Rem I will be more than happy to use it exclusively on my big game hunts this fall (yes, including my once-in-a-lifetime Minnesota Moose tag) AND will post pictures of me and dead critters taken with said "inferior weapon".

Any takers?

GE

GE,

Nice try!


GH

I'll have to measure mine and see for myself. My Low Wall also shoots 129gr Hornadys well, but absolutely hated 140gr Speers, so I suppose that could be a twist issue.

Wish I could help you out with your field test, but I plan on killing some more stuff with mine this year...

John

So, your going to make a once-in-a-life-hunt for a Moose with a 260?

I have no doubt the .260 could take a Moose If every thing goes perfectly.

However, it still seems a little on the light side, if every thing isn't perfect.

Good luck on your hunt...!

Bill

Bill,

IF somebody would send me a 1885 low wall in that chambering I'd do it. WISH I had one for the mission.

Besides, I'm Swedish. I'm genetically predisposed to kill big critters with a .264 bore!

Right now will be using something between a 6.5x55 with a 130 TSX @ 2925, a 280 with a 140 TSX @ 2975, or a 7x57 or 7mm08 with a 140 TSX @ 2800. Any of which will do the job. Just depends on which rifle is shooting and will look better in the "hero picture".

Of course a 1885 Low Wall makes ANYTHING into a "hero picture"

GE

I like this one..........

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=78591816

Wow, starting bid of $2000.00!

2muchgun Jays up in Clare, had one 3-4 years ago for about $700.00, I almost bought it! Been kicking myself ! John

Thomas,

My .260 1885 is just about my favorite "deer and under" hunting rifle. The load that does everything for me from Northern WI bucks to grey squirrels is Nosler's 100 gr. b-tip and ~40gr. of IMR 4064. I have a 140gr. bullet picked out if I ever chase anything larger than whitetails, but untill then, this little 100-grainer does just fine.

Another neat thing is this load matches PERFECTLY Burris' regular (non-magnum) balistic plex at the various ranges (confirmed empirically).

Best of luck,
Ian

Does Browning still make these rifles and if so, where can you buy one?
Been looking for a 1885 for awhile.

no they deep sixed them years ago. they do come out with a special run every now and again though.

Not only a start bid of $2K ... but it is at 2,050 with an upcoming bidding war at the deadline for The NIB 260 Low Wall.

That is INSANE!

GE

Who was it that said, "A fool and his money are soon parted?"

Or is it what P.T. Barnum said; "There is a sucker born every minute...!"

One of those two is correct for this situation...!

Bill