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I just picked up a Model 7 in .260. I want to shoot 120 grain ballistic tips. What's your favorite load? I'm interested in accuracy with enough velocity to deer hunt with.
Nosler suggests RL-15, IMR 4064 and Varget. Is there a powder that does better for you than others? I think I already have Varget, but it's velocity's were kind of low.
Thanks, Adrian
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Reloder 15 and H414 are my choices for my Rem 700 MSS .260. I'm loading 45 gr of H414 with 120 TSX for 2928 fps and just under 1 MOA groups.
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This is a max load, so work up carefully, but for 120 grain bullets 47 grains of Reloder 19 is really good.
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Muledeer and Mathman,
Do you guys trickle your powder charges with those powders? I use RL-19 for my .300WM and RL-22 for my dad's. I always trickle because they dont' seem to throw consistently from my Lyman or my Redding powder measures.
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I like both RL 15 and RL 19 with 120 grain Bullets, Rl 15 seems to have a slight edge in accuarcy and rl 19 seems to give a few more fps. This is in my Rem 700 LSS mountain rifle with 22 " barrel. your rifle may have different preferances. I also like Rl 19 with 125 grain partitions and N-560 with 140 grain partitions.
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100 grainers: 43.5 grains IMR 4064: 3350 fps
90 grain Speer TNT: 44.4 grains of IMR 4064 or IMR 4895 or Varget: 3450 fps
120 grainers: 40 grains of RL 15, W 748, IMR 4064, IMR 4895: around 2850 fps
140 grainers: 44 grains of IMR 4350: 2750 fps
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R19 or H4350 with 120-129gr bullets.
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H4350 was the best for velocity and accuracy with the 120bt (as well as the 125partition and 130 BergerVLD)
Varget showed pressure with much lower velocities, I do like it for the 95-100gr slugs.
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I'm using 38.2gr of Varget with 120gr Nosler BTs out of my Sako 75. These turned out to be going much slower than originally anticipated (2500fps). However, they are grouping around 1/2" out of it. I plan to do more load testing this Spring.
To add to the above, this slow bullet put a nice 8-pointer down Thanksgiving night with no problems.
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I use 39gr Varget with the 120 BT. Out of a 20 inch bbl it clocked right at 2700fps with extreme spread of 26fps. Accuracy right around 1/2-5/8 inch at 100.
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120s h4350 129 and 140s RL19 100s imr4064
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I load the same 45g H414 as Muledeer but us the 120g NBT or Speer SP. I get sub MOA and just over 2900fps. H414 is a little dirty and temp sensitive but meters perfectly from the dump and this load shoots well in all 3 of my 260's.
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46 grains of H4350 under the 120 grain Speer.
This load shoots better than I can hold in my Rem M7SS. I did manage a couple 1/2" groups with my Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40 tryout scope on-board, but there is no way I'd leave that large of a scope on such a sweet little rifle.
The powders listed in the first post sound a bit too fast for this caliber. I use 4350 for 120 grain bullets and 4831 or slower for 140 grainers. I have been told that Rel22 is an excellent powder in this cartridge, but haven't tried it yet. Hodgdon has a captive audience in me right now due to the "Extreme" thing.
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Big Redhead, My 260 M-7SS was just the oposite. 4831 wouldn't move the 140's the way I wanted. But 45gr of IMR4350 put the 140's right at 2800fps. (Rem Ultra Bonded) I can live with that, and the 3/4" group is ok too..
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