Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles what do you use a 260 rem m7 with 18.5" barrel for ?

Those 120 NBTs launched at a modest 2750 fps drop deer in their tracks and achieve complete pass through. They have for me on the last three consecutive deer.

...................Anything that you would hunt using a 22" or 24" barreled 260, you can also hunt using an 18.5" barreled one. That also would include taking the same long distance shots should that need arise. You wouldn`t do anything differently.

A good average estimate for velocity loss given the same loads, will be in the area of about 20-25 fps per inch; roughly 110 to 137 fps less than a 24" barrel; losing about 4% overall.

Because of good velocity retention from a shorter barrel, the 260 is an excellent shorter barreled round.
Based on alot of chrony testing using the same identical loadings, my 16.5" barreled 300 WSM Frontier carbine retained on average 95.5% to 95.7% of the velocities produced by two 24" 300 WSMs. (A 16.4 to 19.5 fps per inch loss).

Take the same hunting approach as though you were using a 24" barrel. Game won`t know the difference anyway.

alrighty then !
now i need some brass and bullets.

splattermatic,

I have been using my Steyr Scout since '98; it is a .308 Win with 19" barrel. I have shot a lot of animals in Africa with it and 180 gr bullets, none bounced off. Ranges where I hunted there (RSA, Zim, Namibia) there are mostly in the 75 to 175 yard range. I never worried about the muzzle velocity, just bullet placement.

jim

I've got one in the basement with an 18.5" tube. I've been working on it for years, but still haven't quite gotten it finished up yet. Barrel is a Pac-Nor and I have a beautiful mannlicher stock that one of these days I'll get finished up for it. My plan was to load it with 155-160gr. bullet and experience all of the joys of the classic 160 at 2250-2300 fps. Can't imagine it won't be lots of good.

You won't have a bit of trouble proving them wrong!

Any damn thing you want...well for hunting anyway. Take a look at the 'show me your .260 and 6.5' thread. On there someone copied a pic from Huntsman22, I believe, with a nice elk taken with his .260--of course, maybe the elk is faking seeing as Huntsman didn't realize the .260 is waaay 'underpowered' for such endeavors.

I say you have a beautiful and functional rifle. Go use it on any and everything.

Oh BTW, how does she shoot across those "Danner sandbags'?

+1

I would use it for a concealed carry weapon.

Then when a doped up, toothless crack addicted pulls a razor on me I could put a 140 grain TTSX into his or her head.

Great Job and a nice picture.

I trust the little man is trained to wear his ear protection.

To the OP -

sorry for the detour. A .260 m7 with a 18.5" barrel is good for only one thing -

a good wrap and packaging job and send it here...

MojoHand, it's been moving along a little quicker as of late. Just too busy working and raising a little one...

Too short for me. Thank goodness this is a country where we have choices. I chose a longer barrel for my 7 for reduced noise and better balance.

stumpy

while this 'un has a .5mm larger bore, it's my 'backcountry belly gun' and has logged a lot of miles with me

My Rem 600 6mm (Model 7's older brother) sounds like a 300 Win Mag with a muzzle break, especially under the tin roof at the range

If you shoot prone in dry weather you might start a grass fire too!

I think you will LOVE that short .260. I wouldn't worry too much about lower velosity from the 18 1/2" barrel as the .260 has plenty of range to take any shot at 300 yards or less (if you "regularly" shoot game at more than 300 yards, you probably need to work on your hunting technique more than worry about a short barrel).

I killed a LOT of deer with an Swedish 1894 carbine in 6.5x55mm (the balistic twin to the .260), before I foolishly traded it for something else (didn't realize at the time that the 1894's would become so "collectable"). With it's 17 3/4" barrel, it was a joy to carry in the woods.

I shot mostly 156 grain Norma loads (which were just right for the thickets of East texas) and later loaded 140 grain Hornady spitzers.......never wanted or needed anything else or wished for more velosity.

To me, a short barrel half-stock rifle just looks "funny" and I much prefer a Mannlicher style stock (probably why I loved that Swedish carbine with it's full length stock), but as far as performance and "carry" it will make no difference.

My wife shoots one for deer. The factory 140 Sierra Game King load from Federal does a great job @ around 2550 fps MV. It is nice enough that I have to "borrow" it once in a while.

I luv that pic Toad!

Dober

We REALLY like to use the .260 for chilli

I had one and dumped it. I tried to love it and it shot great but the azz heavy balance was just too much for me to overlook.