260 Remington custom

[Dfish1247]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

 

[Bill Norris]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

Go 260AI. You won't regret it.

 

[DLT]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

How about a 243 ? Wont regret that move either

 

[Dfish1247]

I have enough 6mm stuff. I’d like to give 6.5 a whirl.

Never thought about AI, I’ll look into it.

 

[Plumsask]

Or a 6.5x55 AI

 

[Bill Norris]

Or a 6.5x55 AI

I have enough 6mm stuff. I’d like to give 6.5 a whirl.

Never thought about AI, I’ll look into it.

As easy as it gets to handload for. Virtually no trimming. Quick load development. Accurate.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

My 120SMK load for the 260. Start lower and work up.


Won a few 300yd informal matches with that load.

 

[Dos XX]

Berger 130 gr AR Hybrid OTM are the bee's knees for .260. They are short, designed for magazine use. They have a short bearing surface and run faster than you think they should be able to. H4350 and a 24" 8 twist barrel will get you 2900 to 2950 fps without running high pressure. They are super easy to load for and are very jump tolerant. They also are a great hunting bullet.

I have a Tikka in a McMillan hunter's stock with a Kreiger 3B on it. It's load shoots 2960 fps with the above components.

 

[justinp61]

A couple years ago I screwed together a 260 using a LH Savage short action with a Shilen Select SS match 1-9 twist barrel. It's a varmint/deer rifle that's built for lighter bullets. It shoots 120gr Sierra Pro hunters well with H4350 or IMR4064. I'm planning on trying some 100gr Noslers this spring.

 

[dc.fireman]

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[justinp61]

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I didn't see the twist rate of the barrel listed, maybe i just missed it.

 

[dc.fireman]

I didn't see the twist rate of the barrel listed, maybe i just missed it.

1 in 8, Shilen Select Match.

 

[cheng1962]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

I have a 260 REM, Broughton barrel, 1:8 twist.
Eliseo tube gun stock, Pierce Engineering action, Jewel trigger. I like it!
Recommend 1:8 twist.
I shoot 120, 123, 139 and 140 gr bullets.
Use mostly Vihtavouri powders, N150& N160.
I worked up a load for long distance shooting with N555, only tested it at 300m. The shoot in Denmark was cancelled
Easy to load, and you can easily neck down 308 cases to 260 REM.

 

[David Milisock]

The 260 Remington is one of those misunderstood cartridges. I get the impression that it's not super popular but it should be.

I believe for hunting in most of the U.S. that you can't go wrong with it.

 

[Sniperhandle]

I have enough 6mm stuff. I’d like to give 6.5 a whirl.

Never thought about AI, I’ll look into it.

Use a standard length action and have your reamer spec'ed out with a 6.5 CM freebore on the 260 and it will spank the CM to the curb. 8 twist.

 

[ebb]

Yea what Dos XX and Sniperhandle said. Let me say it a little differently, if you are going to shoot 140s all the time and may want to go to the bigger bullets use a long action and you won't have to stuff the bullet way back in case and use up room for powder. If using 123s or other shorter bullets a short action should be OK. Ive got several boxes of Berger 130s but loaded them in the ar10 so I don't know if they will be short enough to be short action friendly, but I am betting Dos has it figured out. Some match shooters ive heard use Win 760 in the 260 with good results.

 

[Danboyd7]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

H4350 is the powder in the 260 rem. 42.1.-42.6 grains is the sweet spot in 3 of our rifles. 43.2 is ok too just a bit hot. CCI BR-2, Lapua case. We are getting 2877 fps 140 gr VLD or Hybrids. VLD's .010 off lands. Hybrids almost touching. Shoots in the 1's most of the time.

On a side note: the H4350 is super temp stable. I shoot from 35-75 and velocities only change slightly, maybe 20 fps at most.

If your in to the f-class stocks-- give Jason Avila on here a call. He makes a badass laminate.

 

[284winner]

I’m looking at having a custom rifle built in a couple months in 260 Remington.

Id like a repeater for possible varmint duty, but it’d mainly hunt bottle caps and golf balls 300yds or less.

Im thinking of using a Kelbly atlas action, brux or bartlein 8 twist barrel, jewel or equivalent trigger. Stock is up in the air, but McMillan looks to be the front runner, open to other suggestions of course. I looked at load data for the 260 and it seems the usual h322, varget, rl15-16 stuff is for 140gr or less weight projectiles. Being 300yds or less, I see no need in the unreal heavy stuff. 1:8 seem viable or 1:7 seem more useful?

I‘d like a 260 just to play with something bigger every now and then, but have no desire for long action cartridges.

Thanks in advance

Typically a 8 twist will serve the 260 well.

 

[30378]

No need to shoot the super heavies if you are only to 300 Yds. 8 is plenty of twist.

 

[Dfish1247]

I wonder how many older cartridges benefit with faster twists?

Have a 700 22-250 that I think the barrel is gone, no bullet/powder combo will do worth a flip in it, 40-55gr range and .010”-.020 off the lands. It’s a stainless with jewel trigger, and hs stock. So, if that’s the case, I may be looking at a barrel swap and stock and calling it a day. The stock now won’t go anywhere as I like it, but a fat barrel ain’t squeezing in it.

Ive put off ordering anything yet because of trying the 22-250. If it needs a new tube? I’ve had custom 700’s and 40x’s in the past, other than the bolt not falling out when tipping the gun up, I could never shoot the difference between them and stolle’s or nesika’s in the same calibers.

So, what do you guys think? Lipstick the pig since I don’t compete and don’t do better than what the 700 will do, or go the full monty financial embarrassment route and have a shiny showroom new hot rod?