260 Remington for 1000 yard Competition

[chkunz]

What is your pet load for the 260 Remington for 1000 yard competition?

 

[STOMP442]

Keep it simple. 41-42gr of H4350 with a Sierra 142 is a proven performer.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

I use the140gr berger hybrids and similar charges of h4350 listed above. My SD and ES were lower with the bergers them the 142 smks, accuracy was a wash

 

[JFrank]

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[GWY]

I'm old school. 142 SMK jumped around .020" from touch. I use enough H4831SC to get around 2800fps from a 28" barrel. Fed 210Ms and Lapua brass.

 

[ISS]

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ISS

 

[JFrank]

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[deadidarren]

43g of h4350 berger 144 Grain Long Range Hybrid Target cci200 lap brass works for me

 

[chkunz]

Keep it simple. 41-42gr of H4350 with a Sierra 142 is a proven performer.

Thanks for the reply

 

[chkunz]

I use the140gr berger hybrids and similar charges of h4350 listed above. My SD and ES were lower with the bergers them the 142 smks, accuracy was a wash

Thanks for the reply

 

[chkunz]

I'm old school. 142 SMK jumped around .020" from touch. I use enough H4831SC to get around 2800fps from a 28" barrel. Fed 210Ms and Lapua brass.

Thanks for the reply

 

[chkunz]

43g of h4350 berger 144 Grain Long Range Hybrid Target cci200 lap brass works for me

Thanks for the reply

 

[chkunz]

Thanks to all for your reply.

It looks like the Sierra 142 MatchKIng is a favorite bullet for this application. I notice the Sierria manual also lists a 140 and a 150 6.5 mm MatchKing. I am wondering why three bullets so close to the same weight. Anyone know the history of this?

 

[Fast14riot]

The 142 is the best bullet of the 3. The 140 is so-so for consistency and the 150 many of us haven't been able to get it to shoot very well.

44gr H4831 under and 140 class bullet is a known accuracy load. It has worked in every barrel and gun I've owned, plus many others.

Though the 260AI is worth it if you want real 1000y performance!