load data for Savage .260 rem?

[granite1]

I have a Savage 10fp with a Shilen 1x8 4c 26"barrel. I want to shoot some Lapua 123's.Anybody got any load data I might try?
It really shoots great with HSM 123 lapua factory loads.

 

[HTSmith]

My experience is with the Nosler 120 BT, but I bet it would get you close. I use Lapua 243 brass necked up with Rem Primer and 44.0 H4350. This is very mild. I got up to 46.0 of H4350 and probably could have gone up a bit more, but the light load just plunks them in tight knot.

I tried CCI Benchrest and Federal Match primers, but the Remingtons did best. Go figure.

 

[SooStan]

I second the H4350. Works great for my 1x8 260 but I had ok accuracy with the 123. Much better with the 139 Lapua.

 

[jthyttin]

If you want to try Vihtavuori powders,N150, N160), I can dig up some data. Naked and/or moly.

 

[Raptor]

I use 43.5grs of H4350 with the 123 Lapuas in Lapua brass. Its been a deadly accurate load in three differnt 260s.

Over Thanksgiving we shot this load in three different 260s at 950yds. We were shooting at a 9" paper plate on a piece of cardboard. My son put all three of his rounds into the plate and my group was 4.5"s and my soninlaws was 3.25" for three shot groups.

I tried some Winchester 7mm-08 brass necked down to the 260 to see how it would work for me. Three 5 shot groups at 100yds were .430, .420 and .410 with a couple of three shot groups in the low .3s and high .2s

I found with the Winchester brass I had to bump my load up to 44grs to find the sweet spot. I haven't shot the brass at long range yet but it looks promicing!!

 

[granite1]

Thank you all, I will try some of your suggestions.

 

[Smoothe932]

Old topic but...

Does anybody have any velocity information? Please post barrel lenght. ...and the Vihtavuori load data would be great.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[DogBuster]

H4831sc has always worked in my 260 loads....I prefer Lapua 308 brass necked down to 260....here's a recent target pic from my 260 Improved...a 27' 8 twist heavy Pac Nor...130 Nosler AB load comes out at 2975 fps...three shots at 100 yds...