New to me caliber 260 Remington question

[safarihunter]

Recently a rifle chambered 260 Remington came my way. I have dies and brass. Bullets are on the way. I am already loading 308 and 7mm-08 with excellent results for hunting game up to elk.

My loading process for my 308 has become to body size my brass after I deprime and rotary tumble my brass. After this I finish my resizing, add the powder and seat my bullet.

Is it possible to use my Redding body size die to body size the 260 Remington brass or do I need a separate 260 body sizer?

After reloading for the last 56 years, I figured I should ask someone with more experience since I am still learning.

 

[JimSC]

yep. I used a body die and a Lee collet for 10+ years shooting F class with a 260. I eventually went to a full length die minus the bushing and a mandrel. I also used a .308 Forster micrometer seating die and my ammo had enough accuracy to get me the mid/long range master cards

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

We're all still learning. Your 308 body die should do the same as the 26 body die would do...to the body. Are you forming 260 brass from 308? If so, you might find the 260 body die to be a first step down for forming the neck. I'm not big on body dies since a bushing die is just a body die plus a bushing for sizing the necks.

 

[chromatica]

I also shoot F-class with my 260 Rem. I have tried several different processes for sizing my brass. I have settled on a process where I size & decap with a Wilson bushing FS die. Then I tumble. Then is use a Lee Collet die so that expansion is the final step in sizing. Then I trim with a Giraud 3 way trimmer. That got me to Expert level.