260 Remington - Any info?

[4barchery]

I have the itch for a 260 remington. I have always wanted a 6.5 cal gun and looked hard at the 6.5x55 and the 6.5 creedmore. I settled on the 260 because of all the 308 cases I have. It would be a hunting rifle only, not meant for long range (that is an entirely different project). Any thoughts, opinions, experiences with the 260?

[Mike D]

I love both of my 260s. I have a Rem 700 Mountain rifle and a Encore pistol both in 260.

Between myself and my wife & 3 kids we have killed dozens of animals in Texas. It is light recoiling, low muzzle blast even in a lightweight rifle but carries plenty of energy down range. IMO it is perfectly suited for hunting in Texas.

[4barchery]

Good stuff. I have been looking around and there are not that many rifles chambered in the 260. Any reason why?

[Mike D]

Sadly for some reason when it was introduced it never gained a big following. Recently in the past 2-3 years it has become more popular in tactical and long distance guns. Hopefully it will gain popularity again.

I know Remington, Savage, Browning and Kimber make rifles chambered in 260.

[Skullworks52]

make sure to get a remington 700, hard to find but worth it! and also a 24inch barrel. with 100grain partitions is deadly..

[ducks-and-bucks]

My buddy just built one custom.. pierce action krieger barrel and manners stock. It's sweet. The 260 is capable of 1500 yard target shots... Watch some videos on youtube... It can REALLY reach out there. Very flat shooting, accurate round. With no doubt it's a great caliber to have. If you build it to only shoot less than 400 yards your not doing any justice for this caliber...

[cbrown]

260 is your grandpa's caliber, 6.5 Creedmoor is the "new" way to go!

I'm just kidding of course, I just like to see Mike try to find someone explain to him the relevance of the Creed!

260 is a great round and perfect for Texas.

I would really like to find a Sako Finnlight in 260 or even better 6.5 creedmoor

[trooperjd]

I've had two and they were both great. Both were easy handling rifles and recoil was a breeze. Ammo can be hard to find, but once I found my source they kept it in stock. Bought several boxes still have them. If you reload many possibilities as far as load. I killed a very large buck this year with fusion ammo. Right through both shoulders no problem. I had a browning abolt and now have a model 7 bought last week. Great caliber and great for women and young ones due to light recoil.

[Old Bald Guy]

I have the itch for a 260 remington. I have always wanted a 6.5 cal gun and looked hard at the 6.5x55 and the 6.5 creedmore. I settled on the 260 because of all the 308 cases I have. It would be a hunting rifle only, not meant for long range (that is an entirely different project). Any thoughts, opinions, experiences with the 260?

The .260 is fast becoming my favorite hunting cartridge. With a 100 gr. Nosler Partition or Barnes TSX 3300-3400 fps out of a 24" bbl is easy to reach. Very efficient caliber as long as the bullet weight stays around 100 grs.
Flat shooting in the 100-400 yd range which covers just about anything I do these days.

Good stuff. I have been looking around and there are not that many rifles chambered in the 260. Any reason why?

IMO Remington doomed the .260 when they put it out in short barreled rifles along with heavy bullets. After all a 140 gr. bullet @ 2750 fps is over 100 fps behind a 7mm-08 and lags behind a .308 with a 150 gr. bullet. Nothing to gain-for hunters- by buying a new .260 so sales weren't that good.
Had they gone the lighter bullet route and touted the .260 as a "bad to the bone" deer/hog caliber I think sales would have been better. While the .260 doesn't stand out from the crowd with heavier bullets it shines like a diamond in a dogs butt with 90-110 gr. bullets. It easily out performs the 25-06, .243, .250 savage, .257 Roberts with 100 gr bullets and doesn't burn much powder to do it. Super efficient cartridge with lighter bullets. Consider this:
My Rem Classic 24" bbl .264 Win Mag takes about 70 gr. of H4831 to shoot a 100 gr. bullet 3600 fps.
My CDL Limited 24" bbl .260 will shoot that same bullet 3400 fps with about 44 grs. of Benchmark. Hard to beat that.

[Johnybenchrest]

260 is good