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6.5-284 or 260?
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<blockquote data-quote="pressman" data-source="post: 706074" data-attributes="member: 10980"><p>i had a custom 260 built 2 years ago and it shoots lights out. I have shot 7" groups at 1,000 yards. i use the 140 gr VLD bullets. While hunting in Wyoming this year ( last week) i was hunting on my friends ranch near Sheridan. I have been going their for over 20 years so now i just hunt predators, but i had a friend go this year that does not do any long range shooting. We found a nice 4 x 3 buck bedded high between to large hills. My buddy was so excited until he realized that he could not get close to this buck due to all of the other deer that was bedded around him plus where he was located. He looked at me and said your 260 will reach him won't it. I said well yes, but i am not shooting him. My friend has never shot my rifle before at all. i thought about for a minute and said ok i will set it up i quickly pulled out by 4500 wind meter, took some readings 5-6 mph wind pretty constant. I ranged the deer at 640 yards then pulled out my phone that has shooter on it. installed the data. it said 12.8 MOA and .8 MOA for the dope. Dialed up the NightForce made a solid rest off bi pods in the prone position. I told him to put it right behind the shoulder i jumped on the Leopold M4 spotting scope and told him to touch it off when ready. as the sound echoed i watched the buck start to roll down the hill. The look on my buddies face was priceless. He could not believe it. later he offered me 4,000.00 for that rifle i had to laugh and said nope i will help you build one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pressman, post: 706074, member: 10980"] i had a custom 260 built 2 years ago and it shoots lights out. I have shot 7" groups at 1,000 yards. i use the 140 gr VLD bullets. While hunting in Wyoming this year ( last week) i was hunting on my friends ranch near Sheridan. I have been going their for over 20 years so now i just hunt predators, but i had a friend go this year that does not do any long range shooting. We found a nice 4 x 3 buck bedded high between to large hills. My buddy was so excited until he realized that he could not get close to this buck due to all of the other deer that was bedded around him plus where he was located. He looked at me and said your 260 will reach him won't it. I said well yes, but i am not shooting him. My friend has never shot my rifle before at all. i thought about for a minute and said ok i will set it up i quickly pulled out by 4500 wind meter, took some readings 5-6 mph wind pretty constant. I ranged the deer at 640 yards then pulled out my phone that has shooter on it. installed the data. it said 12.8 MOA and .8 MOA for the dope. Dialed up the NightForce made a solid rest off bi pods in the prone position. I told him to put it right behind the shoulder i jumped on the Leopold M4 spotting scope and told him to touch it off when ready. as the sound echoed i watched the buck start to roll down the hill. The look on my buddies face was priceless. He could not believe it. later he offered me 4,000.00 for that rifle i had to laugh and said nope i will help you build one. [/QUOTE]
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