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6-700yd Mountain deer gun opinions?
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<blockquote data-quote="hypersonic" data-source="post: 641315" data-attributes="member: 5217"><p>I shoot a .260 Rem which is a bone stock 700 Mountian DM with the skinny 22" barrel with a 9 twist. The only thing I have done to this rifle is a trigger adjustment and sealed the inside of the stock with waterbased urethane coating that my company uses on a daily basis. I got the rifle 7 years ago for a smoking deal and it was so light and nimble I could not refuse. The pressure button on the forend remains and it will put 3 125 grain partitions over H-4831 into 3/8's consistantly after that the noodle of a barrel starts chucking them around. I mostly hunt the rolling praries of southern Alberta and depending on draw results the foothills. I like the rifle just fine but I like the 260 Rem cartridge ten times better. </p><p></p><p>If you are going to go with the 260 Rem and want to get everything you can get out of the cartridge you will have to do a build on a donor action so you can get up to 140's with the velocity you require to reach your needed ranges. I would recomend an 8 twist on a quality 24" barrel of your prefered contour that is throated for the 140 grain bullet or bullets that you would like to shoot. If you go with a short action you might have Mag length issues for loaded ammo. So it would have to be a long action which is not really a big deal in the greater scope of things but that is personal preference The orignal action length of the 7x57 Mauser which is in between our domestic short and long actions would be a perfect fit and if I remember right is pretty much the same as the orignal 6.5x 55 action length. The 6.5 x 55 is also an excellent choice and is a better fit in a long domestic action even moreso with 140 grain bullets that can be seated out farther ganing case volume for more powder. The Laupa 6.5x55 case is plenty strong and in a modern action is not lacking to newer case designs in working pressures. With the powders we have now the old 6.5x55 is really a sleeper that gets passed over by a lot of people perhaps because it's wiskers are quite grey now days. Either cartridge is excellent for what you would be looking to do in a light rifle with low recoil and moderate muzzle blast. It really boils down to personel choice and what your wallet can sustain. My situation in 6.5 is different and I am more than happy with the performance I am getting with my combo but I do not need to reach out as far as you need to but that does not change my opinion on 6.5's. I have not yet required a second shot on Whitetailed deer, Mule deer, Black Bears and a couple of cow Moose. My 260 will be going to my daughter in a few years I just have to figure out how to break the news to my wife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hypersonic, post: 641315, member: 5217"] I shoot a .260 Rem which is a bone stock 700 Mountian DM with the skinny 22" barrel with a 9 twist. The only thing I have done to this rifle is a trigger adjustment and sealed the inside of the stock with waterbased urethane coating that my company uses on a daily basis. I got the rifle 7 years ago for a smoking deal and it was so light and nimble I could not refuse. The pressure button on the forend remains and it will put 3 125 grain partitions over H-4831 into 3/8's consistantly after that the noodle of a barrel starts chucking them around. I mostly hunt the rolling praries of southern Alberta and depending on draw results the foothills. I like the rifle just fine but I like the 260 Rem cartridge ten times better. If you are going to go with the 260 Rem and want to get everything you can get out of the cartridge you will have to do a build on a donor action so you can get up to 140's with the velocity you require to reach your needed ranges. I would recomend an 8 twist on a quality 24" barrel of your prefered contour that is throated for the 140 grain bullet or bullets that you would like to shoot. If you go with a short action you might have Mag length issues for loaded ammo. So it would have to be a long action which is not really a big deal in the greater scope of things but that is personal preference The orignal action length of the 7x57 Mauser which is in between our domestic short and long actions would be a perfect fit and if I remember right is pretty much the same as the orignal 6.5x 55 action length. The 6.5 x 55 is also an excellent choice and is a better fit in a long domestic action even moreso with 140 grain bullets that can be seated out farther ganing case volume for more powder. The Laupa 6.5x55 case is plenty strong and in a modern action is not lacking to newer case designs in working pressures. With the powders we have now the old 6.5x55 is really a sleeper that gets passed over by a lot of people perhaps because it's wiskers are quite grey now days. Either cartridge is excellent for what you would be looking to do in a light rifle with low recoil and moderate muzzle blast. It really boils down to personel choice and what your wallet can sustain. My situation in 6.5 is different and I am more than happy with the performance I am getting with my combo but I do not need to reach out as far as you need to but that does not change my opinion on 6.5's. I have not yet required a second shot on Whitetailed deer, Mule deer, Black Bears and a couple of cow Moose. My 260 will be going to my daughter in a few years I just have to figure out how to break the news to my wife. [/QUOTE]
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