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Barrel length for .260rem?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dalgo" data-source="post: 422043" data-attributes="member: 26556"><p>I think it all depends on what you envision doing with your .260. By building it with a laminate varmit stock (heavy), are you looking for more stationary hunting? If so, then go with a longer barrel. If you're looking for a light, more mobile gun, then go with a 20" to 22" barrel. Remember, you're talking about a bullet that has a high ballistic coefficient and great sectional density to begin with, so it's rather flat shooting. Will 100 fps make much of a difference to you? Don't think you'll notice it much. Basically, it's like the 6.5 X 55 Swede, a very popular round in Scandanavia and Europe for most everything. Many hunt w/light, handy rifles. However, that being said, I notice that Sako, in their Finnlight stainless synthetic, is putting a 24" barrel on that particular gun for their 6.5. A couple of inches either way won't matter much, except to you and what you intend to use the gun for. Great caliber choice, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dalgo, post: 422043, member: 26556"] I think it all depends on what you envision doing with your .260. By building it with a laminate varmit stock (heavy), are you looking for more stationary hunting? If so, then go with a longer barrel. If you're looking for a light, more mobile gun, then go with a 20" to 22" barrel. Remember, you're talking about a bullet that has a high ballistic coefficient and great sectional density to begin with, so it's rather flat shooting. Will 100 fps make much of a difference to you? Don't think you'll notice it much. Basically, it's like the 6.5 X 55 Swede, a very popular round in Scandanavia and Europe for most everything. Many hunt w/light, handy rifles. However, that being said, I notice that Sako, in their Finnlight stainless synthetic, is putting a 24" barrel on that particular gun for their 6.5. A couple of inches either way won't matter much, except to you and what you intend to use the gun for. Great caliber choice, though. [/QUOTE]
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