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Which Action for Long Range .260 Rem?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D Texas" data-source="post: 3030267" data-attributes="member: 71221"><p>OP this is the way to go without having to spend the $2k on a BAT Vesper action. This is why I asked if you were going to run at SAAMI length.</p><p></p><p>The 260 will be more versatile and blow the 6.5 Needmoor away when the bullet is properly placed in the case. Unfortunately you will run out of room in a typical short action. You will need a custom reamer to do this, but it's a simple process and you will get exactly what you want. Set the bullet of choice in a case and send it to your gunsmith and he will order the reamer needed.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't run a 260 in a long action personally. If I'm going to go to a long action I'm going to run a long action case like a 6.5-280AI and get full performance from using the long action.</p><p></p><p>The truly easy button would be to get a Tikka chambered in 260 Remington. You would likely have to extend the throat a bit with a throating reamer to get maximum performance out of the 260 but you wouldn't have to go full custom and would save a ton of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D Texas, post: 3030267, member: 71221"] OP this is the way to go without having to spend the $2k on a BAT Vesper action. This is why I asked if you were going to run at SAAMI length. The 260 will be more versatile and blow the 6.5 Needmoor away when the bullet is properly placed in the case. Unfortunately you will run out of room in a typical short action. You will need a custom reamer to do this, but it's a simple process and you will get exactly what you want. Set the bullet of choice in a case and send it to your gunsmith and he will order the reamer needed. I wouldn't run a 260 in a long action personally. If I'm going to go to a long action I'm going to run a long action case like a 6.5-280AI and get full performance from using the long action. The truly easy button would be to get a Tikka chambered in 260 Remington. You would likely have to extend the throat a bit with a throating reamer to get maximum performance out of the 260 but you wouldn’t have to go full custom and would save a ton of money. [/QUOTE]
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