127gr. Barnes LRX in a .260

[gkempf]

Going to try some of these. Any of you .260 shooters use them, if so please let me know what you think of them. Thanks

 

[Fire306]

Use them in my 260. They are my go to deer bullet. Work great, shoot great

 

[gkempf]

Thanks for the reply Fire, If you don't mind me asking what is your recipe for loading them and what velocity are you getting. Thanks

 

[Fire306]

45.5 grains of H4350, Lapua Brass, CCI 250 primers. right at 2900 FPS
Sako 85, 22" barrel

Start lower, work up. Sako's like hot loads, so don't start where I'm at.

 

[gkempf]

Thank you Sir.

 

[doverpack12]

I have a load with Superformance. I Don't have it written down with me now. I have been using 6.5 Creedmore data to get a starting load with the 260 since they are almost identical case volume. Sometimes I have to adjust up or down a hair on starting load depending on how each bullet fills the case capacity wise. I will post up the load when I remember to check my load records.

 

[Alan Griffith]

Pushing them to 2800 using Varget in my 6.5x47. Easily killed a 3x4 mule deer at 500 yds and a very large cow elk at 450 yds.

 

[Rich Coyle]

I shot a small buck using a rifle with a muzzle velocity about 3,250 per second. The buck was no more than fifty yards away. The bullet hit the shoulder joint going in There was about a 2 1/2" diameter hole going into the ribs. Needles to say, it dropped at the shot.