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140gr Bergers through a .260 Rem versus a 6.5-284 Norma?
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<blockquote data-quote="cfvickers" data-source="post: 581586" data-attributes="member: 25488"><p>My hunting load, which will shoot very close in accuracy to my accuracy load (which is loaded to preserve barrel life with no regard for velocity), but hunting load is doing 3120. I don't think you are going to ever find 3000 with a 140 grain bullet in a 260. So yes, for hunting, I believe the 6.5-284 give you a significant advantage. I do not have a 260 but I have no vendetta against it. I am a fan of the 6.5x55 and loaded correctly it will equal or surpass a .260 when all variables are equal. While I like both the 6.5x55 and .260, for long range, I have a 6.5-284. By the way I have 3 6.5x55's one with a 27" barrel. look at a ballistics chart for the same bullet doing 2850 against 3120-3150. it is significant beyond 500 yards. Unless you plan to shoot close to 1,000 rounds a year from it, barrel life should last a while for you with the 6.5-284 as a hunting rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfvickers, post: 581586, member: 25488"] My hunting load, which will shoot very close in accuracy to my accuracy load (which is loaded to preserve barrel life with no regard for velocity), but hunting load is doing 3120. I don't think you are going to ever find 3000 with a 140 grain bullet in a 260. So yes, for hunting, I believe the 6.5-284 give you a significant advantage. I do not have a 260 but I have no vendetta against it. I am a fan of the 6.5x55 and loaded correctly it will equal or surpass a .260 when all variables are equal. While I like both the 6.5x55 and .260, for long range, I have a 6.5-284. By the way I have 3 6.5x55's one with a 27" barrel. look at a ballistics chart for the same bullet doing 2850 against 3120-3150. it is significant beyond 500 yards. Unless you plan to shoot close to 1,000 rounds a year from it, barrel life should last a while for you with the 6.5-284 as a hunting rifle. [/QUOTE]
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