valleysnyper
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Ive used berger Vld for deer before, worked awsome
Maybe I'll give them a try next year. Now to find some load info
Maybe I'll give them a try next year. Now to find some load info
260 rem for whitetails
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I use them in 6 Dasher and 25-06 for deer. They are devastating but you must put the bullet where it belongs. Usually won't get a pass through, so blood trails are a trickle to nothing. Killed a buck and doe this year with the 6 Dasher and BERGER HVLDS. Neck shot the buck, dropped right there. Shot the doe facing me in the chest. She made about 4 leaps and fell over.
valleysnyper
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I used a 140 gr Vld in my 264 win mag about 6 years ago, shot a decent 8pt whitetail at about 80 yds pole axed hI'm only deer I've ever shot that was lights out...not a step or nothing. Like they ssid, it was like he was hit by lightning
valleysnyper
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Igordee, forgive me for what may be a stupid question, I'm still pretty new to all this. What is a 6 dasher ?
Adikted
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I picked up a 260 on a whim three years ago, started out using 120 GR Barnes TSX's and have also used 120gr Nosler ballistic tips. My accuracy load is 2950 at the muzzle. 8 whitetail down since all within 30 yards of where they were standing, if you can't get the 130's or 140's to group it'll still kill them
It is made from a 6 BR by chambering with a 6 Dasher reamer and fire forming the brass. That process "blows" the shoulder further forward and creates more capacity for powder than a standard 6 BR. They have been extremely popular and successful in Long Range competitions. Several guys now switching to a 6 BRAI. Basically leaves the shoulder where it is but changes the shoulder angle by fire forming. I shoot 105 Berger's in mine.
valleysnyper
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Thanks for everyone's advice, I was very leary on the 260. I inherited the gun from my father in law.I used to have a 6.5 creedmoor. ..don't anyone take offense to what I'm going to say, I thought that was an inept ctg. In the state where I hunt, Wisconsin, when you see a deer you need to get your gun up and shoot NOW. There is no time dialing range on your scope or using a rangefinder, you need a flat fast shooting ctg for alot of places. I know in the videos they always shoot after 30 min of waiting for a good shot angle. I think in real hunting scenario you shoot any angle, although not a big fan of the Texas heartshot. Anyway my creedmoor dropped 4 inches between 100 and 200 yds, seems wrong to me. I might get another to try, but that's my 260 reasoning
Adikted
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Use the Barnes bullets and zero your rifle for 200 yards you won't be disappointed
catch 22
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My go to bullets for 6.5×55 are 125gr Nosler Partition and 123gr Hornady SST (2 different rifles) leaving at 2997fps average, most are bang flop but a couple have gone 20-30 FEET
huntsman22
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I think you're going to be disappointed with the 260. It is the ballistic twin to that 'inept' dang Creedmoor....
huntsman22
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260 Kimber Montana.....
huntsman22
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Gotcha. I thought that's what you may have meant....it's strange how some rifles with same twist rate will shoot lighter and heavier bullets differently....
valleysnyper
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Hey huntsman22, nice going. I am wondering how far those shots were ? I really like the Badger !!
