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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1268379" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I've shot the Swede, .260Rem and .264wm. It's really hard to be the .260 in the all around which is why I now have three of them. One AR, one Ruger FTW Edition, and One Remington 700 Gen 2 5R. The AR has decent accuracy even after more than 1500 Rounds and the Ruger and Remington have both seen heavy use this season both on game and on Paper and I like them better every time I pull the trigger.</p><p></p><p>You can extend your barrel life on any caliber by simply not shooting it hot and keeping on shooting it.</p><p></p><p>Shoot a 3 round group and let it get back pretty close to ambient outdoor temp before shooting the next group and do it every time and you'll be hard pressed to ever shoot one out assuming you are starting out with a quality barrel.</p><p></p><p>Break the barrel in good, clean it completely and send it off to have it melonited or otherwise heat treated and you'll extend it even further.</p><p></p><p>Of all the 6.5's if I wasn't shooting the .260Rem I'd probably move to the 6.5-284 but unless I find myself in the middle of a prairie dog town or invasion of pigs I probably won't ever shoot more than a handful of rounds on any given trip because frankly, if I do my part the .260 has been the most efficient "one shot one kill" rifle I've ever had.</p><p></p><p>The wife and I together put 8 deer and four hogs, including one rather large boar in the freezer firing a total of 12 shots at all of them. That total is split between the Ruger and the Remington.</p><p></p><p>The mild recoil is a problem though because it makes you want to keep shooting even when you're already sighted in and have verified your drops at several ranges.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1268379, member: 30902"] I've shot the Swede, .260Rem and .264wm. It's really hard to be the .260 in the all around which is why I now have three of them. One AR, one Ruger FTW Edition, and One Remington 700 Gen 2 5R. The AR has decent accuracy even after more than 1500 Rounds and the Ruger and Remington have both seen heavy use this season both on game and on Paper and I like them better every time I pull the trigger. You can extend your barrel life on any caliber by simply not shooting it hot and keeping on shooting it. Shoot a 3 round group and let it get back pretty close to ambient outdoor temp before shooting the next group and do it every time and you'll be hard pressed to ever shoot one out assuming you are starting out with a quality barrel. Break the barrel in good, clean it completely and send it off to have it melonited or otherwise heat treated and you'll extend it even further. Of all the 6.5's if I wasn't shooting the .260Rem I'd probably move to the 6.5-284 but unless I find myself in the middle of a prairie dog town or invasion of pigs I probably won't ever shoot more than a handful of rounds on any given trip because frankly, if I do my part the .260 has been the most efficient "one shot one kill" rifle I've ever had. The wife and I together put 8 deer and four hogs, including one rather large boar in the freezer firing a total of 12 shots at all of them. That total is split between the Ruger and the Remington. The mild recoil is a problem though because it makes you want to keep shooting even when you're already sighted in and have verified your drops at several ranges.:D [/QUOTE]
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