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Building my LR rig
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<blockquote data-quote="ramrod79" data-source="post: 1086129" data-attributes="member: 58107"><p>Your thinking of getting 29-3000 with a 140 in a 260 with a 26" tube is a little off, that is what we are getting out of 6.5 284 with 140 GR bullets run hot .</p><p></p><p>Both the 260 and 708 are fine cartridges and can be loaded to shoot 1000 yards at paper or steel on game 5-700 yards but one thing to keep in mind is that the BC on a 6.5 140 Berger is way higher than a 7mm 140 Berger so you will carry more down range with the 260 than the 708 loaded with the same bullets ,and don't forget you could load 160 Matrix in the 260 for larger game great BC just need a Wyatts extended box . A few years back I had a custom 260 22" barrel using 130 berger 405 yards cow elk 1 shot never left its bed. my son shot the same rifle loaded with 120 Barnes ttsx took a great Mule deer buck at close to 500 yards took 2 shots the first one put him on a hard wobble so I had him fire again to end any suffering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ramrod79, post: 1086129, member: 58107"] Your thinking of getting 29-3000 with a 140 in a 260 with a 26" tube is a little off, that is what we are getting out of 6.5 284 with 140 GR bullets run hot . Both the 260 and 708 are fine cartridges and can be loaded to shoot 1000 yards at paper or steel on game 5-700 yards but one thing to keep in mind is that the BC on a 6.5 140 Berger is way higher than a 7mm 140 Berger so you will carry more down range with the 260 than the 708 loaded with the same bullets ,and don't forget you could load 160 Matrix in the 260 for larger game great BC just need a Wyatts extended box . A few years back I had a custom 260 22" barrel using 130 berger 405 yards cow elk 1 shot never left its bed. my son shot the same rifle loaded with 120 Barnes ttsx took a great Mule deer buck at close to 500 yards took 2 shots the first one put him on a hard wobble so I had him fire again to end any suffering. [/QUOTE]
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