CFE -223 for .260 Rem

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Anyone have any experience with reloading .260 Rem with CFE 223 bullet weight 130gr to 150gr. Hodgon only list 95 - 107gr bullet weight, but for the 7mm08 or .308 which is basically the same case they list 115 to 160 gr and 130gr to 215gr bullets. I typically shoot steel with 130 SMK or 142 SMK with H4350, but have a couple of jugs CFE 223 for my .204 and .223 and wanted to try in my .260.

 

[Trm82]

Sorry not a 260 but I did use it in a 7-08 and it was awesome with 120 ttsx @ 3250 FPS
CFE 223 is not great for temperature stability.

 

[codyadams]

I have an unopened 8 lb keg and a .260 ai, but never tried it, as I use Reloder 26....

Maybe I'll get a lighter mono bullet and try it....

 

[ChiefStone]

I can't offer any help with the cfe 223 question, but I'm kind of in the same boat with my 260 and wanting to find some 8208 xbr load data. I've got 16 lbs of it, so I want to use it for some of my first reloads in my necked down LC brass to fire form it to my chamber.

I found this thread below a few weeks ago that has a ton of quick load data for our 260's. It might be helpful to you if you wanted to extrapolate some starting load data for cfe. Of course the "Use at your own risk, be safe, don't blow yourself up" mantra applies here since we are talking about deviating from published load data.

well i did it 260 rem for the girl, need data

I bought a Remington 700 260 rem, 1-8 rot looking for data for 100g NPT and 120 BT. I think it will fit the bill for a 12 year old 72 lb girl who likes to hunt with dad. Thanks in advance Jon

forum.nosler.com

 

[scope-eye]

I use it for 107s all the time with great results, for the 130s they have loads using H4895 that is a pretty fast powder
as well as Varget, 748, BLC-2, H380, IMR4166, are all faster than CFE223. BLC-2 being the closest as far as burn rate
I would use that as a starting load for your 130s.

Dean

 

[Another Casual]

Bore diameter plays a factor here, in addition to bullet weight. Larger bore diameters can use faster powders. My 6.5 PRC needs H1000, while a 300WSM with heavier bullets and more case capacity can take H4350. Because of that the heavier weights shown for 7mm-08 or 308 don't help you much.

If they only show data for lighter bullets, I wouldn't try it on anything heavier in that caliber. Not saying it can't be done, but maybe it shouldn't. CFE223 is a fait bit faster burning than H4350 and you could get into trouble quickly.

 

[Seabeeken]

Load up some loads and test it. Depends on the rifle. I agree that it would be better with light bullets.