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I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocked)
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 375035" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p><strong>Re: I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocke</strong></p><p></p><p>In regards to the 260, I am very interested in it from a match standpoint due to its 140 class loads that offer very high BC's and very low recoil.</p><p></p><p>From a hunting standpoint, I can run the 162 AMAX out of the 284 bore at the same speeds as the 140 AMAX out of the 264 bore due to the larger burn area of the bore. The 162 offers not only a higher BC but more weight and mass than the 140 class loads for the 260. For paper, this is of no concern. For hunting sheep and coues bucks at 800+ yards, it is of much concern. That said, for hunting I am not really interested in the 260 remmy.</p><p></p><p>On another note, having toyed around with the 208 AMAX a bit more has opened up even more questions for me. Having run them as high as 2725 FPS and at peak accuracy at 2675, it begs the question of whether or not I am going to go with the 708/162. The retained energy down range using the 208 along with slightly less wind drift is pretty appealing. Granted the recoil is noticable higher, it is quite manageable for a hunting rifle. If I were going the match route, I would go 708/162 AMAX or 260/140 VLD without question.</p><p></p><p>I guess I find myself confused again as often happens in this sport. It is impossible to ever find the perfect round/load yet we never give up hope of finding this very thing............I know most of you can relate. <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="Michael Eichele, post: 375035, member: 1007"] [b]Re: I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocke[/b] In regards to the 260, I am very interested in it from a match standpoint due to its 140 class loads that offer very high BC's and very low recoil. From a hunting standpoint, I can run the 162 AMAX out of the 284 bore at the same speeds as the 140 AMAX out of the 264 bore due to the larger burn area of the bore. The 162 offers not only a higher BC but more weight and mass than the 140 class loads for the 260. For paper, this is of no concern. For hunting sheep and coues bucks at 800+ yards, it is of much concern. That said, for hunting I am not really interested in the 260 remmy. On another note, having toyed around with the 208 AMAX a bit more has opened up even more questions for me. Having run them as high as 2725 FPS and at peak accuracy at 2675, it begs the question of whether or not I am going to go with the 708/162. The retained energy down range using the 208 along with slightly less wind drift is pretty appealing. Granted the recoil is noticable higher, it is quite manageable for a hunting rifle. If I were going the match route, I would go 708/162 AMAX or 260/140 VLD without question. I guess I find myself confused again as often happens in this sport. It is impossible to ever find the perfect round/load yet we never give up hope of finding this very thing............I know most of you can relate. :D [/QUOTE]
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