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My .260 died - need to pick a new 6.5 for Africa!
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<blockquote data-quote="RossN" data-source="post: 195265" data-attributes="member: 9268"><p>I have a 23" 260 that I use for bush hunting where the longest shot would be 300 yards. That uses Norma 139g Vulkan projectiles, 46g of N160, Fed 210 primers and 308 Lapua cases for 2840 fps.</p><p>This load is above the book max, but has no pressure signs in my rifle, shoots 3/4" and works well on red deer and sika.</p><p>Unfortunately Norma have stopped making these projectiles but my point was more that 2800 fps is doable in a 260. </p><p>It is probably a bit low tech, but for years my load for that rifle was 44.4g AR2208 (Varget) behind a Hornady 129 interlock, 2920 fps and my longest shot on deer was 465 yards. I used this load for long range rabbits as well, it shot about 3/8 - 1/2 moa. I expect the 140 hornady would be a shooter, and have a slightly higher b.c., .465 vs .445. The SST's had better B.C., but were too long to feed from my magazine and get close to the lands.</p><p>When I was living in Namabia I shot a Kudu with a 30.30, and saw them go down to all manner of rubbish- its how well you use it, not the size of your cracker that counts.....</p><p>What about a 162g Amax out of a 7-08? Plenty of B.C., LOTS of expansion.</p><p> </p><p>Regards</p><p> </p><p>Ross</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossN, post: 195265, member: 9268"] I have a 23" 260 that I use for bush hunting where the longest shot would be 300 yards. That uses Norma 139g Vulkan projectiles, 46g of N160, Fed 210 primers and 308 Lapua cases for 2840 fps. This load is above the book max, but has no pressure signs in my rifle, shoots 3/4" and works well on red deer and sika. Unfortunately Norma have stopped making these projectiles but my point was more that 2800 fps is doable in a 260. It is probably a bit low tech, but for years my load for that rifle was 44.4g AR2208 (Varget) behind a Hornady 129 interlock, 2920 fps and my longest shot on deer was 465 yards. I used this load for long range rabbits as well, it shot about 3/8 - 1/2 moa. I expect the 140 hornady would be a shooter, and have a slightly higher b.c., .465 vs .445. The SST's had better B.C., but were too long to feed from my magazine and get close to the lands. When I was living in Namabia I shot a Kudu with a 30.30, and saw them go down to all manner of rubbish- its how well you use it, not the size of your cracker that counts..... What about a 162g Amax out of a 7-08? Plenty of B.C., LOTS of expansion. Regards Ross [/QUOTE]
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