Rflshootr
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Go with it. You'll be fine.
Problem with new .260 barrel
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Justice1327
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Was really looking for suggestions for specific weight hammer type bullets and load specs since these type of bullets are to be treated "special"
Hard rock
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With Hammer bullets it depends on your goal , game your shooting , distance , vel etc ,etc they have a lot of offerings . There is a page on this forum that the members have compiled , both for the reg Hammer and the absolute Hammers . If you can't find a load there call Steve at Hammer bullets and I bet he will recommend a load for you . My recommended bullets from experience would be the 109 gr absolute , 123 gr absolute , 124 gr Hammer or the 131 gr hammer . Those all are great bullets.The124 gr is hard too beat and easy too load for , if your looking for a bullet that would be a great deer hunting , antelope bullet the 109 gr will smoke some vel out of that 260 . I have a load in one of my 6.5 prcs shooting the 109 gr at 3728 fps using N560 .
Justice1327
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Thank you for the info. What twist is your 6.5PRC?
Hard rock
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One is a Bartlien 1-7.5 and one is a Proof 1-8
Justice1327
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Right, my barrel was supposed to be 1:8…but is 1:7. Not ideal for the 120-140 I don't believe. Ordered the 124 HH…will see what they do with some Varget or 15.5
LongBomber
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What makes you think the 1-7 will not work with the 120-140's?
Bret GRAVELINE Graveline
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The only way to know for sure is to shoot it and find out, while 1-7 is not ideal it may very well surprise you.
Justice1327
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Not ideal…meaning it might build up too much pressure too fast for the weight of bullet I wanted to use to get the velocity I was hoping for.
Justice1327
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It might, but tight on components and don't want to waste any experimenting.
