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Wife' s Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="RiverRat" data-source="post: 22769" data-attributes="member: 637"><p><strong>Re: Wife\' s Rifle</strong></p><p></p><p>The 260 is a great game cartridge as well as a great 800 to 1000 yard gun. If I was you I would find an old 700 LH short action and have a good smith build you one on a 1 in 9 twist barrel for the 120's and under for the wife to shoot. JMHO. With lighter recoil the 120's and under offer it would be a great gun. And I have seen the 120 Sierra MK perform very well at 800 to 1000 yards. A freind of mine has a 260 with a 1 in 9 Hart barrel that shoots ever thing from the 87 grain Sierra to the 120 MK very well indeed. I am in the process of having a 260 built right now on an M700 action and a 1 in 8 twist Krieger barrel to shoot the the 120 MK, 139 Lapua Scenar and the 142 Sierra MK. to shoot out to 1200 yards. Good luck in your search!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiverRat, post: 22769, member: 637"] [b]Re: Wife\' s Rifle[/b] The 260 is a great game cartridge as well as a great 800 to 1000 yard gun. If I was you I would find an old 700 LH short action and have a good smith build you one on a 1 in 9 twist barrel for the 120's and under for the wife to shoot. JMHO. With lighter recoil the 120's and under offer it would be a great gun. And I have seen the 120 Sierra MK perform very well at 800 to 1000 yards. A freind of mine has a 260 with a 1 in 9 Hart barrel that shoots ever thing from the 87 grain Sierra to the 120 MK very well indeed. I am in the process of having a 260 built right now on an M700 action and a 1 in 8 twist Krieger barrel to shoot the the 120 MK, 139 Lapua Scenar and the 142 Sierra MK. to shoot out to 1200 yards. Good luck in your search! [/QUOTE]
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