For the better part of two decades, I used mainly 30-06s,270s, and 7mags for deer hunting. A few years ago, however, a buddy turned me on to Remington' s 260 as I was looking for a rifle for my boy. I have to say, I have been very impressed with this caliber on deer (haven' t used it on anything else), now my son and I both carry 260s deer hunting and I leave the ' 06s to bear and boars. I was wondering if anybody else had any experience with the 260 and what you all thought about it? Ballistically, they are right up there with the 7mm-08s and even .308s, but recoil is considerably lighter than the " traditional" deer guns.
You are right. The 260 is a fine round with little recoil. It is an excellent long range gun. For many years I shot steel silhouette targets which are as far out as 500 meters. I just read that the 260 is now the second most popular round used in that type of shooting. That is because of the excellent long range properties of the 6.5 caliber bullet. The 260 is well suited for game up to and including Elk. My 260 took a nice elk last year at about 250 yards. One shot with a Barnes 140 Grain X bullet. The bullet went in behind one shoulder, exited breaking the off shoulder. The only problem was, I didn,t get to do it. I loaned the rifle to a friend who had trouble with his rifle just before his hunt. The 308 is the same casing and would have a little advantage in bullet wt. They are however preyyt much interchangeable with the 308 and 7mm08 for deer hunting.
i have to agree , the .260 is a great cartridge and is an excellent performer on game , the only gripe i have about it , is that when i purchased mine , i got one of the very first model seven' s that were made for it , and the rifle just feels too small and unbalanced for me in the field. i think the model 700 is the best choice for that caliber but the rifle is light weight and she doesn' t have very much recoil at all , and she is a dream to shoot. it is based on the .308 caliber family of cartridges but, in my opinion , i' de compare her more to a 6.5x55 mm swedish round or a .250 savage
I have hunted white tails for many years with a .270 and decided that I needed to purchase a .260 and " break it in" for my young son .I will have to admit that I felt a little undergunned initially when I took the .260 into the deer woods .However ,after watching several deer drop immediately with it ,I have decided it is time to buy my 10 year old son his own .260 .Mine is a Browning A bolt which I would not depart with .The recoil is just right and the ballistics are impressive .I reload with Nosler Partition 140 gr and have used Nitrex Speer Grand Slam 140 gr bullets as well .I am hearing rumors of a possible 6.5 mm WSM in the near future .
seattlesetters you' re right. The 260 Rem is pretty close to the perfect deer cartridge which we all know it the 7mm-08 Rem. Seriously though, both are great deer getters. The 7mm-08 has the egde but the 260 isn' t so far behind as to make much of a difference to the dead deer.
i have always wante one. but i was also wondering about the 260rem aswell. How do the 260rem do with heavier bullets? or is the twist of rate better fro 120gr. or smaller bullets?
I now wish I had gotten a 260 in a savage before they stoppped chambering for them.I have a 7mm-08 and think the 260 would have been another great deer cartridge along these same lines.Oh well maybe I' ll see a used one at some point in a savage 16FSS and snap it up.Quilly there twist supports up to 140-145gr well.
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it is based on the .308 caliber family of cartridges but, in my opinion , i' de compare her more to a 6.5x55 mm swedish round or a .250 savage 
