Can't find rifles in .260 Remington....
08-19-2010 | 12:56 PM
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why play with a rifle that uses a round no one stocks on thier shelfs unless you do all your own handloading..setting yourself up for trouble down the road on a hunt..i have to shake my head at people that does this,,do you think a deer cares about 100 ft per sec
on a round...i care about the differance in the cost of a box of rounds though...but if your heart is set on it go for it ,,,good luck
on a round...i care about the differance in the cost of a box of rounds though...but if your heart is set on it go for it ,,,good luck
Remington for a while made their Mountain rifle the LSS in .260 Rem. slightly longer and heavier than the Model 7 with a much better stock. I have one and if I were looking I'd search for that one over the few other choices.
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08-19-2010 | 04:23 PM
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Keep shakin your head....those of us who handload tend to like the .260 Rem and often shake our heads at guys who don't handload and buy factory ammo. With a few hundred pieces of brass I wouldn't care if there were no factory ammo ever made again for it. But thats just me.
Remington for a while made their Mountain rifle the LSS in .260 Rem. slightly longer and heavier than the Model 7 with a much better stock. I have one and if I were looking I'd search for that one over the few other choices.
Remington for a while made their Mountain rifle the LSS in .260 Rem. slightly longer and heavier than the Model 7 with a much better stock. I have one and if I were looking I'd search for that one over the few other choices.
08-19-2010 | 04:28 PM
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Hi, thank you for the response. Yes i did know about those and have considered them. Unfortunately I don't do 3 position safeties. Love the old MKI's but not those.
08-19-2010 | 04:55 PM
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That's an excellent idea. Do they have a website for configuring/building rifles? I only could find the one for the barrels.
*EDIT* Nevermind they are based on Savage actions and Boyd stocks........ugggggggg.
*EDIT* Nevermind they are based on Savage actions and Boyd stocks........ugggggggg.
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08-19-2010 | 05:19 PM
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Here's a M-70 featherweight that formerly was a .243. I got a fwt barrel from Douglas and chambered it to .260.....I cut the barrel to 20" and shortened the stock for a lady in Wisconsin that is 5'-3"
She wanted the iron sights so I put them on.....it's about as good as one gets if he wants a .260.....and depending on what one pays for the original gun it's well inside your budget!
She wanted the iron sights so I put them on.....it's about as good as one gets if he wants a .260.....and depending on what one pays for the original gun it's well inside your budget!
08-20-2010 | 08:09 PM
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Seeing as there is a serious lack of factory rifles under a grand chambered for .260 I would suggest simply looking for a used rifle or used action of your choice chambered for any of the .308 based cartridges and do a simple barrel swap of your choice.
08-21-2010 | 04:39 PM
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I have considered that, however that usually sends the total far above what I have currently budgeted.