260 Rem thoughts??

[CKTROTH]

Got the Urge to get a new toy. I can get a great deal on a new Tikkia T3 Lite, 22.5 inch fluted barrel. Any success or horror Stories?? Plus how is Brass availability?

[Eric Feral]

It's great at burning up barrels

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[JeffreyDeGraff]

The 260 Remington is an excellent round. Accurate and easy recoiling. The tikka’s are typically very accurate rifles. I’d say that would be one hell of a set up, whitetail to elk, you would have it covered.


JTD

[SAWMAN]

IMO the 260Rem is not an overbore case. The 243Win is closer yet,with more velocity and is not considered a bbl burner.
The 260 is usually used/loaded with heavy for bore sized bullets needing less powder and throat temps are kept somewhat lower. Consider that the 243 can be loaded with 55 and 58gr bullets to well over 4000fps. There is not a bullet made in .264" that can be loaded anywhere near that.
I agree . . . the 260 and the 7-08 are great chamberings,capeable of killing some med to large sized game. --- SAWMAN

[Ledslnger]

There are a lot more barrel burners than the .260. I don't have a .260 yet, but want one and Tikka is a good choice. It is a great caliber, better than the cm marketing scam.

[SAWMAN]

A RPR chambered in 260Rem with a 26" bbl and 1:8 twist would get me excited. (OR a 7mm-08 with same twist and bbl length)
THEN . . . iffen I got bored with that I could easily turn it into a 260AI (OR 7-08AI ) --- SAWMAN

[Ledslnger]

A RPR chambered in 260Rem with a 26" bbl and 1:8 twist would get me excited. (OR a 7mm-08 with same twist and bbl length)
THEN . . . iffen I got bored with that I could easily turn it into a 260AI (OR 7-08AI ) --- SAWMAN

Right, buy one in cm takeoff the barrel and find a bandwagon fan to sell it to for a stupid price...like gold value, then get a real caliber!

[Backcountry]

It’s a good one to get into long slippery bullets and avoid all the CM fan boi bullshit. Wes often has brass and bullets. Custom barrels like a Bartlein are going 2500-3000 rounds before dropping off.


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[CKTROTH]

The 260 Remington is an excellent round. Accurate and easy recoiling. The tikka’s are typically very accurate rifles. I’d say that would be one hell of a set up, whitetail to elk, you would have it covered.


JTD

TY for the info

[Ledslnger]

It’s a good one to get into long slippery bullets and avoid all the CM fan boi bullshit. Wes often has brass and bullets. Custom barrels like a Bartlein are going 2500-3000 rounds before dropping off.


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I agree. I should have one. But, I have dies for the 257 Bob so I should get one of those.....another good caliber. Although I have a 25-06. Maybe the .260 will come first.