.260 Rem loads

[flatlina]

I'm chasing any loading data for a .260 Rem . The rifle is a Tikka CTR in an MDT Tac 21 stock. It only has a 20" barrel. I have Lapua cases. IIRC I have some .264 JLK's in the container.

Regards
john

[Rob Coombs]

I'm using a Tikka T3 Varmint with a 24" barrel. It sits in a GRS stock and I use Remington brass, CCI 200 primers and 123gr Hornady A-Max projectiles. My powder load is 44.2gr of AR2209. Primers are nicely flattened with no cratering. It is a superbly accurate and consistant load in my Tikka.

All the best
Rob

[cheech]

Mines almost same as Robs,
PSECO Rem700 26" match sporter barrel
Rem Brass
Hornady 123 Amax
44.5 gn Ar 2209
Fed Gold match LR primers
Get just on 3000 fps

[bad_primer]

Cheech
is that being used in target work or for hunting? if Target, what ranges have you shot and what sort of results have you achieved?

I have a 260Rem on a Tikka Action, 26" hardy, Med-varmint 1:8twist, but also a good stock of 123gn Amax. was looking for a decent load to use some up with.

cheers

[cheech]

My 260 was built for hunting but I did get 1:8 twist , I have taken it to the range with me when I do my FTR shoots , ands it does pretty well at 500 yds that's furthest its been shot on paper off Harris bipods . Rifle is nowhere near weight of normal Open class rifle so handling is not the same , but in the field I got target accuracy I can count on . And those 123s perform really well on game goats pigs size never tried it on anything bigger

[Frank Green]

I use H4350 which if I remember correctly is AR2209? My everyday working loads are.....CCI BR primers or Fed210m primers. I've used Nosler and Remington brass and Norma brass.

44.0gr. and a 120gr. bullet
43.0gr. and a 130gr. type bullet
42.0gr. and a 139/142gr. bullet.

Three different barrels on guns and all of them like the loads. Two of the guns are hunting rifles with 22" barrels. My tactical bolt gun has a 24" barrel.

Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels

[bad_primer]

Hey Frank

that's correct about the 4350/2209 equivalence. I'm currently using it across 130's and 140s/142s in my rifle described above. I was about to start pushing my loads of 140s up towards 41.5-42.2 region to get the MV to around 2750fps and flatten the flights a little at the shorter ranges.

have you used the faster powders with the 120's before? What sort of results have you seen with the lighter projectiles?

Cheers Simmo