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260 Remington Range Report!!
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:48:13 PM »
I made it to the range today with the new 260 Rem Superlight, got there a little after 9am, sunny and bright, just me and the range officer there, what more could I ask for but a good shooting report, and I got that!!!  ;D Set up on a 25yd target since the scope was only bore sighted, shot a 140gr Rem factory round and it looked good in the black, shot another just for confirmation and it either went thru the same hole, or I missed the entire target and backer..... but that didn't happen, upon close examination the hole was a wee bit taller than wide.  ;D ;D ;D Moved to 50yds and shot a round which was about 4" high, dropped it down a few inches moved over and set up on the 100yds range.

1st three shots with the Rem factory ammo gave me a group just slightly under 1"!!! :o ;D Let it cool a bit, then started shooting the Berger 130gr VLD Hunting handloads, groups ranged in size from ½"-1¼", some I only shot 2 shots to keep the barrel cool so I didn't have to wait so long between shot strings since I only had one rifle with me, usually I take several rifles to shoot while one is cooling off, but they have a one target rule listed on their website which I learned after I got there that they allow two targets. Worked my way up from 38gr to my max load, but got to 41gr and primers were getting a little flat, so I decided to shoot 41½gr and call it quits, the 41½gr load was the sweet spot. :D So much for Superlights not shooting good!!  ;)

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 12:52:14 PM »
Great shooting, My 260 Rem Encore shoots under MOA most of the time, love the round, wish I had a Handi 260!

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 12:57:35 PM »
Looks good to me Tim. ;D



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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 01:02:07 PM »
Looks good. I've really been thinking about re-barreling a Savage 10 I haven't shot in awhile in .260, I've never saw a review of one that don't shoot good.

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2010, 01:36:13 PM »


Sweet..very nice groups for work up loads..Looks like Wayne built another winner for the Handi's Tim...Can't wait till I get my 30-06 back from him..Berger's are the first thing getting shot out of it..

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 01:58:26 PM »
Tim,
Glad it worked out for you. You never know until you shoot it huh?
No Superlight .260, but I did have both a .260 and a Superlight to the range today.
I fired just two shots at 100 yards from the .260 Rem. Model Seven to check zero and both were in the 1" bullseye with 1/2" from center to center. I'm taking that one hunting in the morning.
I used 69gr. Sierra MKs over 26.0gr of Varget from the Superlight .223 at 100 yards. It shot one 5/8" group 1 1/2" low and slightly right. I corrected the scope adjustment and shot a 1/2" group. Superlight's can't shoot worth a darn? Not much! Just takes a bit of patience between shots.
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 02:01:58 PM »
Congratulations Tim.

Some Q's?

What barrel length?

What scope are you using?

What does your gun weigh?
  (or should weigh?)  given the way its set up after Wayne's work.

Thank you!

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 02:05:08 PM »
Congrats Tim sounds like it may of been worth the wait. Kurt
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2010, 02:15:21 PM »
Great things happen when you pair up a rifle that can shoot and a man that can shoot!   ;D
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010, 02:25:51 PM »
Congratulations Tim.

Some Q's?

What barrel length?

What scope are you using?

What does your gun weigh?
  (or should weigh?)  given the way its set up after Wayne's work.

Thank you!

It's a 20" 243 Superlight barrel, rebored to .264" with the chamber neck modified for the 260, was an ejector barrel that I changed to an improved extractor ala quickdtoo(FAQs).  Leupold VX-II Ultralight 3-9x33 in lapped extra low Burris Zee rings mounted on a modified Weaver #62 base for an even lower profile, hammer is an old style low spur with a Win M94 hammer extension, total weight is 6lbs 7oz.

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 02:44:22 PM »
Great things happen when you pair up a rifle that can shoot and a man that can shoot!   ;D

I saw the rifle Richard, but just who are ya talkin about? ;D

Just Sweet Tim ;)  You'll dream happy dreams in Handiland tonight.

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2010, 03:12:00 PM »
Congrats Tim.......... I am jealous here....... I still want one bad.....

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2010, 03:27:02 PM »
Thanks fellas.  ;)

Tim
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2010, 03:37:11 PM »
Alright Tim! 8)  Don't ya just love it when things work out right? :-*  Congrats on the new Handi Tim.  DP
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2010, 03:44:36 PM »
Way to go Tim!
Twas a beauty of a day in the Northwest today, wasn't it. 


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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2010, 03:48:15 PM »
Sure was, too nice, gotta mow the lawn again tomorrow, 5th time this year already!!  :-X We had a bit of wind today also, but the range I'm going to now is an old gravel pit, so it's down in a hole and out of the wind, not as nice as the other range I shot at, but it'll do nicely specially since they're open during the week ......no crowd!!  ;D

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2010, 04:19:57 PM »
Well Tim I've thought the 260 should be one of the best cart. since I started reading about it. I've planned on having one someday but there is not much of a use for it here. Still maybe someday. Glad it's working out for you. I've always thought a we bit taller than wide was a good thing ;D Enjoy, it sounds like you have a winner there and I'm sure you can always sell it. Gravel pits are great for shooting in. Oh, I hope you were joking about mowing 5 times this year :o

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2010, 04:33:48 PM »
No joke on the mowing, as of tomorrow, the lawn's been mowed 5 times in as many weeks.  :'(

thanks,

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2010, 04:44:38 PM »
72 here today, 12" snow predicted for tomorrow........Ponca City OK

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2010, 03:56:54 AM »
Sooo glad to hear!  Awesome shooting Time.   8)

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2010, 06:50:51 AM »
Good shooting. Nice looking rig. I sure do like those newer stocks. Every time I read your post I get jealous. Thats dangerous ,Im going to a gunshow this afternoon.
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2010, 10:39:44 AM »
Good Shooting Tim. Nice Rifle. I Like the new stock set.

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2010, 07:20:53 AM »
So what is the total weight of the rifle?
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #23 on: March 21, 2010, 07:26:19 AM »
6lbs-7oz.  ;)



It's a 20" 243 Superlight barrel, rebored to .264" with the chamber neck modified for the 260, was an ejector barrel that I changed to an improved extractor ala quickdtoo(FAQs).  Leupold VX-II Ultralight 3-9x33 in lapped extra low Burris Zee rings mounted on a modified Weaver #62 base for an even lower profile, hammer is an old style low spur with a Win M94 hammer extension, total weight is 6lbs 7oz.

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2010, 07:27:36 AM »
Boy or girl??

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2010, 07:28:38 AM »
happens to be the weight of my new grandson last week!

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #26 on: March 21, 2010, 07:29:25 AM »
Congrats Grampa!!  ;)

Tim
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2010, 01:13:16 PM »
Very nice shooting!

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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2010, 01:32:28 PM »
Congratulations Tim, it even loks like your smiling a bit more in your Avatar since you got that nice .260 to the range....<><....:)
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Re: 260 Remington Range Report!!
« Reply #29 on: March 22, 2010, 01:26:35 AM »
Congratulations, Tim.

Kudo's to both you and Wayne for another successful project.

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