Is the Rem. .260 Dead?

[TennesseeNuc]

After checking Remington's website, I didn't find any rifles listed in their .260 caliber.  I don't know why the .260 didn't fly.  After getting a M-700 when they first introduced the caliber, it's become one of my favorites.
Oh well, I've got a good supply of brass and could always make more if needed.
Just hate to see folks miss out on such a good one.
Best,
TnNuc

[Ramrod]

Search by caliber and these come up.
 • Model 700™ Mountain Rifle DM
 • Model 700™ Mountain Rifle LSS
 • Model 700™ Titanium
 • Model Seven™ SS
 • Model Seven™ Youth

[TennesseeNuc]

Ramrod,
I guess I didn't look hard enough.  After checking the specs. on several didn't see any .260s and didn't look any further.  Didn't do a search by caliber.
Thanks for the info.
Best,
TnNuc

[JPSaxMan]

From what I've read about the .260 is that it's one of those obscure cartridges in the hunting world, but for those who use it won't use anything else. Must be a pretty good round, huh?  :roll:   . Never had any experience with it, but I listened to one fella of who hunted with one and loved it with a passion. I guess it's just one of those cartridges...like the .270 or the .30-06. Most who use them love them to death.  

[leverfan]

After checking Remington's website, I didn't find any rifles listed in their .260 caliber.  I don't know why the .260 didn't fly.  After getting a M-700 when they first introduced the caliber, it's become one of my favorites.
Oh well, I've got a good supply of brass and could always make more if needed.
Just hate to see folks miss out on such a good one.
Best,
TnNuc

I just bought a brand new Remington MTN LSS in 260.  Besides Remington, they can be had from Ruger and Kimber.  Winchester's custom shop makes them, too.  My first 260 was a 24"  factory Encore barrel, and they can still be had from Fox Ridge for a reasonable price.  Savage used to make some, but I didn't even check them when I was comparison shopping for my latest 260.  It's still pretty popular with the target shooting crowd, too.  Seeing as how Ken Waters first produced a round identical to the 260 all the way back in 1958, which he called the .263 Express, I'd say that the idea shows some staying power.  Perhaps 6.5mm will be the next big fad for the gun makers, and they'll get all the writers on board to convince us how bad we need them, and that will be the needed shot in the arm for factory rifle production.

All sorts of odd-ball, unpopular cartridges interest me, which is why no well managed rifle company would ever hire me for research and development.  Since I reload, and old .308 sized actions can be rebarreled to 260 Remington pretty cheaply, I don't really care if the 260 rides off to the big ammo factory in the sky.  

In 100 years, maybe someone will invent "National Expedition Rifle Discipline Sports", and NERDS shooters ranks will swell with retired guys that like to dress in the hunting clothes popular in the last half of the 20th century.  Some guy with the alias, "Tiny Whitetail" will "rediscover" the obsolete 260, and it will be more popular in replicas of those ancient bolt actions than it ever was in its time.

[TennesseeNuc]

leverfan,
You may have something there.  In the year 3000.  NERDS action shooters.  Shooting from treestands hung from "simulated" concrete trees wearing cotton/polyester camos just like what they wore in the "old days".  They, of course, would have to use primative copper jacketed bullets at 3000 fps or less.
Best,
TnNuc

[JPSaxMan]

And ya forgot...

They'll have a replica of that .260 with 'laser-guided attributes' :shock:   . By the that time there will be no such things as muzzleloaders. There will be bounty hunters in the streets killing people because of over-population. Oops...off topic.  :roll:  

[DoC]

Hey TnNuc
   I don’t get the marketing/manufacturing decisions.  I bought an XP-100 in a 260 several years ago and she’s a dream.  I missed a 700 BDL SS embellished just like my 270 over a few dollars a couple of years ago and I am not happy about it.  The 260 XP has some buddies baffled when we go to the rifle range and I show up with it.
   The 260's numbers are very close to the 6.5 x 55 Swede which has been an accurate and very favored choice for a very long time.
   Situations like this make me glad that I am a reloader.
DoC

[Coalminer7]

Bought a Reminton 7600 in .260 for my daughter. Gun shoots well
using 140 grain bullets.  Have you ever used 120 grain bullets in yours?
I beleive i used 4350 powder, have to check on that.

                                     Coalminer7

[PEPAW]

Mine is not dead!    I think it is amazing now many people jump on the 7-08 bandwagon, but refuse to compare at the ballistics of the .260.   With 140 grainers, it is the perfect deer cartridge.   I personally wish I had bought a longer barreled gun than the 20"  SS Seven I bought years ago, but it is a game hog after the initial barrel twist problem was corrected.

pepaw

[poncaguy]

Just bought a Ruger 77 in 260 today! :-)

[rich56]

I have a 700 ADL in 260. Gave me sub MOA groups out of the box. Took  a nice buck cleanly with it, Recoil is light enough for me to use it fot NRA Sporter rifle competition without getting beat up.

[BattleRifleG3]

I would absolutely love to have one after I develop enough skill to deserve one.  Was looking at a Steyr in 260 last gun show.  Main problem is ammo price.  If only it cost as low as 270 or 7mm-08.

[cal sibley]

I know Remington is quite bad about dropping calibers quickly that don't sell well, but I doubt this is the case with the .260Rem.  It seems to be quite the good caliber and sells fairly well.  It's pretty accurate to boot.  I personally prefer the 6.5x55, but there's really not a hairs breath difference between the two.  Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal