Hunting & Fishing 260 hunting round

[BigRed308]

Which rounds are you guys using in 260s on hogs coyotes and deer. Thinking I’ll run the 142 elds. But figured I would ask first. Any factory loads that work? I’m hesitant due to having an airline loose my gear before. So I’m always looking for a factory back up.

 

[lash]

Honestly, for that, I’d be comfortable with any of the offerings from 130g plus. Shoot the weight that you are comfortable with when possible, but all of the current premium rounds will do the job with the caveat that you don’t push them well past reasonable ranges.

 

[BigRed308]

5-600 yards on hogs and dogs.

3-400 yards on deer.

Well within reasonable ranges-in my mind

 

[lash]

Works for me

 

[coldboremiracle]

Ive spanked quite a few deer and elk with 260's. I have always used the Barnes 140 grain Match Burner, its killed quite a few animals at varying distances. This guy was only 60 yds away, and dropped where he stood.

I've shot a couple others with em, including a little forky at 1,006 yds that took one hit, and fell.

Junior also shoots a 260, he shot his first two deer and one elk with 120 gr PVRI BTHP

490 Yards

540 Yards

300 yards


My brother also shoots 260, and took this nice bull last fall with a Hornady 140 BTHP at 500 yds

 

[BigRed308]

Nice kills. I didn’t realize so many used match bullets for hunting. I was always told to stay away from them when I started out for hunting. But I was also shooting factory FgMM 308 in 175 grain. Maybe that’s why.

 

[BigRed308]

130 gr Swift Scirocco for the deer
Depending on the range, any of the SMKs, Scenars or AMAX for the yotes.
For the elk, I would use 130 gr TSX or 140 NP or A-frame depending on the range. I would say this is on the low side for elk, but if you can place the bullet properly, they will work fine.

Thanks! Not planning on using for elk. Would go long action if I got that opportunity

 

[coldboremiracle]

Nice kills. I didn’t realize so many used match bullets for hunting. I was always told to stay away from them when I started out for hunting. But I was also shooting factory FgMM 308 in 175 grain. Maybe that’s why.

Horse-shit. Ive killed more animals with 175 SMK's than any other one bullet (save the plagues of rabbits and sod poodles Ive killed with 55gr FMJ's)

 

[BigRed308]

Good to know. May stick to the 147 eld then.

 

[Healy]

142 gn smk

 

[ctso030]

all i shoot out of my 260 is 139gr scenars, great for long range targets and animals

 

[Prebanpaul]

I shoot 140 eldms. If you can place the shot right, it knocks them down.

 

[Caveman0101]

142gr ABLR over 47.7gr 4831sc

 

[Healy]

That’s a recipe I might just try

 

[Caveman0101]

We've taken 7 elk with it over the past few years out to 617 yards, all DRT no tracking.

 

[Trx498r]

I shoot 120gr nosler ballistic tip here in the mountains of NC for whitetails and they don’t stand a chance.

 

[zeroz]

127 LRX, 43gn hybrid 100v, cci 200. .050 off the lands. Its sub moa in both guns. everything that has been shot with it has died quickly. No lead spatter to ruin meat. Never recovered one.

 

[10000yards]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the .260Rem. I had one in a Moutain Rifle a few years back and it killed everything that it was pointed at. My son "cut his teeth" on it and after a few years of everything being DRT he began looking for other rounds to try.
I killed quiet a few deer with it myself and while it's not boring it is effecient and very effective. Once I floated the barrel on that Mtn rifle I realized the true potential of it's accuracy. In a rifle set up with a 26" (or longer) heavy barrel it would easily hold its own with any cartridge in its class. It is a deer extinguisher.

 

[10000yards]

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